Monthly Archives: August 2017

If you check your mind over and over again, whatever you do becomes the perfect path. Of all the hundreds of vital instructions, this is the very quintessence. —Patrul Rinpoche  

Generosity brings joy at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to give. We experience joy in the actual act of giving. We experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given. —Buddha Shakyamuni

From attachment springs grief, from attachment springs fear. For one who is wholly free from attachment, there is no grief, there is no fear. From lust springs grief, from lust springs fear. For one who is wholly free from lust, there is … Continue reading →

Although one may come across examples of authentic Buddhist masters who dress or speak unconventionally, there is no license in Buddhism for unethical behavior. Asian or western ‘masters’ who claim their selfish and abusive behavior is a display of ‘skillful … Continue reading →

There are these four kinds of clinging. What four? Clinging to sense-pleasures, clinging to various views, clinging to superstition, and clinging to an ego. These are the four kinds of clinging. This Noble Eightfold Path is to be cultivated for … Continue reading →

For those of us who’ve experienced heartbreak, rejection, and disappointment, parted with loved ones, lost our health and possessions, come short of fulfilling our dreams, or realized that there is little we can do about aging and death, it’s fairly … Continue reading →

The ground of purification is the universal ground wisdom, which is like the sky. The objects of purification are the incidental stains, which are like the clouds. The agent of purification is the truth of the path, which is like the inexorable wind. The result of … Continue reading →

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 →

Because all sentient beings have Buddha Nature, all we need for liberation and enlightenment are peace and clarity. Peace is the absence of afflicted emotions; clarity is the empty luminosity of the mind. Enlightenment is not a supernatural state; it does … Continue reading →

Those who inflict violence on defenseless beings, and offend those who are inoffensive, will soon come upon one of these ten states: sharp pains, disaster, bodily injury, serious illness, derangement of mind, government persecution, grave charges, loss of relatives, loss … Continue reading →