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The best thing we can do to improve our memory
The best thing we can do to ‘improve’ our memory is to cultivate peace in meditation. It is not to do all the various ‘brain puzzles’ or games that are said to improve our memory. Once we are at peace, … Continue reading
The point of training in higher knowledge
The point of training in higher knowledge is not to become a container of facts or a believer in any particular philosophical system. The whole point is to clearly see what is truth and what is illusion in how we … Continue reading
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Tagged cause, clearly, container, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, effect, facts, happiness, higher, illusion, knowledge, not, point, see, self-clinging, suffering, training, transcending, truth
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Our daily diet…
Our daily diet consists of much more than the foods we eat, and in what quantity. Everything we see, hear, smell, touch and taste has to be ‘digested’ – or it gets stored as stress in our bodies. So, since … Continue reading
From the very beginning to the very end
“From the very beginning to the very end, pointing to our own hearts to discover what is true isn’t just a matter of honesty, but also of compassion and respect for what we see.” — Pema Chodron “When Things Fall … Continue reading
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A snow globe on my altar…
I have a snow globe on my altar, to remind me that all that is necessary for me to see clearly, is to allow all the agitation to settle. When the snow globe is shaken up, all the little pieces … Continue reading
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Tagged altar, clearly, clouded, empty, luminous, mind, see, snow globe, view
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Dogen’s Cookbook
When you prepare food, do not see with ordinary eyes and do not think with ordinary mind. Take up a blade of grass and construct a treasure king’s land; enter into a particle of dust and turn the great dharma … Continue reading
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Tagged Dharma, discrimination, Dogen's Cookbook, mind, not, ordinary, see, the, think, truth, turn, way, Wheel, Zen master Dogen
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Nagarjuna’s Chatuskoti
I was contemplating, while doing my yoga this morning — turning this way and that; looking at my room in all directions, right side up, and upside down — that everything we perceive is dependent on our very own perspective. … Continue reading
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Mind Training – in Dallas
Tashi Nyima just completed an amazing lecture series on Mind Training that I highly recommend. We have had a room full every week, and he has now started over at his center in Dallas. For those of you who live … Continue reading
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Pleasure and happiness are not the same thing…
Pleasure and happiness are not the same thing. When we do things that give us pleasure, they inevitably lead to pain or suffering. If we eat our favorite food for example, and we keep eating it, it will make us … Continue reading
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To those who see with loving eyes…
To those who see with loving eyes, life is beautiful. To those who speak with tender voice, life is peaceful. To those who help with gentle hands, life is full. And to those who care with compassionate hearts, life is … Continue reading
Relax Into Perfection 