Share with others what you have, Physical, mental, moral and spiritual. Do not hoard wealth. Do not covet the wealth of others. In sharing there is joy and...
Practice concentration on an object, sensation, or concept for 20 minutes twice a day. Merge and emerge into meditation. In the other 23:20, be in a meditative...
"It eliminates the manifest form of the thought that objects and the subject states of mind which perceive them are of a separate substance; and this is the...
MAITRIPA'S ESSENTIAL MAHAMUDRA VERSES Translated into English by Nicole Riggs To innermost bliss, I pay homage! Were I to explain Mahamudra, I would say— All...
The post that had lots of specific advice (do this, don't do that, etc) can be looked at as how to prepare the soil for the flower to grow so it's bud can...
I feel sad, sad that meditation is struggling to be understood in the west. The spiritual path is not some Keith Caradine (sp?) script. Just talking jibberish...
"It is enough to know what you are not. You need not know what you are. For as long as knowledge means description in terms of what is already known,...
Dear Dan, Thank you for the link. I caution practitioners that will read something like the descriptions listed within this link to be very careful in...
Hi Marc - Thanks for your response. Yes, it really wouldn't make much sense to take a website as some kind of final authority on what is so. And, in the same...
Yes, yes Dan, that is correct. But here's something interesting: The Buddha, who attained total enlightenment and omniscience no longer experiences suffering...
What exactly is mindfullness meditation ? What are its benefits ? How can I do it ? How you guys do it daily ? -- "Today, a young man tripping on LSD realized...
Hi Sonam - Thanks for what you shared, I appreciate it and know it reflects your life experience. My take is different than yours, and I'll share it for what...
Dear Dan, I am sorry that you have your disagreements, and that is to be understood. Those that follow what is written on ink and utilize everyday beta/alpha...
Yo Daniel, I enjoyed the "news" greatly. Thanks! And now for something completely different....... When we were still having classes (now on sabbatical), we...
Could you please make an effort to stop saying stuff like....We Americans or .....I'm a typical American or........in America we do this or that. There are...
A perfect example of how the definition of enlightenment has been mistranslated into some Keith Carradine Kung Foo idea that all you have to do is be in the...
... understood. Those that follow what is written on ink and utilize everyday beta/alpha wave mental processes simply come to more imaginary conclusions,...
The following are more details on the nine stages of meditation. These are the translations (I've paraphrased most of them) of Geshe Michael Roach from Je...
Earlier this week, I was looking in my mirror for a long time just trying to figure out what I liked most about my facial features and I couldn't help but to...
The following is an excerpt from Master Kamalashila's Bhavanakrama, translated by Geshe Michael Roach and Christy McNally. At the end of this post there is a...
I will attempt to make some bold statements in regard to the release of suffering, obliteration of the ego and the quest for this THING we like to call...
Dear Bethjam, I think you hit on a point that is so often passed up in pursuit of the so called "snake oil." We're often taught to seek enlightenment, but have...
*Marc, Much noise of spouted parroted nonsense. Now be quiet. Be very quiet and **without rushing to your keyboard, **observe the arising reaction on reading...
I apologize for making nationally categorical references, but I do believe that the point here is that there is a mistaken interpretation of certain teachings...
Dear Sanddoop, "For a fool in the company of the wise will learn great things even as a wise man keeping company with fools will find himself becoming...
Dear Sandeep, You asked me to be quiet and observe the reaction to my reading of the post. I am to assume, like you did? You asked me to be quiet, showing some...
... mistranslated into some Keith Carradine Kung Foo idea that all you have to do is be in the moment and that's the goal. But, that is just a means. This is...
People often misunderstand that Dvaita is relationship between God & an ordinary human being. Such relationship is only the creator- created relationship. In...
The Buddha gave 84,000 teachings. If you do not believe that and only subscribe to the First Turning doctrines, there was still much wisdom imparted upon his...
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