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19.04.202505:29
The sutras say that Mara (“devil” in Buddhism) is an insidious character and a skilled archer. It takes great effort to avoid being caught in the crosshairs of one of his five arrows, because each one targets our most vulnerable places.
The first of Mara's arrows is aimed at those who take great pride in their accomplishments or their material or spiritual wealth.
The second is aimed at those who are ignorant because they have no idea which activities and relationships to abandon and which to embrace.
The third is for those who have wrong views, for example, they do not believe in cause, condition, and effect.
The fourth is aimed at those whose forgetfulness constantly distracts them from mindfulness.
The fifth is directed at those who are distracted by the eight worldly dharmas.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
The first of Mara's arrows is aimed at those who take great pride in their accomplishments or their material or spiritual wealth.
The second is aimed at those who are ignorant because they have no idea which activities and relationships to abandon and which to embrace.
The third is for those who have wrong views, for example, they do not believe in cause, condition, and effect.
The fourth is aimed at those whose forgetfulness constantly distracts them from mindfulness.
The fifth is directed at those who are distracted by the eight worldly dharmas.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
18.04.202507:37
If you carry out auspicious activities and create favorable circumstances,
This will help your mind to follow the right direction.
If your mind follows the right direction,
It will help you improve and increase meditative experiences.
If you have proper meditative experiences,
This will help you attain perfect enlightenment.
Guru Padmasambhava
This will help your mind to follow the right direction.
If your mind follows the right direction,
It will help you improve and increase meditative experiences.
If you have proper meditative experiences,
This will help you attain perfect enlightenment.
Guru Padmasambhava
17.04.202512:11
One of the questions I am most often asked in public teachings and private conversations is, "How do I get rid of attachment? How do I get rid of hope and fear?".
The answer is simple: “By giving up trying.” Why?
Because by trying to get rid of something, we are actually only increasing hope and fear. If we treat a state, feeling, sensation, or any other experience as an enemy, we only make it stronger: we resist it and succumb to it at the same time. The middle path suggested by the Buddha begins by simply looking at what we are thinking or feeling, whatever that experience may be: I am angry, I am jealous, I am tired, I am afraid.
In the process of such observation, we gradually begin to notice that thoughts and feelings are not as solid and durable as they first seemed. Impermanence has its advantages. Everything changes - even our hopes and fears.
Yonge Mingyur Rinpoche
The answer is simple: “By giving up trying.” Why?
Because by trying to get rid of something, we are actually only increasing hope and fear. If we treat a state, feeling, sensation, or any other experience as an enemy, we only make it stronger: we resist it and succumb to it at the same time. The middle path suggested by the Buddha begins by simply looking at what we are thinking or feeling, whatever that experience may be: I am angry, I am jealous, I am tired, I am afraid.
In the process of such observation, we gradually begin to notice that thoughts and feelings are not as solid and durable as they first seemed. Impermanence has its advantages. Everything changes - even our hopes and fears.
Yonge Mingyur Rinpoche
17.04.202505:19
Yoga is not something you do. It is whom you become through practice.
B.K.S. Iyengar
B.K.S. Iyengar
16.04.202504:47
Our true mind is like a lotus - originally pure, untainted, and full of perfect qualities.
Even if the lotus grows in water, the water cannot pollute it.
So is the mind: although it is immersed in thoughts and emotions, its essence remains intact, like lotus petals in the morning sun.
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Even if the lotus grows in water, the water cannot pollute it.
So is the mind: although it is immersed in thoughts and emotions, its essence remains intact, like lotus petals in the morning sun.
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
15.04.202512:05
Seeing a monk circumambulating around a stupa one day, Dromtonpa addressed him: “Doing circumambulation is good, but it would be better to practice Dharma.”
The monk thought, “Perhaps it would be better to do prostrations.” Seeing the monk doing prostrations, Dromtonpa said to him, "It is good that you are prostrating, but it would be better to practice Dharma."
