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- THERE ARE NO NEW TEACHINGS June 28, 2017
- THE PURPOSE OF MIND TRAINING June 28, 2017
- PURIFYING ANGER June 27, 2017
- YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE BUDDHIST June 25, 2017
- 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
Tag Archives: Suffering
WHAT’S THE POINT OF SPIRITUAL PRACTICE?
What’s The Point Of Spiritual Practice? ‘Spiritual’ is our most profound level of being, beyond material pursuits. ‘Practice’ is the means to an end, which is the realisation of this profound level of being. The point is to discover what … Continue reading
THE TSUNAMI OF SUFFERING
The Tsunami Of Suffering created by the Tsumani of Ignorance. It’s quite simple: if we ignore whatever’s going on in our own minds and our own consciousness, then how are we ever to know what external influences are obscuring our … Continue reading
SMASHING THE LOTUS PROGRAMME
Smashing The Lotus Programme Our motivation for liberation has to be more powerful than the dream state in which we live. On the path to realising our true nature – enlightenment – there are two aspects. One is understanding our … Continue reading
TRUE GRIT!
True Grit! Do we have to suffer to become enlightened? No, but it helps. Some take up the Dharma because it’s an intellectual or cultural pastime, while for others, it is experiential. The first noble truth is, in fact, the … Continue reading
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HOW DO WE START OUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY?
How Do We Start Our Spiritual Journey? The joy of sorrow. Now and again, we have to go back to the beginning. What’s it all about? For some reason, we are attracted to a spiritual tradition. We may feel unfulfilled, … Continue reading
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PRACTISING DHARMA IN A TROUBLED WORLD
Practising Dharma In A Troubled World We complain about how life seems so cheap. We complain about continual changes happening in the world. We complain about others’ attitudes. We complain about the constant suffering. “With all these traumas in the … Continue reading
ADVERSITY = EMPATHY = COMPASSION
Adversity = Empathy = Compassion …or can do, if we don’t claim to be a victim or blame others. Of course we are victims and we can blame others, but that is merely part of path-journey-uncovering. The difference depends on … Continue reading
THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
The Cause of Suffering (revised*) The cause of suffering is the second noble truth: the first noble truth is the admission that we are suffering. Usually, we think that the cause of our suffering is someone or something other than … Continue reading
HOW DO WE CHANGE?
How Do We Change? First, we have to recognise that change is needed. If we feel dissatisfied, uncomfortable, bored, worthless, and are suffering in some manner, we will want to change. However, because of past events, we may have to … Continue reading
THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
The cause of suffering In general, we are controlled by our emotions. The emotions arise because of ideas we hold about our projected self. These ideas are re-enforced by the environment in which we live, which is due to our … Continue reading
STILL DEPRESSED AND DISSATISFIED?!
Still depressed and dissatisfied?! You are absolutely right to be depressed and dissatisfied, because everything around us is feeding our mind with concepts! We have two obstacles: one is that we do not know our true nature, and the other … Continue reading
SIMPLE BEGINNERS’ BUDDHISM PART ONE
Simple Beginners’ Buddhism. Part One: The first Noble Truth – recognising Suffering … Continue reading
