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Archives
- WAKING UP AND STAYING AWAKE June 23, 2017
- THE LOVELIEST TRICK EVER PLAYED June 22, 2017
- TSOKNYI RINPOCHE TEACHING IN FRANCE June 21, 2017
- STOP MEDITATING June 20, 2017
- THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING HOW IT ALL WORKS! June 20, 2017
- HOW PRECISELY DO WE CUT THROUGH EMOTIONS? June 18, 2017
- HAS THE SPIRIT OF BUDDHISM ARRIVED YET? June 17, 2017
- ALIENS AND ROBOTS, AND NO WISDOM June 16, 2017
- WE ARE LIGHTLY BALANCED June 15, 2017
- WHY SO MUCH TALK OF SUFFERING IN BUDDHISM? June 15, 2017
- TRUTH IS FREEDOM June 14, 2017
- WHAT ARE YOU LIKE? June 13, 2017
- EVERYONE IS RIGHT June 11, 2017
- WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE NAIVE June 10, 2017
- THERE IS NO NEED TO KILL THE BUDDHA June 9, 2017
- BUYING INTO THE PACKAGE June 9, 2017
- I DON’T WANT TO MEDITATE! June 9, 2017
- WE NEED CRITICAL THINKING June 6, 2017
- YOU ARE THE REAL THING June 6, 2017
- WHAT’S THE POINT OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE? June 5, 2017
- RESIDUAL OR PHANTOM THOUGHTS June 4, 2017
- KNOWING YOUR ONIONS! June 3, 2017
- LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING AND REALISATION June 2, 2017
- SHORT MOMENTS, MANY TIMES June 1, 2017
- IT’S SIMPLE, BUT NOT EASY May 31, 2017
- SPIRITUALITY IS HARD-NOSED REALITY May 30, 2017
- DZOGCHEN AND THE GREAT MUD May 29, 2017
- PERCEIVING THOUGHTS May 28, 2017
- WE DO NOT THINK AS MUCH AS WE THINK WE DO! May 27, 2017
- HOW DOES THIS SOUND? May 26, 2017
- NATURAL MEANINGFUL MUDRAS May 25, 2017
- MEDITATION IS LIBERATION FROM OUR SELF May 24, 2017
- THE ‘MANY-GO-ROUND’ May 23, 2017
- BEGUILED BY STILLNESS AND BY OCCURRENCES May 22, 2017
- WHO PERSEVERES, ACCOMPLISHES May 21, 2017
- THE POINTING OUT INSTRUCTION May 20, 2017
- INTELLECT, A GOOD HEART AND COURAGE May 19, 2017
- WHAT IS COMPASSION? May 19, 2017
- ARE CHRISTIANITY AND BUDDHISM COMPATIBLE? May 18, 2017
- “I DON’T LIKE MY TEACHER OR TEACHERS” May 17, 2017
- HOW MANY PEOPLE NEVER KNOW? May 16, 2017
- IGNORANCE IS INTENTIONAL May 15, 2017
- SATANIC EVIL KILLS THE INNOCENT May 13, 2017
- WHY ARE ‘RELIGIOUS’ PEOPLE SO CRAP AT COMPASSION? May 13, 2017
- WE ARE NEVER SEPARATED May 12, 2017
- WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT EMPTINESS? May 11, 2017
- WANDERING PRACTITIONERS May 10, 2017
- SELF-EXISTING AWARENESS May 9, 2017
- LIVE AND LET LIVE May 8, 2017
- LIGHT IN THE DARK AND DARK IN THE LIGHT May 7, 2017
Tag Archives: compassion
EVERYONE IS RIGHT
Everyone Is Right And that’s the problem! Everyone wants happiness, and a clear mind. No one wants to be unhappy and confused. It all depends on what we perceive, and how we perceive it. In Tibetan Buddhism, there are nine … Continue reading
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WHAT IS COMPASSION?
What Is Compassion? Compassion is having the ability to empathise, to understand how another is feeling – and why – because we have been there and done that. We have all made mistakes in the past because we are all … Continue reading
BAD KARMA OR GOOD KARMA?
Bad Karma or Good Karma? It all depends on how we see it. An example. Because we choose a different lifestyle, our family, friends and strangers may shun us, or feel hostile towards us. They may choose not to talk … Continue reading
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SPIRITUAL NARCISSISM AND SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM
Spiritual Narcissism and Spiritual Materialism This is a touchy subject which requires delicate handling as it’s possible to become oversensitive and upset. All we are doing is being aware of our potential behaviour. After all, our path is our confusion, … Continue reading
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AWAKENING COMPASSION
Awakening Compassion means waking up to our reality. It means love … even though! When we realise our own true nature, compassion naturally arises in recognition that all sentient beings want happiness, and that this happiness is hidden from them. … Continue reading
WHAT IS BUDDHISM?
