Get into the habit of fully inhaling and exhaling. Breathing better will help you in so many ways and it can actually help prevent disease from forming… The left nostril we associate with ‘life’; meditation, peaceful activity, going to sleep…The … Continue reading
Last night Tashi Nyima continued his lectures on the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva… He spoke about the importance of leaving home, or our ‘native land’ — which does not necessarily mean you have to go anywhere — but sometimes … Continue reading
“If one’s life is simple, contentment has to come. Simplicity is extremely important for happiness. Having few desires, feeling satisfied with what you have, is very vital: satisfaction with just enough food, clothing, and shelter to protect yourself from the … Continue reading
Body, speech, and mind centered and aligned; study, contemplation, meditation; right thought, right speech, right conduct–Bless me to keep these three inseparable!” — except from a Jonang Mind Training Prayer
“As a result of your continuous meditation and contemplation, your feeling of compassion toward other sentient beings will become as intense as the love of a mother toward her only child when she sees him or her suffering from an … Continue reading
Patience is crucial to the spiritual path. We need patience with the Dharma, with our practice, with ourselves, with others as well as with the path. Patience means that we neither want what was before nor what comes after, that … Continue reading