When the monk tried reciting prayers and meditation, Dromtonpa repeated the same words again. Finally, the monk asked Dromtonpa, “So what should I do?” Dromtonpa replied, “Turn away in your heart from this life!”
Dromtonpa repeated three times, “Turn away in your heart from this life!”
Lama Sopa Rinpoche
The monk thought, “Perhaps it would be better to do prostrations.” Seeing the monk doing prostrations, Dromtonpa said to him, "It is good that you are prostrating, but it would be better to practice Dharma."
When the monk tried reciting prayers and meditation, Dromtonpa repeated the same words again. Finally, the monk asked Dromtonpa, “So what should I do?” Dromtonpa replied, “Turn away in your heart from this life!”
Dromtonpa repeated three times, “Turn away in your heart from this life!”
Lama Sopa Rinpoche
15.04.202505:46
Be content with what you have, be happy with what happens to you. When you realize that you do not lack anything, the whole universe will belong to you.
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu
14.04.202506:10
If the practitioner does not make the basis of his practice the self-release of thoughts at the moment of their arising, the continuous flow of subconscious discursive thinking generated by the mind will cause the accumulation of karma that keeps him in the cycle of existence.
So, the continuous release of all gross and subtle thoughts at the very moment of their arising is the basis of practice.
Patrul Rinpoche
So, the continuous release of all gross and subtle thoughts at the very moment of their arising is the basis of practice.
Patrul Rinpoche
13.04.202507:57
Even if you look into the nature of your mind for a billion years, you will never see any particular “thing” there, only emptiness. That is the Dharmakaya deity; you see it when you look there. No matter how much you investigate, no matter how much you analyze, with all diligence, this nature of mind, you will never find any concrete content or material filling in it. That is why it is called uncreated emptiness. Realizing this, you come face to face with, or attain, the vision of the Buddha Dharmakaya. Who sees that the mind is empty after all? You have some cognizing quality of knowledge that can see its emptiness. It is different from space, for space does not see itself. The mind, on the other hand, is cognizing and yet is empty. The emptiness quality is Dharmakaya, the cognizing quality is Sambhogakaya, and their unity is Nirmanakaya.
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
12.04.202506:27
The perception of the external world depends on the mind. We cannot find a material world that exists completely separate from the mind. The material world is a reflection of the mind, not something independently existing.
If your understanding of this leads you to realize the nature of the mind, you will automatically realize the nature of the external world. There is no need to study the nature of the world separately. We realize the nature of the external world through realizing the nature of the mind because it is unity in diversity.
This is the same as comprehending non-different wisdom.
Gampopa
If your understanding of this leads you to realize the nature of the mind, you will automatically realize the nature of the external world. There is no need to study the nature of the world separately. We realize the nature of the external world through realizing the nature of the mind because it is unity in diversity.
This is the same as comprehending non-different wisdom.
Gampopa
11.04.202505:11
The most important disadvantage of smoking is that it closes a man's Brahma door on the top of his head. So at the time of his death, it will be extremely difficult for him to practice Pho-wa in an attempt to bring his consciousness through this door in order to either free himself from cyclic existence or to pass into one of the three higher worlds.
For the benefit of self and others, all Dharma practitioners should avoid smoking altogether!
Chatral Rinpoche
For the benefit of self and others, all Dharma practitioners should avoid smoking altogether!
Chatral Rinpoche
10.04.202502:14
When sunlight falls on the crystal, lights of all the colors of the rainbow appear, but no substance in them can be grasped. Similarly, all thoughts in their infinite variety - devotion, compassion, harm, desire - are utterly meaningless.
There is no thought that is anything other than emptiness; if you recognize the empty nature of thoughts the moment they arise, they will dissolve.
Attachment and hatred can never disturb the mind. Deceptive emotions will collapse on their own. No negative actions accumulate so that no suffering will follow.
Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche
There is no thought that is anything other than emptiness; if you recognize the empty nature of thoughts the moment they arise, they will dissolve.
Attachment and hatred can never disturb the mind. Deceptive emotions will collapse on their own. No negative actions accumulate so that no suffering will follow.
Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche
09.04.202506:48
The only difference between meditation and the normal, everyday process of thinking, feeling, and sensorics is the application of the simple, unvarnished awareness that arises when you allow your mind to rest as it is - without chasing thoughts or being distracted by feelings or sensorics.
Mingyur Rinpoche
Mingyur Rinpoche
08.04.202514:10
Patience is essentially the ability to endure suffering. It is the fertile soil in which the flowers of the Dharma (in other words, the three disciplines) can grow and spread the fragrance of good qualities.
Three kinds of patience surround these flowers like a protective fence. The first is the patience to endure the suffering and difficulties that arise when one strives to achieve the twin goals of becoming a Buddha for one's own sake and the well-being of others.
The second kind of patience is the ability to put up with the injuries that others may inflict. In contrast, the third kind is the ability to face the doctrine of emptiness and other profound teachings without fear or apprehension.
Kangyur Rinpoche
Three kinds of patience surround these flowers like a protective fence. The first is the patience to endure the suffering and difficulties that arise when one strives to achieve the twin goals of becoming a Buddha for one's own sake and the well-being of others.
The second kind of patience is the ability to put up with the injuries that others may inflict. In contrast, the third kind is the ability to face the doctrine of emptiness and other profound teachings without fear or apprehension.
Kangyur Rinpoche
08.04.202505:58
Do not repay with anger the one who is angry with you -
And you will win a battle that is hard to win.
He who knows that the other is seized with anger,
But consciously keeps peace in his soul, practicing for the good of both,
For the good of himself and the good of the other.
Sanyutta-nikaya
And you will win a battle that is hard to win.
He who knows that the other is seized with anger,
But consciously keeps peace in his soul, practicing for the good of both,
For the good of himself and the good of the other.
Sanyutta-nikaya
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The sutras say that Mara (“devil” in Buddhism) is an insidious character and a skilled archer. It takes great effort to avoid being caught in the crosshairs of one of his five arrows, because each one targets our most vulnerable places.
The first of Mara's arrows is aimed at those who take great pride in their accomplishments or their material or spiritual wealth.
The second is aimed at those who are ignorant because they have no idea which activities and relationships to abandon and which to embrace.
The third is for those who have wrong views, for example, they do not believe in cause, condition, and effect.
The fourth is aimed at those whose forgetfulness constantly distracts them from mindfulness.
The fifth is directed at those who are distracted by the eight worldly dharmas.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
The first of Mara's arrows is aimed at those who take great pride in their accomplishments or their material or spiritual wealth.
The second is aimed at those who are ignorant because they have no idea which activities and relationships to abandon and which to embrace.
The third is for those who have wrong views, for example, they do not believe in cause, condition, and effect.
The fourth is aimed at those whose forgetfulness constantly distracts them from mindfulness.
The fifth is directed at those who are distracted by the eight worldly dharmas.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
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Dharma - The Way Things Are
05.04.202511:28
On another occasion, the Buddha said: «Brothers, when I speak to you, do not accept my words blindly merely out of love and respect for me. But test it, test it, test it as a goldsmith tests gold by cutting it, subjecting it to fire, and striking it with a hammer to determine whether it is genuine or counterfeit. Take my words to heart and follow them only if you find them reasonable». This is also the Buddha's way. This is how the Buddha encouraged everyone to think through ideas and concepts by themselves, with their own minds.
Some religions warn against this and ask you simply to believe what they say and teach. Otherwise, their god will send them to hell. The Buddha never uttered curses and never promised punishment to those who did not believe in him.
As for worship rituals, they have no place at all in the Buddha's teachings. You may ask why Buddhists lay flowers in front of the Buddha's image. However, by doing so, they are only showing their gratitude to the greatest Guru for his selfless, lifelong service to all mankind, for his teachings, and for opening the righteous path to the whole world. This is by no means a ritual.
