Buddha nature

Buddha nature is not regarded as a peaceful state of mind or, for that matter, as a disturbed one either. … More

I’m getting more neurotic

Sometimes people will say, “This meditation thing isn’t working at all. I’m not getting calmer, I’m getting more neurotic!” But … More

Instead of making others right or wrong, or bottling up right and wrong in ourselves, there’s a middle way, a … More

“In the practice of meditation, all thoughts are the same: pious thoughts, very beautiful thoughts, religious thoughts, calm thoughts – … More

Somewhere in this process you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your … More

Self-deception often arises because you are afraid of your own intelligence and afraid that you won’t be able to deal … More

Basic goodness is very closely connected to the idea of bodhicitta in the Buddhist tradition. Bodhi means “awake” or “wakeful” … More

…when one thought takes you away completely from what you are actually doing—when you do not even realize that you … More

In meditation practice, finally, we are exposed. We hoped that we wouldn’t have to go through the embarrassment of exposing … More

“Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and … More

Sitting at the foot of the bodhi tree on the night when he realized the truth, the Buddha discovered something … More

…It also advises us to be positive with ourselves. Instead of getting frustrated with our faults we should appreciate the … More

We say, “I take refuge in sangha,” but sangha is made of individual practitioners. So you have to take care … More

We’re always in some kind of mood. It might be sadness, it might be anger, it might be not much … More

Buddhism’s Dzogchen teachings focus on the idea that every person, every one of us, has buddha nature, so we are … More

“To become your own psychologist,” says Lama Yeshe, “you don’t have to learn some big philosophy. All you have to … More

“If we are willing to take an unbiased look, we will find that, in spite of all our problems and … More

I like to question the nature of suffering because we tend to just shut down and say, “I’m suffering” without … More

Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa warned against this common pitfall for aspirants on the spiritual path: “The problem is that … More