Sublime

An interesting metaphor used in Tibetan Buddhism to describe the functioning of ego is that of the “three lords of materialism”: the “lord of form,” the “lord of speech,” and the “lord of mind.”

(A good laugh is the best way to kill the Buddha.)

A Buddha is a person who has no more business to do and isn’t looking for anything. In doing nothing, in simply stopping, we can live freely and be true to ourselves, and our liberation will contribute to the liberation of all beings.

An interesting metaphor used in Tibetan Buddhism to describe the functioning of ego is that of the “three lords of materialism”: the “lord of form,” the “lord of speech,” and the “lord of mind.”

I would burn up the coarse, outer social protections and strategies in order to be free—not of life but for life, for living every day with a newly born engagement with whatever would arise.

We need to remind ourselves over and over that this approach always has to be accompanied by the sitting practice of meditation. Meditation acts as a training ground, a stronghold, and out of that, the seed of friendliness to oneself is planted. The main point is to appreciate our world, which becomes the vajra world, the warrior’s world, which is

In this approach to practice, you don’t just sign off. You acknowledge what’s happening, and then you look more closely as well.

question of acceptance. From that point of view, art is the practice of meditation, and meditation is a work of art.

Some people fight boredom in meditation, yet to be bored can be a good thing; it can mean the beginning of an appreciation for bare, plain qualities. Enduring your own consciousness is so valuable, I thought, Why shouldn’t a koan be there just to bore you? In this way, might not you appreciate your mind even when it is not being amused or having a