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, zz Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Jan 14th, 2011
In my last post I asked: What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? And I wondered whether these were actually good questions to ask. Life is. We are here! The world around us is here! So, what is the point of asking? I suggested that it might be better to ask “How [...]
Posted in 10 Bodhichitta, Buddhism on Nov 12th, 2010
This has been quite a long series on the essence of Buddhist practice. I began this series with the intention of bring my understanding of what practice is about into a simple point. As I reflected on the teachings I discovered that even though the essence of practice is simple, it is a very deep [...]
Posted in Buddhism, zz HH Dalai Lama, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Oct 29th, 2010
Today I am going to conclude my series of posts on the “Essence of Buddhist Practice” which is encapsulated in the three noble principles which are, for example, presented in chapter five of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. I actually think there is a general principle behind the framework of these three noble [...]
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 Buddhism, zz Longchenpa, zz Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Oct 4th, 2010
The Buddhist teachings and practice are very rich and I often do not have time to practice as much as is ideally recommended. I have been introduced to many practices and often get overwhelmed when I try to do them all. I end up rushing through my practice and at the end of day I [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Contemplation, Uncategorized, zz Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche on Sep 25th, 2010
I am presently on my way back home from a six week retreat with my teacher Sogyal Rinpoche at Lerab Ling, France. Right now I am visiting family in Munich and in a few days I will return back home to Hawaii. As you may have noticed it has been a little challenging to keep [...]
Posted in Buddhism, Karma, zz Khenpo Ngawang Palzang, zz Maudgalyayana, zz Shariputra on Mar 3rd, 2010
If you are reading this post chances are that you are a Buddhist practitioner. Imagine someone comes up to you and asks: “What is the teaching of Buddha really about?” Reflect for a moment. What would you say? There are many ways to answer the question. One way to answer it would be to respond [...]
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