Monthly Archives: May 2020

Nothing endures but change, and accepting this has the potential to transform the dread of dying into joyful living. —Mingyur Rinpoche

Mindfulness has three characteristics. First, one has a sharpness and clearness of mind in which the instructions are not forgotten. Second, although the mind is very sharp and focused, there are not many thoughts arising because meditation is nonconceptual, so … Continue reading →

Rest, my heart, wrapped in these simple robes you sewed yourself. Like a pot of herbs left cooking overnight, that which was boiling has boiled away. That which was burning has all turned to ash. —Anyatara, Terigatha

Practice on the Vajrayana path, the “path of transcendence,” is about training the mind in such a way that transcendence arises. It is training the mind by knowing the nature of mind; and it is knowing the nature of mind … Continue reading →

So this is what it feels like —to be free. Forever free from playing the mortar to my crooked husband’s crooked little pestle. Enough.     For my mother.     For my daughters. For all the daughters I might have had. The … Continue reading →

Wisdom is the self-liberation of grasping and clinging; In it there is neither thinking nor a thinker. It is not ordinary. It is free from fixed convictions. It is beyond suffering. It is supreme peace. —Jigme Lingpa

Through not seeing the Four Noble truths, long was the weary path from birth to birth. When these are known, the cause of rebirth is removed, the root of sorrow is plucked. Then ends rebirth. —Buddha Shakyamuni

What is one-practice samadhi? It is realizing that the Dharmakaya of the Buddhas and the nature of sentient beings are identical. —Daman Hongren

Samatha is the development of concentration. Vipassana is the development of wisdom. Of these two, samatha is the important foundation of vipassana. Therefore, the Buddha said: “You should cultivate concentration. If you have enough concentration, you can understand phenomena as … Continue reading →

I have no dwelling-place anywhere in the world which I consider my permanent home. But since there are many houses where I can shelter, I am not drenched with rain. —Ippen Shonin