Monthly Archives: August 2013

Cultivate the Four Immeasurables

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

Cultivate the Four Immeasurables of equanimity, love, compassion, and rejoicing by progressing through four levels of commitment: reflect on how wonderful it would be if all beings without exception (equanimity) were to be happy (love), free of suffering (compassion), and … Continue reading →

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Praying for Syria

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

om tare tuttare ture so’ha

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A Magic Act

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

When I ring the bell, where does the sound originate?   In the body of the bell? The clapper? In the movement of my hand? In my intention?  Or does the sound originate in your ear, your attention, or your mind?  … Continue reading →

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“The Truth”

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

The various Buddhist views of reality are not competing with or refuting each other.  They are indispensable at various times, and for different persons. They are necessary while helpful.  If we grasp at them as “The Truth”, we lose the view, … Continue reading →

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True Morality

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

Morality contrary to the Dharma manifests as a sense of superiority over those who do not observe it, competition with those who guard it more purely, and the desire to obtain advantage and gain as a consequence of our ‘admirable’ … Continue reading →

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Four Attachments

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

If you are attached to this body, you lack understanding. If you are attached to this world, you lack renunciation. If you are attached to personal liberation, you lack the mind of enlightenment. If you are attached to views, you … Continue reading →

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We can be happy

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

This world of duality cannot, by its very nature, give us permanent happiness. The good and the bad are the two faces of the same coin.  However, that does not mean that we cannot be happy. We can. It is … Continue reading →

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Karma Is Not Destiny

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

Karma is action and consequence, cause and effect. We are not punished or rewarded for our actions. We merely experience their consequences. One could say that if water is poured on the floor, the floor gets wet for that reason. … Continue reading →

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Great Bliss

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

Abiding in the heart of all sentient beings, the selfness of all, Highest Lord of all lineages, the Great Bliss, producer of sentient beings… may Buddha Nature bring you peace today. —Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292-1361)

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