Be Genuine and Kind
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche To be genuine and kind is like a broadspectrum remedy for the pain that afflicts the heart. Giving food, shelter, and work are important, and that should … Continue reading
Why It’s Great to Have a Practice Instructor
Dear Mike: I got the Tara DVDs and I’ll be watching them this week. I re-read the quote you sent me about rangtong and shentong. I had to go back … Continue reading
Tommy Rosen: Beware the Lemmings
Dear Friends, I get asked all the time why I feel my recovery is so sturdy. And I will always caution myself and others not to fall prey to the … Continue reading
Practice in Transformative Action: Bay Area
[Editor: this is something that would be worth flying to the Bay Area for—a year-long program. Perhaps I will get a chance to do it someday so that I can … Continue reading
Yongey Mingyur on Self and Social Engagement
TURNING AWAY FROM SAMSARA When we turn away from samsara, we stop blaming external situations for the state of our mind, and we begin to use the Buddha’s teachings in … Continue reading
The Lion’s Roar: Working with emotional energy
The lion’s roar, according to Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is the fearless proclamation that whatever comes up in our state of mind, including powerful emotions, is workable. (F Lion’s Roar * … Continue reading
DPR: Out of the Shrine Room, Into the Street
This is the best teaching on awakening I’ve heard so far. Like everything DPR says, it’s absolutely clear and to the point.
Thoughts No Different from Ultimate Reality
In a pellucid ocean, bubbles arise and dissolve again; Just so, thoughts are no different from ultimate reality; So don’t find fault; remain at ease. Whatever arises, whatever occurs, Don’t … Continue reading
Suchness
Enlightenment. You can’t produce it. You can’t achieve it. You can’t add to it or diminish it. It is the nature of Reality. Your reality. It permeates all of existence. … Continue reading
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