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Trungpa Rinpoche said that if enough people have confidence in basic goodness and our ability to pull ourselves up and be there for others, then when the challenges become great, instead of going down, society will grow stronger.
Pema Chödrön • Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World
Dipa Ma and other Buddhist teachers demonstrate the remarkable possibilities of the awakened heart. In Transformations of Consciousness, Harvard psychologist Jack Engler reports on his study of Dipa Ma and other advanced meditators.
Jack Kornfield • Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are
On the journey of the warrior-bodhisattva, the path goes down, not up, as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead of transcending the suffering of all creatures, we move toward turbulence and doubt however we can. We explore the reality and unpredictability of insecurity and pain, and we try not to push it away. If it t
... See morePema Chodron • Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Bodhichitta training offers no promise of happy endings. Rather, this “I” who wants to find security—who wants something to hold on to—can finally learn to grow up. The central question of a warrior’s training is not how we avoid uncertainty and fear but how we relate to discomfort. How do we practice with difficulty, with our emotions, with the un
... See morePema Chödrön • The Pocket Pema Chodron (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
When the sun shines on the land, it doesn’t neglect any area. It does a thorough job. Similarly, as a warrior, you never neglect your discipline. We’re not talking about military rigidity here. Rather, in all your mannerisms, every aspect of behavior, you maintain your openness to the environment. You constantly extend yourself to things around you
... See moreChogyam Trungpa • Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery
MERIT ......... When I was in Mongolia, I had several conversations with the shamans who I was travelling with, and they were very keen to encourage me to talk about a concept which they consider highly important, but which they see is often sadly missing in the shamanism being practiced in the West. This is the concept of MERIT. Now, MERIT is a Bu
... See moreAwake at Work: 35 Practical Buddhist Principles for Discovering Clarity and Balance in the Mids t of Work's Chaos
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it’s possible to function as the mere I, as one devoid of misconceptions about the self and liberated from erroneous views—especially from the misunderstanding that the compilation of parts adds up to something real and independent in its own right, not contingent on narratives and circumstances.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche • In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying
When we realize that what we think and say isn’t ultimately the truth, then what we think and say can always adapt itself to the moment. This, in fact, is what “wise action” is: Activity, speech, and relationship that arises from wisdom and is in harmony with the moment. It is action that changes and molds itself to each and every moment.