What is Buddhism? We are bound by our emotions, which protect a ‘me’ – an illusory self image. Buddhism is the path leading to insight into the true nature of reality of self and all phenomena. Through personal experience, our … Continue reading
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THE QUALITY OF MEDITATION
The Quality Of Meditation What really counts is the quality of mind resting. Absolutely doing nothing. Just being aware. It counts because, throughout life, the quality and quantity of resting in our natural state of being mounts up. The outcome … Continue reading
TUNING IN TO BUDDHA ESSENCE
Tuning In To Buddha Essence is turning into Buddha essence To tune in, we adjust. Adjusting is refining frequency at the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time. In other words, remembrance. Although we may have … Continue reading
WILL MEDITATION MAKE ME HAPPY?
Will Meditation Make Me Happy? …and have a better life? No … yes … depends … yes! No … because you (pure consciousness) are already happy. Yes … because meditation is a way of recognising that which is obscuring this … Continue reading
MARA IS RELIABLE
Mara Is Reliable The word ‘mara’ is a Sanskrit word for the demonic activity of selfishness in the mind, which is manifested out of ignorance of our true nature of pure compassionate awareness. Mara is expressed by our likes and … Continue reading
YOUR TEACHER DOESN’T LOVE YOU
Your Teacher Doesn’t Love You Your teacher loves the teaching from the highest realm. Your teacher empathises with your earthly suffering. Your teacher has compassion for your bewilderment. The teacher can put an end to confusion but cannot end your … Continue reading
GENUINE INNER PEACE
Genuine Inner Peace Genuine inner peace is available at any moment. Not a temporary affair, but the real thing. This blogger cannot claim to have genuine peace at every moment, but merely an understanding that it is accessible. The obstacles … Continue reading
THE OUTCOME OF ‘KNOWING’ IS COMPASSION
The Outcome of ‘Knowing’ Is Compassion It doesn’t matter how much we think we know, if compassion isn’t present, we are no more than clever, tinkling bells. Teachings are given so that we become a light for others, passing on … Continue reading
I WANT TO BE A BETTER PERSON!
I Want To Be A Better Person! The cake of compassion’s ingredients are the six perfections. We’ve had five builders come to our house about a project: each had a different approach to an agreed, basic problem. Teachers and traditions are … Continue reading
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THE PLANET OF SLEEPING BUDDHAS
The Planet Of Sleeping Buddhas If we want to wake up, we have to follow in the footsteps of those that have awoken. This is the purpose of devotion/inspiration. However, we need the right motivation. This is the purpose of … Continue reading
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THE REAL POWER OF OM MANI PEME HUM
The Real Power of OM MANI PEME HUM is in the realisation of not applying it! Buddhism is not for the complacent: it’s for those who investigate everything. In Buddhism, compassion is highlighted through the practice of the mantra of … Continue reading
ADVERSITY IS OUR BEST FRIEND
Adversity Is Our Best Friend Our enemy is our best friend. Those who annoy us are our best friends. Why? They reveal what we are holding onto. They make it easier to be detached. They help us show compassion. Of … Continue reading
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WHAT IS MOST CHALLENGING?
What is most challenging? What is most challenging? To see the potential in others. It is only when we are confident that we can be generous. Seeing the potential in others can make us compassionate or angry. It is in … Continue reading
THE COMPLETE DHARMA IS WITHIN US ALL
The Complete Dharma is Within Us All Even though the teachings of the Buddha and the ancient masters are fully comprehensive and elaborate, they are all within us. We know everything there is to know; we merely have to take … Continue reading
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COMPASSION AS CONDUCT
Compassion as Conduct Compassion –conduct and empathy with others – is our teacher. Understanding and recognising our true nature is straightforward: we have awareness and that awareness is pure, at its most refined. This is simple and logical. Our … Continue reading
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FANCY A TRIP TO DEWACHEN?
Fancy a trip to Dewachen? First, we must step out of our chain of cyclic reactions. If we wish for higher realms such as Dewachen – the realm of infinite joy and happiness – we must break this vicious cycle … Continue reading
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A SYMPATHETIC UNDERSTANDING
A Sympathetic Understanding When we have a sympathetic understandingof causes and effects (karma),we becomethe lord of compassion. Since beginningless timebeings have endured unbearable sufferingdue to mis-understanding. When we have a sympathetic understandingof causes and effects (karma),we evolve,never to return to … Continue reading
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DOING BETTER IS IMPOSSIBLE
Doing Better is Impossible Doing better is impossible. Doing better is judgemental, and is therefore driven by desire and aversion. In that driven state of mind there is no end to bettering. “I must improve myself, I must improve others.” … Continue reading
FED UP WITH HEARING ABOUT COMPASSION?
