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Verses on the Heart of Dependent Origination by Arya Nagarjuna Homage to Mañjuśrī, the Youthful! These different links, twelve in number, Which Buddha taught as dependent origination, Can be summarized in three categories: Mental afflictions, karma and suffering. The first, eighth and ninth are afflictions, The second and tenth are […]
By Yingrik Drubpa Rinpoche 作者 央瑞智巴上师 Compassion is not something embraced when a compassionate mind or behavior brings temporary joy and positive results, but rejected when it leads to a temporary suffering and loss. 慈悲心，不是當慈悲的心行帶給自己暫時的安樂和收獲時就擁抱慈悲心，而當慈悲的心行帶給自己暫時的苦痛和損失時就舍棄慈悲心。 Authentic compassion knows no fear and stays unchanged whatsoever. It does not rise and fall […]
To practice dharma, one should understand that the so-called “I,” is in fact the physical and functional appearance of the body (the “self,” consisting of form, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness), and it is only an illusory projection of temporary causes and conditions (dualistic functioning between self and phenomena).
Tonglen is the practice of ‘giving’ or ‘sending’ (tong) happiness and wellbeing and ‘receiving’ or ‘taking’ (len) pain and suffering. It is part of the instructions on ‘mind training’ (Tib. lojong) brought to Tibet by Lord Atisha, and is specifically related to relative bodhichitta. Put very simply, the Tonglen practice […]
For the basic vehicle or Theravada, the main approach is to avoid them. When there are lots of emotions, reduce them by avoidance. When there are fewer disturbances, eliminate subtle emotions using mindfulness. In this way, there will be no chance for gross emotions to arise. The analogy is: if […]
A Tibetan proverb says, “On the rocky mountain of pride, the rainwater of merit will not be retained.” The mind filled with pride blocks the happiness of calmness and peace. When faced with someone filled with pride, people will find him or her difficult to get along with and thus […]