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 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 [...]
Posted in Shunyata, zz Nagarjuna on Jan 22nd, 2010
My teacher describes the process of coming to a deeper understanding of the teachings in terms of “the three wisdom tools.” They are: the wisdom of listening and hearing, the wisdom of reflection and contemplation and the wisdom of application and meditation. This means that first we need to study and understand what the teachings [...]
Posted in Shunyata, zz Mingyur Rinpoche on Jan 21st, 2010
I like to reflect on the nature of this world and what is really true about it. In the Buddhist teachings, the nature of everything is described as emptiness. I have a lot of difficulty to fully understand this view. For example, in the Heart Sutra we find the famous statement, “form is emptiness, emptiness [...]
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