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 Buddhism, Western Buddhism, zz Dudjom Rinpoche, zz Patrul Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Jan 22nd, 2011
How do you know if a teacher is trustworthy and genuine? This is a question I have reflected on quite a lot in the last few months. I thought this would be a good theme to conclude the series of posts on the essence of Buddhism that I have been writing over the last few [...]
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 Karma, zz Patrul Rinpoche on Mar 19th, 2010
Over the last week and a half we have moved to a new house. It was a busy and stressful time and I didn’t manage to practice much or post on my blog. We are settling into our new home now and I am trying to get back to my previous routine which included a [...]
Posted in 03 Blessing of the speech, 04 Invoking the lama, 09 Refuge, 10 Bodhichitta, Freedom, zz Patrul Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Feb 20th, 2010
My last post had a quote by Rumi which said “there is one thing in this world which must never be forgotten.” For me this immediately brought up the question, “So what is this one thing?” Often questions like this pop into my head right in the morning. It usually takes me a while to [...]
Posted in zz Jikmé Lingpa, zz Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, zz Patrul Rinpoche on Jan 27th, 2010
There is a nice Dharma group nearby. Sandra and I joined the group for meditation and study last week. The participants are just beginning to study a Dzogchen text. We didn’t feel it is appropriate to study this text with the group because we already have a Dzogchen teacher and are receiving very precious Dzogchen [...]
Posted in 05 Preciousness of Human Birth, 06 Death and Impermanence, 07 Karma, zz Patrul Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Jan 1st, 2010
For Tibetans, the main festival of the year is the New Year, which is like Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and your birthday all rolled into one. Patrul Rinpoche was a great master whose life was full of eccentric episodes that would bring the teaching to life. Instead of celebrating New Year’s Day and wishing people a [...]
Posted in 01 Waking Up, 05 Preciousness of Human Birth, 06 Death and Impermanence, zz Patrul Rinpoche on Dec 29th, 2009
When I wake up in the morning, my mind is usually very groggy and dull and this makes it a good challenge to think of the Dharma. I try to say to myself “How lucky you are to be alive and you didn’t die during the night. Better use this day well!,” Usually I have [...]
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