Category Archives: Buddhism

Tsong Khapa’s Medium-Length Transcendent Insight


Tsong Kapa is one of the major writers from Tibetan Buddhism. He is said to have single handedly transformed the Tibetan Buddhist landscape. This long essay is quite difficult to understand, but once on gets used to the terminology it … Continue reading

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Mindfulness of Breathing


Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu; For free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma. I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Savatthiin the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara’s mother, together with … Continue reading

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The Nature of Mind The Mind and the Nature of Mind


from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 10th anniversary edition, revised and updated, p. 47-49: excerpts from Chapter Four, the “Nature of Mind”, paragraph “The Mind and the Nature of Mind”. The still revolutionary insight of Buddhism … Continue reading

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Practicing Patience” byBhikshuni Thubten Chodron


Actually, if we look around, people whom wedon’t like and people who harm us are in the minority. Let’s say we’re at work, at a social gathering, or at a Dharma center with thirty people. How many of them do … Continue reading

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Jiddu Krishnamurti Talk on Reincarnation


Question: Would you please make a definite statement about the non-existence of reincarnation since increasing `scientific evidence’ is now being accumulated to prove reincarnation is a fact. I am concerned because I see large numbers of people beginning to use … Continue reading

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Mindfulness Meditation Technique


What is Mindfulness? Before discussing mindfulness meditation technique, it is important to understand the concept of “mindfulness.” Mindfulness is a state of present awareness. A relaxed state of mind, in which we are conscious of our experience, including sensations, thoughts … Continue reading

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Four Levels of Awareness, Four Ways to Practice


Every Buddhist tradition has multiple levels of practice. Over time, as one’s capacity in attention grows, it’s often possible to work at deeper levels. Of course our capacity in any moment is influenced by our circumstances and state of mind, … Continue reading

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