It is not so important whether you take refuge in the Buddha or not. What is important is to lead a good life by following the path he pointed out. The Buddha had one devoted and respectful disciple. One day, sitting down next to him, he looked directly at the Buddha, who was at that moment in his holiest and most beautiful form. The Buddha understood the disciple's condition and said: «What is the use of looking at this body, a mass of flesh and bones? ... Get out of here and look at the Dhamma» (i.e., practice the virtues, follow the law of truth).
Whether you take refuge or not is not as important as living a good life, pure in deed, word, and thought. You are a true follower of the Buddha if you try to lead a pure life.
Venerable Balangoda Anandamaitreya
Some religions warn against this and ask you simply to believe what they say and teach. Otherwise, their god will send them to hell. The Buddha never uttered curses and never promised punishment to those who did not believe in him.
As for worship rituals, they have no place at all in the Buddha's teachings. You may ask why Buddhists lay flowers in front of the Buddha's image. However, by doing so, they are only showing their gratitude to the greatest Guru for his selfless, lifelong service to all mankind, for his teachings, and for opening the righteous path to the whole world. This is by no means a ritual.
It is not so important whether you take refuge in the Buddha or not. What is important is to lead a good life by following the path he pointed out. The Buddha had one devoted and respectful disciple. One day, sitting down next to him, he looked directly at the Buddha, who was at that moment in his holiest and most beautiful form. The Buddha understood the disciple's condition and said: «What is the use of looking at this body, a mass of flesh and bones? ... Get out of here and look at the Dhamma» (i.e., practice the virtues, follow the law of truth).
Whether you take refuge or not is not as important as living a good life, pure in deed, word, and thought. You are a true follower of the Buddha if you try to lead a pure life.
Venerable Balangoda Anandamaitreya
29.03.202507:51
There is no single Buddhism. There are many Buddhist teachings. When Buddhism enters a country, that country also acquires a new form of Buddhism. The Buddhist teachings in that country will differ from those in other countries. Buddhism, to remain authentic, must align with and conform to the psychology and culture of the society it serves.
Titus Nhat Hanh
Titus Nhat Hanh
07.04.202506:45
There is only one reality. And you are it, although you do not know it. But when you awaken to that reality, you are no longer something, you are everything and always. And that is all.
Kalu Rinpoche
Kalu Rinpoche
04.04.202506:37
Guru is the nature of our mind. If we have realized the nature of mind, there is no need for an external guru. If comprehension of [the nature of] the mind is maintained in and out of meditation, then the guru is beyond meeting and parting.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
05.04.202506:25
The source of all demons is in the mind itself. When awareness holds and embraces any external object, it is at the mercy of the demon.
Machig Labdron
Machig Labdron
26.03.202506:59
Suppose you do not meditate on death and impermanence. In that case, you will not have the opportunity to practice the Dharma in its purest form, the practice will remain an aspiration that is constantly postponed, and you may regret the day when death comes, but by then, it will be too late!
Chatral Rinpoche
Chatral Rinpoche
27.03.202506:35
All the water and drink you’ve consumed from beginningless time until now has failed to satisfy your thirst or bring you contentment.
Drink therefore of this stream of enlightened mind, Fortunate Ones.
Milarepa
Drink therefore of this stream of enlightened mind, Fortunate Ones.
Milarepa
08.04.202505:58
Do not repay with anger the one who is angry with you -
And you will win a battle that is hard to win.
He who knows that the other is seized with anger,
But consciously keeps peace in his soul, practicing for the good of both,
For the good of himself and the good of the other.
Sanyutta-nikaya
And you will win a battle that is hard to win.
He who knows that the other is seized with anger,
But consciously keeps peace in his soul, practicing for the good of both,
For the good of himself and the good of the other.
Sanyutta-nikaya
11.04.202505:11
The most important disadvantage of smoking is that it closes a man's Brahma door on the top of his head. So at the time of his death, it will be extremely difficult for him to practice Pho-wa in an attempt to bring his consciousness through this door in order to either free himself from cyclic existence or to pass into one of the three higher worlds.
For the benefit of self and others, all Dharma practitioners should avoid smoking altogether!
