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 Freedom, zz HH Dalai Lama, zz Khunu Rinpoche on Feb 12th, 2010
The last couple of posts explored how our negative emotions manage to control us. This brings up the question of how can we actually apply this understanding to put an end their tyranny? The first step, I believe, is to truly accept how harmful negative emotions are. This is not easy! I have heard many [...]
Posted in Eight samsaric dharmas, Freedom, Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment, zz The third Dudrupchen Rinpoche Jikmé Tenpé Nyima on Jan 3rd, 2010
Sometimes I don’t sleep well and then I feel unwell and tired for the day. When this happens, I can see quite clearly the habitual pull of aversion to this experience in my mind. In a way, it is natural and understandable. As sentient beings we all share this wish of not wanting to experience [...]
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