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 Meditation, Sacred Music, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Aug 11th, 2011
I just posted another guest post at whatmeditationreallyis.com: ” Every morning when I check my email I begin my day with reading an inspirational message called Rigpa Glimpse of the Day. (You can sign-up for free here.) A few days ago (to be exact on July 22) the message was about how we can inspire [...]
Posted in Meditation on Jun 28th, 2011
I just wrote a guest post on the What Meditation Really Is blog on the “inner posture”: The teachings on the posture in meditation do not only give instructions about our physical posture but also include advice on our inner posture. There is a reason for this. In meditation openness of both our body and [...]
Posted in Meditation on Jun 2nd, 2011
It’s been a while since my last post. Too many distractions! But I just posted a guest post on the What Meditation Really Is blog. To find out what my favorite quotes on meditation are click here.
Posted in Eight samsaric dharmas, Freedom, Meditation on May 5th, 2011
In my last two posts What is true happiness? and Do we need to give up the sense pleasures to find true happiness?, I wrote that in the Buddhist teachings looking for happiness outside is talked about in terms of the eight samsaric dharmas. They are hope for pleasure, gain, praise and fame and fear [...]
Posted in Meditation, zz Tsoknyi Rinpoche on Apr 12th, 2011
I just posted a guest post with the title “Does your mind need a hug?” on the What Meditation Really Is blog. It is about finding and hugging your mind! When was the last time you gave your mind a good hug? My mind loves being hugged and I love hugging my mind! Unfortunately I [...]
Posted in Meditation, zz Mingyur Rinpoche on Mar 26th, 2011
I just posted a guest post on the What Meditation Really Is blog: A recent post on that blog about Mingyur Rinpoche‘s explanation of the “The Real Essence of Meditation” reminded me of teachings that Mingyur Rinpoche gave in his public talk in Lerab Ling, 11 September 2010 on “Calming the Mind: The Practice of [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Eight samsaric dharmas, Meditation, Samsara, zz HH Dalai Lama, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Mar 22nd, 2011
I am currently instructing an introductory meditation course for the Rigpa online course program in the United States. This term we changed to a new course called “What Meditation Really Is”. It not only includes teachings on meditation but also presents an introduction to the general basic principles of the Buddhist teachings. In the first [...]
Posted in Meditation, zz Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Mar 10th, 2011
Please enjoy my guest post at the What Meditation Really Is blog. Here is how it starts off: At first glance, this might sound like a strange question, but actually there are meditation instructions that use these examples! I recently listened to a collection of teachings called “What Meditation Really Is” by Sogyal Rinpoche. In [...]
Posted in Meditation on Feb 24th, 2011
This week I wrote another guest post at What Meditation Really Is. This site has a fantastic free 10-Step Video course on meditation. Check it out!
Posted in Meditation on Feb 9th, 2011
I wrote a guest post on this topic on the new “What Meditation Really Is” website. Click here.
Posted in Meditation on Nov 7th, 2010
This week I wrote a guest post for my wife’s blog Always Well Within. It is called How to meditate: Eight Simple Steps. The post is a based on a handout that I put together for our local meditation group. Instead of writing another post, I decided to do some “blog cleaning” this weekend. Actually [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Meditation, Shunyata, zz Tsoknyi Rinpoche, zz Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche on Jul 23rd, 2010
I am trying to understand better how ego works. The Tibetan word for ego is Dak Dzin. Dak means “self” and Dzin “to grasp”, and put together it means grasping at a self. In particular, the teachings say that it refers to grasping at or identifying with a false sense of self. In the Buddhist [...]
Posted in Meditation, zz Suzuki Roshi on Jun 22nd, 2010
Since my last post I have been reflecting more on the question ”Who am I?” or better phrased “What is the nature of my being?”. I have been looking at some of the teachings from the Zen Buddhist tradition. What I like about these teachings is that they focus not so much on the theory [...]
Posted in Buddha nature, Contemplation, Meditation, zz Mingyur Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Jun 15th, 2010
Usually I am very groggy when I first wake up in the morning and it takes a while for my mind to show any signs of consciousness. But sometimes I wake up in the morning with a sense of wonder. I sit up on my bed, look out of the window, and life seems like [...]
Posted in Meditation, Shunyata, zz Mingyur Rinpoche on May 30th, 2010
Today, I would like to share more advice by Mingyur Rinpoche on how to deal with thoughts and emotions, that he gave in the context of the exercise from his book The Joy of Living, which I described in my last post. He wrote: Sea lace by Katarina 2353 “The point of the exercise is [...]
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