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    • Samsara
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    • Success
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    • Tenzin Palmo
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Tag: Awareness

Our practice is to be present

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

Awareness, Other Thinkers, Vulnerability

Become your own psychologist

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

Awareness, Compassion, Jack Kornfield, Peace

Something basically good about our existence

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

Awareness, Chogyam Trungpa, shambhala, Vulnerability

Understanding suffering is very important

Awareness, Chogyam Trungpa, Meditation, Suffering

Nature of suffering

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

Awareness, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, Suffering

Drop Specialness

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

Awareness, Chogyam Trungpa, Ego, Spiritual

Finding grace

Your very ability to recognise something outside of yourself and see its value forms part of the equation of grace. … More

Awareness, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, Peace

All the problems are crucial

All the things taking place around our world, all the irritations and all the problems, are crucial. Without others we … More

Anger, Awareness, Chogyam Trungpa, Failure, Meditation, Obstacles, Peace, Sadness, Suffering, Vulnerability

Developing a sense of balance

From the echo of meditative awareness, you develop a sense of balance, this is a step towards taking command of … More

Awareness, Chogyam Trungpa, Spiritual

Comfortable with Uncertainty

Our habitual patterns are, of course, well established, seductive, and comforting. Just wishing for them to be ventilated isn’t enough. … More

Awareness, Pema Chodron, Warrior

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Awareness, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel

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Awareness, Buddha, Now, Other Thinkers, Stephen Batchelor

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Awareness, Compassion, Tara Brach, Vulnerability

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Awareness, Buddha, Freedom, Other Thinkers, Peace, Suffering

The Tonglen Practice

The tonglen practice is a method for connecting with suffering—ours and that which is all around us—everywhere we go. It … More

Anger, Awareness, Fear, Happiness, Pema Chodron, Suffering

The Power of an Open Question

The term Middle Way is commonly misunderstood. We may interpret middle to mean “finding a balance.” For example, in the … More

Awareness, Buddhism, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, Happiness, Suffering

Learning to remain balanced in the face of everything

By learning to remain balanced in the face of everything experienced inside, one develops detachment towards all that one encounters … More

Awareness, Buddha, Compassion, Equanimity, Other Thinkers, SN Goenka, Suffering

Broadening our view can loosen our grasping

‘Instead of always imposing our habitual viewpoints onto things, it can help to remind ourselves how open the world is … More

Awareness, Other Thinkers, Tulku Thondup

Meditation Allows To See Pure Mind

‘About this mind in truth there is nothing really wrong with it. It is intrinsically pure. Within itself it’s already … More

Ajahn Chah, Awareness, Meditation

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Awareness, Empathy, lama anagarika govinda, Other Thinkers

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