When little obstacles crop up on the spiritual path, a good practitioner does not lose faith and begin to doubt, but has the discernment to recognize ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 22, 2004 6:32 am
The quality of life in the realm of the gods may look superior to our own, yet the masters tell us that human life is infinitely more valuable. Why? Because of...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 23, 2004 6:57 am
The quality of life in the realm of the gods may look superior to our own, yet the masters tell us that human life is infinitely more valuable. Why? Because of...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 23, 2004 7:09 am
It has often intrigued me how some Buddhist masters I know ask one simple question of people who approach them for teaching: “Do you believe in a life after...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 24, 2004 2:03 am
Feeling the living presence of Buddha, of Padmasambhava, of your master, and simply opening your heart and mind to the embodiment of truth, really does bless...
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gurupemasiddhihum
gurupemasidd...
Nov 24, 2004 8:43 pm
... Time, ... and ... been 'experience' other than the purity of the state of meditation. I taught meditation and techniques many years and suppose in more...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 25, 2004 7:43 am
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche describes a yogi wandering through a garden. He is completely awake to the splendor and beauty of the flowers, and relishes their...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 25, 2004 7:54 am
Things will never be perfect. How could they be? We are still in samsara. Even when you have chosen your master and are following the teachings as sincerely as...
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gt423
Nov 26, 2004 10:30 pm
FYI - here is an article on Nimpo, its Buddhist background and teachers. http://kempo.4mg.com/articles/karumi.htm...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 29, 2004 5:30 am
The teachings show us precisely what will happen if we prepare for death and what will happen if we do not. The choice could not be clearer. If we refuse to...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 29, 2004 5:32 am
Taking life seriously does not mean spending our whole lives meditating as if we were living in the Himalaya Mountains or in the old days in Tibet. In the...
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apriltime.tw
Nov 29, 2004 10:27 pm
@ ODD: Empowerments from Gyatrul Rinpoche, rolling mantras and fish release--PLS READ! @@ Please Join the Mantra Rolling Effort for the Guru Rinpoche and ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Nov 30, 2004 9:12 am
What need is there to say more? The childish work for their own benefit, The buddhas work for the benefit of others. Just look at the difference between them. ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 1, 2004 2:04 am
When you are practicing meditation, it’s important not to get involved in mental commentary, analysis, or internal gossip. Do not mistake the running ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 1, 2004 9:45 am
The fundamental message of the Buddhist teachings is that if we are prepared, there is tremendous hope, both in life and in death. The teachings reveal to us...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 6, 2004 12:46 am
Our buddha nature has an active aspect, which is our “inner teacher.” From the very moment we became obscured, this “inner teacher” has worked ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 6, 2004 1:07 am
Is karma really so hard to see in operation? Don’t we only have to look back at our own lives to see clearly the consequences of some of our actions? When we...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 13, 2004 4:18 am
As Buddha said in his first teaching, the root of all our suffering in samsara is ignorance. Ignorance, until we free ourselves from it, can seem endless, and...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 13, 2004 4:25 am
Every spiritual tradition has stressed that this human life is unique and has a potential that ordinarily we don’t even begin to imagine. If we miss the...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 15, 2004 3:59 am
Let’s not take doubts with exaggerated seriousness, or let them grow out of proportion, so that we become black-and-white or fanatical about them. What we...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 15, 2004 4:02 am
When we have prayed and aspired and hungered for the truth for a long time, for many, many lives, and when our karma has become sufficiently purified, a kind...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 15, 2004 4:31 am
Tashi Deleg Choon, Before we do anything look at our motivation. If it(motivation) is negative and might cause harm to others, drop the idea and don't even...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 16, 2004 3:54 am
Karma means that whatever we do, with our bodies, speech, or minds, will have a corresponding result. Each action, even the smallest, is pregnant with its...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 16, 2004 7:20 am
Tashi Deleg! I will seek advise from my Lama or an enlighten being. Because every case is different they should be able to give good advise. Sarwa Mangalam May...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 27, 2004 12:36 pm
Action is being truly observant of your own thoughts, good or bad, looking into the true nature of whatever thoughts may arise, neither tracing the past nor...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 27, 2004 12:39 pm
You can think of the nature of mind like a mirror, with five different powers or “wisdoms.” Its openness and vastness is the “wisdom of all-encompassing...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 29, 2004 12:55 am
For meditation to happen, calm and auspicious conditions have to be created. Before we have mastery over our minds, we need first to calm their environment. At...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 30, 2004 5:39 am
The beginner’s mind is an open mind, an empty mind, a ready mind, and if we really listen with a beginner’s mind, we might really begin to hear. For if we...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 31, 2004 4:12 am
Gradually, as you remain open and mindful, and use a technique to focus your mind more and more, your negativity will slowly be defused; you begin to feel well...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 31, 2004 4:15 am
Tashi Deleg and Happy New Year! Sarwa Mangalam May all be Auspicious! Namdrol Tsepal Every single negative thing we have ever thought or done has ultimately ...
