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, 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 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 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 Freedom, zz Tsoknyi Rinpoche on Feb 22nd, 2010
In my last post I reflected on how to embody the transcendent truth of my being. To embody this truth does not mean to reject the relative aspect of my daily life in favor of a mysterious ultimate truth. It is about following a middle way, neither completed preoccupied with the day to day preoccupations [...]
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