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 03 Blessing of the speech, 04 Invoking the lama, 09 Refuge, 10 Bodhichitta, Freedom, zz Patrul Rinpoche, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Feb 20th, 2010
My last post had a quote by Rumi which said “there is one thing in this world which must never be forgotten.” For me this immediately brought up the question, “So what is this one thing?” Often questions like this pop into my head right in the morning. It usually takes me a while to [...]
Posted in Freedom, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Feb 18th, 2010
In my last post I wrote about how this life is a special opportunity to become free of the grip of negative emotions and that it would be a pity to let this opportunity go to waste. In The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche writes about this point: “In the Sufi Master [...]
Posted in Meditation, zz Sogyal Rinpoche on Jan 15th, 2010
Yesterday, I went to the beach and spent some time watching the waves. In the teachings, thoughts are often compared to waves. Just like waves are the natural activity of the ocean, thoughts are the natural activity of the mind. The advice sounds really simple: “Don’t worry about the thoughts they are just like waves. [...]
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