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Sparks and Drops
Do not disregard small negative acts, thinking they are harmless, because even a small spark can set fire to a mountain of hay. Do not disregard small positive acts, thinking they are without benefit, because even tiny drops of water … Continue reading
Life and Death
I bow to the Lord of Compassion! Without faith in the Teacher, I have no guide. Without faith in the Buddha, I have no shelter. Without faith in the Dharma, I have no path. Without faith in the Sangha, … Continue reading
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Tagged concentration, effort, faith, Five Strengths, Mind Training 19 - 21: Life and Death, mindfulness, wisdom
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Healing Prayers
Reverence to Amideva, Protector of all those without refuge, destroyer of all untimely death, Defender of precious human existence! May your nectar of long life make Dharma teachers live exceedingly long lives, and may their missions be accomplished! When I … Continue reading
Many Boats
There are many boats the shore —some large, some small; some strong, some feeble; some beautiful, some not; some full, some almost empty; some rich, some poor; some sea-worthy, some not; some propelled by rowing, some by sail… So are … Continue reading
Eternal Memory
Dear Dharma Lord, to your heart, your vajra-holder power, I pray. Absolute truth is originally self-arising as the three levels of existence. As the face of appearances to be tamed, that existence is all glowing appearance. Not without … Continue reading
This is auspicious, 5-7
Looking after one’s mother and father, Caring for one’s wife and children, And unconfused actions —This is most auspicious. Generosity and a righteous life, Caring for one’s relatives, And blameless actions —This is most auspicious. To abhor and … Continue reading
Dependent Origination
When this exists, that comes to be. With the arising of this, that arises. When this does not exist, that does not come to be. With the cessation of this, that ceases. —Buddha Shakyamuni Although often explained by way of … Continue reading
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Tagged (1) ignorance, (10) becoming, (11) birth, (12) aging and death, (2) formations, (3) consciousness, (4) name and form, (5) sense media, (6) contact, (7) feeling, (8) craving, (9) clinging, absence, cause and effect, conditional interrelation, dependent origination, mutuality, presence
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True Conquests
Conquer the angry by love. Conquer the ill-natured by goodness. Conquer the miser with generosity. Conquer the liar with truth. —Buddha Shakyamuni
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Good Intentions
We often speak of good intentions, but seldom define what it is that specifically distinguishes good from bad intentions. The Dharma teaches us that every good intention has four fundamental characteristics: Altruism: a good intention has its origin in the … Continue reading
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