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 Bodhicitta, Buddha nature, Buddhism, zz Buddha, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Oct 22nd, 2010
In the last two post I have been reflecting on what essential elements my practice needs to have in order to be authentic and to bring lasting benefit and transformation. The three elements that are considered to be indispensable are called the “Three Noble Principles”: to begin with the right motivation, understand and apply the [...]
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 Devotion, zz Buddha, zz Jikmé Gyalwé Nyugu, zz Jikmé Lingpa, zz Patrul Rinpoche on Aug 31st, 2010
In my last posts I have been writing about how to find lasting happiness. Ultimately it can only be found if we recognize the nature of mind but on a relative level the practices of meditation, compassion and devotion can help us come closer to this realization. I already posted passage on meditation and compassion [...]
Posted in Meditation, Shunyata, zz Buddha, zz Mingyur Rinpoche, zz Nagarjuna on May 25th, 2010
I am immensely enjoying helping with the online course in meditation that I mentioned previously, however it hasn’t left me with a lot of time of writing in my blog. I have kept my routine of practicing and reflecting, but just haven’t found time to write it down. So today I sat down and decided [...]
Posted in 08 Samsara, Meditation, zz Buddha, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on May 13th, 2010
Just as I thought I was finally shaking off my flue, which seemed to be dragging on for weeks, I got hit by another bug. It wiped me out for a couple of days, but fortunately now I seem to be recovering quickly. Sogyal Rinpoche has often told us that when you are unwell it [...]
Over the past few days I have looked for teachings on karma in my favorite Dharma books to help me start reflecting on my new topic. I always find stories about the Buddha very inspiring and was delighted when I found some anecdotes on how Buddha realized the truth of karma in The Tibetan Book [...]
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