Reflections on how to live a meaningful life inspired by "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche and teachings from other Buddhist masters
Posted in Buddha, Buddha nature, Buddhism, zz HH Dalai Lama, zz Sogyal Rinpoche, zz Tsoknyi Rinpoche on Sep 14th, 2010
Since the aim of Buddhist practice is to attain enlightenment, it might be good to ask: What is enlightenment? Enlightenment is a very misunderstood and misused word in the modern world. Often it is talked about as some far out special experience. But actually, as I understand it, the heart of enlightenment is just about [...]
Posted in 09 Refuge, Buddha, Buddhism, zz Buddha, zz Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Sep 6th, 2010
My wife just started teaching an online course introducing Buddhism. We had a few conversations about it which inspired me to reflect on this topic myself and start a new thread on this blog. The Buddhist teachings are very vast and profound and I often get lost in their richness. It is easy to forget [...]
Posted in Buddha, Meditation, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Aug 25th, 2010
In my last post I wrote that ultimate true happiness can only be found if we recognize the nature of mind but that on a relative level the practices of meditation, compassion and devotion can help us come closer to this realization. Last time I already posted a passage on compassion from The Tibetan Book [...]
Buddha taught that ignorance is what imprisons us. The Tibetan word for ignorance is ‘marigpa,’ sometimes translated as ‘not seeing,’ whereas ‘rigpa’ means ‘seeing’ or ‘pure awareness’. As I mentioned in one my last posts, the only difference between a Buddha and a sentient beings is this: Buddhas are able to see the world as [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddha nature, zz HH Dalai Lama, zz Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche on Jan 8th, 2010
The teachings tell us that buddha is here, right now. It is said the moment you think of them, the buddhas are here. I often reflect on this and try to get my head around this statement because I find it difficult to grasp. How can it be that the buddhas are here the moment [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddha nature on Dec 25th, 2009
Today is Christmas day. I am just having a quiet day while most people follow the social rituals of this season … families gather spend time together, exchange gifts, eat a lot of rich and unhealthy food … Amidst all this it is probably easy to forget the meaning of this day which is to [...]
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