Sometimes when we see too much truth about ourselves suddenly mirrored in front of us by the teacher or the teachings, it is simply too difficult to face, too...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 13, 2005 4:18 am
It is essential to realize now, in life, when we still have a body, that its convincing appearance of solidity is a mere illusion. The most powerful way to...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 14, 2005 2:32 am
What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 15, 2005 1:51 am
Even in the greatest yogi, sorrow and joy still arise just as before. The difference between an ordinary person and the yogi is how they view their emotions...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 16, 2005 9:18 am
In meditation, be at ease, be as natural and spacious as possible. Slip quietly out of the noose of your habitual anxious self, release all grasping, and relax...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 17, 2005 9:34 am
How can we work to overcome attachment? Only by realizing its impermanent nature; this realization slowly releases us from its grip. We come to glimpse what...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 20, 2005 4:27 am
If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 21, 2005 3:01 am
...you should have the deep conviction that cessation of the sufferings and the delusions is possible, and also that it is possible within your mind. True...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 22, 2005 4:12 am
As you continue to practice meditation, you may have all kinds of experiences, both good and bad. You might experience states of bliss, clarity, or absence of...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 23, 2005 2:13 am
In my tradition of meditation, your eyes should be kept open: This is a very important point. If you are sensitive to disturbances from outside, when you begin...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 27, 2005 12:57 am
If we are interdependent with everything and everyone, even our smallest, least significant thought, word, and action have real consequences throughout the...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 28, 2005 2:08 am
Buddha recognized that ignorance of our true nature is the root of all the torment of samsara, and the root of ignorance itself is the mind’s habitual ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 29, 2005 12:57 am
Sit for a short time; then take a break, a very short break of about thirty seconds or a minute. But be mindful of whatever you do, and do not lose your ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jun 30, 2005 2:16 am
The teachings of all the great mystical paths of the world make it clear that there is within us an enormous reservoir of power, the power of wisdom and...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 1, 2005 4:02 am
Since pure awareness of nowness is the real buddha, In openness and contentment I found the Lama in my heart. When we realize this unending natural mind is the...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 4, 2005 2:01 am
Whatever you do, don’t shut off your pain; accept your pain and remain vulnerable. However desperate you become, accept your pain as it is, because it is in...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 6, 2005 4:08 am
Imagine vividly a situation where you have acted badly, one about which you feel guilty, and about which you wince even to think of it. Then, as you breathe...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 7, 2005 3:04 am
Think of the moment of death as a strange border zone of the mind, a no-man’s land in which, on one hand, if we do not understand the illusory nature of our...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 8, 2005 8:10 am
When you arrive naturally at a state of meditation, inspired by the View, you can remain there for a long time without any distraction or special effort. There...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 11, 2005 3:50 am
When you arrive naturally at a state of meditation, inspired by the View, you can remain there for a long time without any distraction or special effort. There...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 13, 2005 12:28 am
Reflect on this: The realization of impermanence is paradoxically the only thing we can hold on to, perhaps our only lasting possession. It is like the sky, or...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 15, 2005 6:00 am
The Dzogchen masters are acutely aware of the dangers of confusing the absolute with the relative. People who fail to understand this relationship can overlook...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 19, 2005 3:37 am
We often wonder what to do about negativity or certain troubling emotions. In the spaciousness of meditation, you can view your thoughts and emotions with a...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 21, 2005 3:55 am
In meditation, as in all arts, there has to be a delicate balance between relaxation and alertness. Once a monk called Shrona was studying meditation with one...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 22, 2005 9:18 am
The teachings tell us what it is we need to realize, but we also have to go on our own journey, in order to come to a personal realization. That journey may...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 22, 2005 9:18 am
The teachings tell us what it is we need to realize, but we also have to go on our own journey, in order to come to a personal realization. That journey may...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 26, 2005 8:43 am
Profound and tranquil, free from complexity, Uncompounded luminous clarity, Beyond the mind of conceptual ideas; This is the depth of the mind of the...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jul 27, 2005 3:18 am
Difficulties and obstacles, if properly understood and used, can turn out to be an unexpected source of strength. Gesar was the great warrior king of Tibet,...
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David S.
davidscharff
Jul 31, 2005 5:13 pm
Dharma Friends, Kunzang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche will be visiting LA and Topanga this September...You should do whatever you can to meet this great Dzogchen ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Aug 1, 2005 4:04 am
With mind far off, not thinking of death’s coming, Performing these meaningless activities, Returning empty-handed now would be complete confusion; The need...
