Tag Archives: dharma

Living by Karma; Living by Vow

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

“I didn’t want to think it.” “I didn’t mean to say it.” “I didn’t intend to do it.” How many times have we said these or similar words to ourselves or others? When we entertain unwelcome thoughts, utter words that … Continue reading →

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Forms of Compassion

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Tashi Nyima

If there are sentient beings who need someone in the form of a Buddha in order to be liberated, Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara, Kwan Yin, Kannon) immediately manifests as a Buddha and speaks the Dharma for them. If they need someone in … Continue reading →

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Birth, Disease, Aging, and Death

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

Our society has progressively exiled the four defining moments of our life experience: birth, disease, aging, and death.  We are born, are ill, and die mostly in hospitals, and the old live in institutional ‘homes’ or artificial aging communities, separated … Continue reading →

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Merry

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

As we celebrate the birth of the Great Bodhisattva Jesus, I wish all my friends peace and clarity. May his words of love and compassion take root in our hearts!  I am grateful for your company on this page during … Continue reading →

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Injustice and Solidarity

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

The Dharma teaches us that all situations, both positive and negative, arise as a consequence of karma, whether individual or collective. From this perspective, there is no injustice.   This does not mean that we justify violence and the oppression of … Continue reading →

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Amideva Sutra, 2nd section

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

“Also, Shariputra, in Amideva’s Land of Ultimate Bliss, there is always heavenly music playing. Moreover, the ground is made of gold, and flower petals float down from the skies six times every day. Early every morning, the inhabitants gather the … Continue reading →

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Different forms

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

The potentials and circumstances of sentient beings differ, and so different forms of the Buddhist Teaching have been devised, some open, some closed, utilizing all sorts of terminology. The Dharma is expressed effectively to all sentient beings according to what … Continue reading →

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Life and death

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

Base your mind on the Dharma. Base your Dharma on a humble life. Base your humble life on the thought of death. Base your death on a lonely place. —Tibetan Buddhist proverb

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Test the Dharma

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

Without melting, beating, weighing and polishing a yellow metal, one should not take it for gold. Likewise, without analysis one should not accept the Dharma as valid. —Buddha Shakyamuni

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How to study the Dharma

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Tashi Nyima

When studying the Dharma, we must avoid the three defects:  A pot turned upside down cannot be filled. When we are distracted, unwilling to learn, or preoccupied with other matters, it is not possible to receive the teachings. This mental … Continue reading →

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