Teachings: Motivation

We all like peace; there is not even a single person who doesn’t like peace. But if we do not integrate it with the wisdom aspect, we will be unable to purify the defilements in our minds and completely remove the obscurations. Therefore, all we will achieve is a mere state of peace in which … READ MORE

Someone may relate to Dharma merely as a kind of remedy to be used when confused or upset. This, of course, is not the real purpose of spiritual practice. In this kind of situation, you do some practice until you have settled down, and then you set it aside and forget all about it. The … READ MORE

We all like peace; there is not even a single person who doesn’t like peace. But if we do not integrate it with the wisdom aspect, we will be unable to purify the defilements in our minds and completely remove the obscurations. Therefore, all we will achieve is a mere state of peace in which … READ MORE

So what is it that prevents a person, a practitioner on the spiritual path, from proceeding? It is selfishness, the self-cherishing attitude. We have to be careful about this point. Many people do their practice. They’ve been practicing for years. They’ve done many retreats, and it’s quite likely that they have achieved a state of … READ MORE

Rinpoche guides us through part two in this audio meditation (translated by Gerardo Abboud) for the offering and taking of Special Refuge and Special Bodhicitta prayers.   (Guided Meditation for Extra-Ordinary Taking of Refuge & Arousing Bodhicitta – Part Two)

Rinpoche guides us through part one in this audio meditation (translated by Gerardo Abboud) for the offering and taking of Special Refuge and Special Bodhicitta prayers. (Guided Meditation for Extra-Ordinary Taking of Refuge & Arousing Bodhicitta – Part One)