Tashi Deleg! Sarwa Mangalam May all be Auspicious! Namdrol Tsepal So many veils and illusions separate us from the stark knowledge that we are dying. When we...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 29, 2005 8:30 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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religare@...
wangchuk37
Dec 29, 2005 2:28 pm
the January 2006 update to the Buddhist bibliography is now online at : http://www.goldenwheelnet.com/buddbib.html while the Buddhist directory is now online...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Dec 31, 2005 5:18 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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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 8, 2006 1:11 pm
When you meditate, breathe naturally, just as you always do. Focus your awareness lightly on the outbreath. When you breathe out, just flow out with the...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 8, 2006 1:56 pm
Tashi Deleg! You are most welcome!! Sarwa Mangalam May all be Auspicious! Namdrol Tsepal...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 9, 2006 3:51 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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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 9, 2006 3:54 pm
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
Jan 11, 2006 11:50 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
Jan 12, 2006 8:03 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
Jan 20, 2006 2:52 am
For us to survive on the spiritual path, there are many challenges to face, and there is much to learn. We have to discover how to deal with obstacles and...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 22, 2006 10:58 am
Open people ask me: “How long should I meditate? And when? Should I practice twenty minutes in the morning and in the evening, or is it better to do several...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 23, 2006 7:08 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
Jan 24, 2006 8:07 am
Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life itself reveals again and again the opposite: that letting go is the...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 26, 2006 7:38 am
The birth of a man is the birth of his sorrow. The longer he lives, the more stupid he becomes, because his anxiety to avoid unavoidable death becomes more and...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Jan 30, 2006 4:14 am
Our minds can be wonderful, but at the same time they can be our very worst enemy. They give us so much trouble. Sometimes I wish the mind were like a set of...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Feb 2, 2006 12:36 am
One method of meditation that many people find useful is to rest the mind lightly on an object. You can use an object of natural beauty that invokes a special...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Feb 3, 2006 1:47 am
Body lying flat on a last bed, Voices whispering a few last words, Mind watching a final memory glide past: When will that drama come for you? VIITH DALAI LAMA...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Feb 6, 2006 9:21 am
O love, O pure deep love, be here, be now Be all; worlds dissolve into your stainless endless radiance, Frail living leaves burn with you brighter than cold...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Feb 7, 2006 3:46 am
We may say, and even half-believe, that compassion is marvelous, but in practice our actions are deeply uncompassionate and bring us and others mostly...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Feb 8, 2006 1:29 am
Confined in the dark, narrow cage of our own making that we take for the whole universe, very few of us can even begin to imagine another dimension of mind....
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Feb 16, 2006 4:20 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
Feb 21, 2006 5:43 am
It is important to reflect calmly, again and again, that death is real and comes without warning. Don’t be like the pigeon in the Tibetan proverb: He spends...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Feb 28, 2006 1:10 am
Question: Could you please say something on the three kinds of suffering? His Holiness: One kind of suffering is like a headache or like yesterday's flu:...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Mar 2, 2006 2:12 am
[Part 1] The Level of Initial Capacity All the essential spiritual practices related primarily to the achievement of rebirth in the higher realms belong to...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Mar 7, 2006 11:06 am
Sit quietly. From the depths of your heart, invoke in the sky in front of you the embodiment of the truth in the person of your master, a saint, or an ...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Mar 10, 2006 3:22 am
We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice. And if we choose to do so, we can put an end to suffering and...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Mar 15, 2006 11:19 am
The Level of Middling Capacity In the following verse Atisha describes the characteristics of spiritual trainees of the middling capacity. Verse 4 Those who...
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boianwms
Mar 24, 2006 2:46 am
ESSENCE OF GURU YOGA Guru Yoga is a quintessential practice at each level of the Vajrayana Buddhist path. At the outset our gurus introduce us to the...
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Namdrol Tsepal
tenzin111
Mar 31, 2006 12:21 pm
The Level of Great Capacity Atisha continues his discussion on the three capacities by turning his attention to spiritual trainees at the highest level. Verse...
