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A good place to explore the past postings is go to to the “Start Here” page.
You can also look at the cloud cluster of keywords (tags) below.
Or you can browse the list of categories. The beginning of this list is in numerical order according to the order of my daily practice and the structure of the practices in the Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro. This is followed by a group of categories of general nature in alphabetical order and . At the end is a alphabetical list of masters that are quoted in my posts.
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Archive
Tag Archives: Buddha nature
Clarifying my practice
I arrived in Munich a few days ago after a week of traveling, and have been trying to rest and recover from the massive jet lag. I had hoped to make a few posts once I am here in Munich, … Continue reading
The world is a mystery
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. … Continue reading
How does ignorance come about?
Buddha taught that ignorance is what imprisons us. The Tibetan word for ignorance is ‘marigpa,’ sometimes translated as ‘not seeing,’ whereas ‘rigpa’ means ‘seeing’ or ‘pure awareness’. As I mentioned in one my last posts, the only difference between a … Continue reading
Posted in Buddha, Freedom
Tagged Buddha, Buddha nature, Freedom, Ignorance, Marigpa, Rigpa
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Making friends with the word ‘ignorance’
A good way to contemplate the natural freedom of the mind, which I wrote about in last two posts, is to reflect on what keeps us from being free. In The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche recounts … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Freedom, zz Sogyal Rinpoche, zz Thich Nhat Hanh
Tagged Buddha nature, Freedom, Ignorance
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