February 2012
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Mirror, mirror, at the door →
Not focusing on others’ faults doesn’t mean that we never recognize they have delusions (uncontrolled, unpeaceful minds) or develop the wish to help them overcome these – our mistake is conflating the person with the delusions. As my teacher says:
It is because they distinguish between delusions and persons that Buddhas are able to see the faults of delusions without ever seeing a single fault...
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“At 8am this morning, as I was peacefully absorbed in meditation, someone honked...”
– From the article Mirror, mirror, at the door.
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Dancing Dakini Wisdom: The other main reason .... →
dharma-thoughts:
…we become unhappy and angry is because we are faced with a situation we do not want or like. Every day we encounter hundreds of situations we do not like, from stubbing our toe or having a disagreement with our partner, to discover our house has burnt down or that we have…
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“If we are skillful, friends can be like treasure chests, from whom we can gain...”
– ~ Transform Your Life, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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Ask a Buddhist: My Boss is stressing me out →
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“As time goes on in our search for the ideal partner, we are often willing to...”
– ~ Falling in love (again) according to Buddhism
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“Buddha used an exquisite analogy for attachment: it is like licking honey from a...”
– ~ From Falling in love (again) according to Buddhism
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“We should learn to rejoice in others’ virtuous actions, happiness, good...”
– Geshe Kelsang Gyatso ~ “Mahamudra Tantra” (via dancingdakini)
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“Attachment weakens us, and we give away the key to our happiness. Love...”
– ~ Love, attachment and desire according to Buddhism
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“Are you a spiritual person?!
Having strong attachment is the opposite to the...”
– From Love, attachment and desire according to Buddhism
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A Tribute To Geshe Kelsang Gyatso →
Few Buddhist masters have had as extensive an impact on the Buddhist world at large than Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. With over 1,100 Buddhist centers (and growing) across both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has brought the Dharma to places which may…
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“Happy Valentine’s Day! A good day to talk about love, I think. This is the...”
– From Love, attachment and desire according to Buddhism, Kadampa Life
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“Useful tip: If you find it hard seeing everyone as your kind mother, as in the...”
– ~ Kadampa Life
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Have you ever fallen for a perfect stranger? →
We can love anyone so we might as well love everyone.
Genuine love entails noticing and accepting that everything and everyone changes all the time while it itself endures. Love does not take appearances at face value. Love does not judge the book by its cover. If love depends on everything and everyone staying the same, it is actually not love at all but attachment.
An article on love to...
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“A meditation for everyone in Homs, Syria
I invited all the holy beings...”
– “If you do not help us, we will be killed” — what can we do about Homs, Syria? Kadampa Life.
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Blossoms of Wisdom: Connecting with others good... →
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I have come to realize that when I have difficulty seeing the good qualities in others it is because I am not relating to their essence. Their real nature, the thing which connects us all. In Buddhism, we call it Buddha-nature. In Transform Your Life Geshe Kelsang says: “Instead of focusing on…
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The Faults of Anger
Anger is one of the most common and destructive delusions, and it afflicts our mind almost every day. To solve the problem of anger, we first need to recognize the anger within our mind, acknowledge how it harms both ourself and others, and appreciate the benefits of being patient in the face of difficulties. We then need to apply practical methods in our daily life to reduce our anger and...
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“When we hear the Mahayana Buddhist teachings, we come to understand that the...”
– ~ from Kadampa Life, Giving ourselves permission to be happy
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“Sometimes our lives are so busy helping others that we get out of the habit of...”
– From Giving ourselves permission to be happy, Kadampa Life
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“Buddhist meditation or Dharma is designed to make us happier and more free. We...”
– From Meditation in the pursuit of happiness, Kadampa Life
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Dancing Dakini Wisdom: Root Delusion: Ignorance →
dancingdakini:
The fourth of the six root delusions is ignorance. There are two definitions of ignorance. The general definition is of confusion or lacking knowledge of something. This is the definition of ignorance most of us use in everyday life. The specific definition of ignorance only refers to…
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“We don’t need to be great meditator to discover our potential. In truth, even if...”
– How to avoid stress and burnout at work, Kadampa Life
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January 2012
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“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he...”
– - Epicurus - Greek philosopher, BC 341-270
Food for thought. More on the subject here.
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“Mindfulness overcomes distractions — which are all those thoughts we don’t want...”
– From Kadampa Life
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