Fed up with hearing about compassion? If we find ourselves fed up with hearing about compassion, compassion, compassion, then our motivation, motivation, motivation is not pure, and is still ego-dominated. If we are fed up with hearing about ego, ego, … Continue reading
CLARITY
Clarity…continuing from yesterday. Because of stillness, clarity comes to the fore, or rather, our mental contaminations drop away. This clarity illumines questions with which our mind is concerned. Clarity answers its own questions: it scans the mind for data – … Continue reading
WE LIVE IN A MAD WORLD
We live in a mad world. Mad. mentally ill; insane. of behaviour or an idea extremely foolish; not sensible:. in a frenzied mental or physical state M.A.D. Mutual Assured Destruction. The world is mad, and run by mad people, for … Continue reading
WHAT A JOKE.
What a joke. As long as we believe Samsara to be real,is as long as we will suffer.Samsara is the temporary goings-onin the reflections of a muddy mind. The more we believe,the more the mud clings. The joke:there is no … Continue reading
THE PRECIOUSNESS OF A HUMAN BODY
The preciousness of a human body. Although we speak about this body and mind being an illusion, it is still very precious and should not be taken for granted. When we think of all the sentient beings (that’s anything that … Continue reading
DHARMA; COMPLEX OR SIMPLE
Dharma; complex or simple. Un-fabricated naturalness is our being: it is being ordinary – purely being there. That is the key. If we are not being ordinary, we are being something else – complex. Ordinary being is our original state. … Continue reading
WHY COMPASSION IS SO IMPORTANT
Why Compassion is so important. Compassion cuts through all our negative emotions: pride, jealousy, anger, fear, and especially ignorance. It cuts through all our wrong doings. Compassion is ultimate intelligence. Compassion is ultimate sanity. The emotions only seem to flare … Continue reading
RIGHT SPEECH
Right Speech. Speech is a very profound subject. We humans are a problem, when we speak. We humans are a problem when we ignore. These problems are also our teacher. Speech may be used to bring about harmony … Continue reading
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HOW DO I KNOW, I KNOW?
How do I know, I know? Language plays tricks. If we remove the word ‘I’ from this question, it now asks, “How does knowing know?” We then realise that there is only knowing that knows. There is no need (or … Continue reading
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HOW NOT TO BECOME A DEMON
How not to become a demon. The core of the Mahayana teachings is Bodhichitta – the ultraistic attitude enshrined by the Four Immeasurables – Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity…but these aspirations are towards others. Most of our time is spent … Continue reading
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DEDICATING MERIT
Dedicating merit. At the end of any practice, it is always good to dedicate it to all sentient beings. It completes the practice and rids us of any self centred-ness. Whatever merit we have accumulated may it benefit all sentient … Continue reading
LIVING IN AN INSANE WORLD
Living in an insane world. Can we find sanity? Tricky. What is normality? Tricky. Well who is sane? Tricky. This is a tricky world. We sentient beings are not enlightened because we are confused about the truth concerning … Continue reading
BODHICHITTA
Bodhichitta (caring for others more than oneself). There are Two aspects to Bodhchitta: Absolute and Relative. Absolute bodhichitta corresponds to Emptiness. Relative bodhichitta corresponds to Compassion. Bodhi means our ‘enlightened essence’ and chitta means ‘heart’ or ‘mind’. Bodhichitta is translated … Continue reading
CALM, CLEAR AND COMPASSIONATE
Calm, Clear and Compassionate. These are three stage: Calming the mind, bringing about Clarity, and natural Compassion. Anything that calms the mind and cuts through circling thoughts is the start of becoming a healthy, intelligent human being. It liberates … Continue reading
COMPASSION IN TROUBLED TIMES
Compassion in troubled times. In these troubled times, the emotions are easily stirred up. This is when we need utmost intelligence and compassion towards ourselves and others. The emotions are an indicator that awareness is aware of something, and this … Continue reading
AT EVERY LEVEL PERCEPTION CHANGES
At every level perception changes. Words cannot describe this. We use the same words, but the meaning is different. Familiar feelings arise from residue held in the subtle body, from past experiences. So how do we communicate? Through spontaneous compassion. … Continue reading
