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Dilgo Khyentse: Dzogchen Practice in Everyday Life

Dzogchen Practice in Everyday Life by HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche http://www.nyingma.com/dzogchen1.htm The everyday practice of dzogchen is simply to develop a complete carefree acceptance, an openness to all situations without limit. We should realise openness as the playground of our emotions and relate to people without artificiality, manipulation or strategy. We should experience everything totally, never… Read More Dilgo Khyentse: Dzogchen Practice in Everyday Life

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Sangharakshita: Anti-establishment Buddhism

Tricycle: How do you account for Buddhist monasticism, at least as you experienced it, as having evolved in such a uninspiring way? Sangharakshita: Initially, the Buddha’s teachings had to be preserved through memorization and oral repetition. That was more easily accomplished by full-timers. So the monks inevitably gained a sort of monopoly. The original Buddhism was a… Read More Sangharakshita: Anti-establishment Buddhism

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A Clockwork Mindfulness: Challenging Corporate Buddhism

Clark Strand is a Tricycle contributing editor. His latest book is Waking the Buddha. With headlines like “Gentrifying the dharma: How the 1% is hijacking mindfulness” and “Rebel posturing and ‘mindfulness training’ can’t cover up tech world’s awful labor standards” on Facebook courtesy of Salon.com, suddenly American Buddhists find themselves pushed to one side or the other of an age-old… Read More A Clockwork Mindfulness: Challenging Corporate Buddhism

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