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, Freedom, zz Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, zz Shantideva on Feb 6th, 2010
My teachers have emphasized that it is much more useful to focus on understanding how ignorance works than to get lost in speculation about how it could have arisen in the first place. In his latest book, Uncommon Happiness, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche gives a wonderful explanation of how ignorance works: “With the support of the [...]
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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