Chatral Rinpoche
For the benefit of self and others, all Dharma practitioners should avoid smoking altogether!
Chatral Rinpoche
24.03.202512:32
If we are often sick, we should not kill even insects.
If we never get anything, we should avoid taking what we are not given.
If we have problems with our spouse, we should beware of improper sexual behavior.
If no one believes us, we must do our best not to lie.
When no one listens to us, we must beware of the tendency to engage in idle talk.
When we are very lonely, we must make sure we don't speak ill of others.
When we are never satisfied with what we have, we must remove envy from our minds.
When we are treated with contempt, we should not react with feelings of ill will, and when we are stupid, we should try our best to avoid bad views.
Kalu Rinpoche
If we never get anything, we should avoid taking what we are not given.
If we have problems with our spouse, we should beware of improper sexual behavior.
If no one believes us, we must do our best not to lie.
When no one listens to us, we must beware of the tendency to engage in idle talk.
When we are very lonely, we must make sure we don't speak ill of others.
When we are never satisfied with what we have, we must remove envy from our minds.
When we are treated with contempt, we should not react with feelings of ill will, and when we are stupid, we should try our best to avoid bad views.
Kalu Rinpoche
18.04.202507:37
If you carry out auspicious activities and create favorable circumstances,
This will help your mind to follow the right direction.
If your mind follows the right direction,
It will help you improve and increase meditative experiences.
If you have proper meditative experiences,
This will help you attain perfect enlightenment.
Guru Padmasambhava
This will help your mind to follow the right direction.
If your mind follows the right direction,
It will help you improve and increase meditative experiences.
If you have proper meditative experiences,
This will help you attain perfect enlightenment.
Guru Padmasambhava
30.03.202506:27
Oral instruction does not mean many books but rather a few words that hit the target and convey the essence of meaning into your mind.
Vision does not mean just a philosophical opinion; it is freedom from the limitations of mental constructs.
Meditation does not mean mental concentration on something; it means that your mind remains steadfast in its natural ability to know, free from mental effort.
Spontaneous action does not mean licentious behavior; it means freedom from the habit of clinging to illusory sensations as reality.
Distinguishing knowledge (prajña) does not refer to the sharp faculties of mistaken thinking; it is the realization that all dharmas are unborn and free from mental constructions.
Guru Padmasambhava
Vision does not mean just a philosophical opinion; it is freedom from the limitations of mental constructs.
Meditation does not mean mental concentration on something; it means that your mind remains steadfast in its natural ability to know, free from mental effort.
Spontaneous action does not mean licentious behavior; it means freedom from the habit of clinging to illusory sensations as reality.
Distinguishing knowledge (prajña) does not refer to the sharp faculties of mistaken thinking; it is the realization that all dharmas are unborn and free from mental constructions.
Guru Padmasambhava
15.04.202505:46
Be content with what you have, be happy with what happens to you. When you realize that you do not lack anything, the whole universe will belong to you.
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu
25.03.202506:27
Thoughts will keep coming as long as the potential for them is within you. Good thoughts, evil thoughts - they will all keep coming. There is nothing you can do about this flow, but at the same time, this flow of thoughts does not have to be a problem.
Be yourself, be the peace that is your true nature, and it will not matter what happens. Walk, eat, drink, sleep, meditate, but never think that you are the one doing all of these things. The thought that you are doing something is a thought that poisons your life. Because as soon as you think that you are doing something, you will start thinking that you need to do something else to put yourself in a better position. You don't need to do anything to experience the nectar of Self. All you have to do is to let go of the idea that you are doing anything at all.
Annamalai Swami
Be yourself, be the peace that is your true nature, and it will not matter what happens. Walk, eat, drink, sleep, meditate, but never think that you are the one doing all of these things. The thought that you are doing something is a thought that poisons your life. Because as soon as you think that you are doing something, you will start thinking that you need to do something else to put yourself in a better position. You don't need to do anything to experience the nectar of Self. All you have to do is to let go of the idea that you are doing anything at all.
Annamalai Swami
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