A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the
production of Guinness beer.
~
-Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los
-Angeles de Porciúncula" or "The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of Angels,
+Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los
+Angeles de Porciuncula" or "The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of Angels,
of Porziuncola", although its official name is simply "El Pueblo de
la Reina de Los Angeles".
~
Instead, take a few moments to stop your ordinary chain of thoughts. This is
especially relevant if you are very busy and have only five minutes for your
daily practice, but even ordinarily we have this constant stream of thoughts.
-Suppose that just before practice you have a fight with your fianc�. This
+Suppose that just before practice you have a fight with your fiance. This
will probably trigger a chain of thoughts about what you want to say to your
partner. If you start your practice in the midst of all this, it is not going
to go so well. This is why it helps to put a stop to this chain of thoughts
-- Glenn Mullin, "The Practice of Kalachakra", foreword by H.H. the Dalai
Lama, published by Snow Lion Publications
~
-After suffering severe puncture wounds without shooting any goop on my
-opponent, I realized I was simply outgunned. Never bring caulk to a
+After suffering severe puncture wounds without shooting any goop on my
+opponent, I realized I was simply outgunned. Never bring caulk to a
nailgun fight.
-- Stephanie S. Thompson
~
the feet of a holy person or touching the doorstep before entering his or her
door, and then touching our foreheads. This is not merely a cultural
tradition, but is acknowledging something very profound.(p.73)
- -- Khenpo Karthar, "Dharma Paths" 2nd Edition, translated by Ngödup Burkhar
- and Chöjor Radha, edited by Laura M. Roth, published by Snow Lion
+ -- Khenpo Karthar, "Dharma Paths" 2nd Edition, translated by Ngoedup Burkhar
+ and Choejor Radha, edited by Laura M. Roth, published by Snow Lion
Publications
~
According to the lower schools of Buddhist thought, when a being, like
Ethics", trans. by the Kalu Rinpoche Translation Group, under the
direction of Ven. Bokar Rinpoche, published by Snow Lion Publications
~
- How to Become a Receptacle Suitable for Cultivating the Paths.
You are
-made into a vessel suitable for cultivating the path through entering a
-mandala such as that of the Vajra Element, receiving initiation, and receiving
-the pledges and vows.
+How to Become a Receptacle Suitable for Cultivating the Paths.
+
+You are made into a vessel suitable for cultivating the path through entering
+a mandala such as that of the Vajra Element, receiving initiation, and
+receiving the pledges and vows.
Concerning this, there are two types: those who merely enter a mandala and
those who enter and receive initiation, of which there are two types. The
former are those who cannot hold the vows of the five lineages but who hold
have.
-- Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, from "Vivid Awareness", in "The Best Buddhist
Writing 2012", edited by Melvin McLeod and the editors of the Shambhala
- Sun, pages 196–197.
+ Sun, pages 196-197.
~
We all have to recognize the tremendous opportunity that we have. As humans
we have this rare intelligence, but there is a real danger that we will waste
Shantideva wants to save himself grief by remaining open and attentive.
Nothing will improve, he says, unless we become more intelligent about cause
and effect. This is a message worth considering seriously.
- -- Pema Chödrön, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the
+ -- Pema Chodron, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the
Bodhisattva".
~
Shantideva cites three benefits of pain. First, it is valuable because
get smarter about cause and result. Based on this understanding, we'll have
less inclination to cause harm, and more desire to gather virtue and benefit
others.
- -- Pema Chödrön, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the
+ -- Pema Chodron, from "No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the
Bodhisattva"
~
Since emptiness, from between positive and negative phenomena, is a negative
aggregates; and (c) mental states that are conditioned, for example, by
attitudes of naively fixating on the pleasures of the senses. One should not
rely on such consciousness.
- -- Jamgön Kongtrül Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven
+ -- Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven
and Book Eight, Parts One and Two"
~
Such is the process of karma: it is ineluctable; its results are greatly
could occur in the experience of an arhat--occur due to negative karma one
has reinforced in the past; for it is not in accord with the nature of things
that suffering be due to positive karma.
- -- Jamgön Kongtrül Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven
+ -- Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven
and Book Eight, Parts One and Two"
~
"That which is seen and that which is touched are of a dream-like and
wisdom the qualities of realization and abandonment are therefore completely
inseparable and do not exist as two different things.
-- Arya Maitreya, "Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with
- Commentary", with commentary by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodro Thaye
+ Commentary", with commentary by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye
~
"Vehicle" (yana) has two meanings: the means by which one progresses and
the destination to which one is progressing. Mahayana in the sense of the
you, but not being you, is very resourceful. You become a complete mountain
man: you know how to make fire and cook food. But it doesn't mean anything.
You are still nobody. That is the inspiration.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume
One: The Individual Path of Liberation"
~
Interdependence is our reality, whether we accept it or not. In order to
-- Longchenpa, "You Are the Eyes of the World"
~
- Devotion, or mögü in Tibetan, can be divided into two aspects: möpa and
-küpa. Möpa means "longing" or "wanting," and küpa means "humility,"
-"respect," or "being without arrogance." With küpa, you are not pretending
+ Devotion, or mogu in Tibetan, can be divided into two aspects: mopa and
+kupa. Mopa means "longing" or "wanting," and kupa means "humility,"
+"respect," or "being without arrogance." With kupa, you are not pretending
to be somebody who has reached a higher level of wisdom. So in devotion,
longing and humbleness are put together. That state of mind brings openness
to the teacher and to the dharma.
- With küpa, the longing of möpa does not become purely an emotional
+ With kupa, the longing of mopa does not become purely an emotional
indulgence or demand on the part of either the student or the teacher. The
-devotion of küpa is the respect or sacredness that comes from that experience
-of aah [the space before first thought]! Küpa arises because every highlight
+devotion of kupa is the respect or sacredness that comes from that experience
+of aah [the space before first thought]! Kupa arises because every highlight
in your life has always been touched by the sacredness of vajrayana, even
before you knew it.
-- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma,
When in the pardo, don't control, but be aware.
When there is fruition, let it arise without obscuration.
- -- from "The Life of Marpa the Translator" translated by Chögyam Trungpa
+ -- from "The Life of Marpa the Translator" translated by Chogyam Trungpa
and the Nalanda Translation Committee.
~
The Four Seals in Buddhism are:
garbage; they are worth flushing out so that something real could come up.
Then paramita activity begins to make sense, and you begin to act in a more
genuine way.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma.
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma.
Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion"
~
If we unbalance nature, humankind will suffer. Furthermore, we must consider
you would like to re-create it. It is like going back to an adult bookshop
and getting more magazines. But with discipline, you control any form of
potential escape from reality.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma.
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma.
Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion"
~
The essence of all the songs can be epitomized by the four dharmas of
journey and we feel it is good. The fourth dharma is the total vision. When
we are able to overcome confusion and anxiety, even our anxiety is not
regarded as anti-dharma or anti-path. Cosmic wakefulness takes place.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa's in the foreword to "The Rain of Wisdom: The Essence of
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa's in the foreword to "The Rain of Wisdom: The Essence of
the Ocean of True Meaning"
~
Scrutinize Apperances
The Epic of Gesar
Through aspiration prayers and arousing bodhicitta, for the noble families the
-time had come to tame the māras and cannibal demons of Tibet, and resounding
+time had come to tame the maras and cannibal demons of Tibet, and resounding
as self-arising formless sound from the sky was this song, which invokes the
enlightened mindstreams [of all the sages]:
-- H.H. the Dalai Lama, from "Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a
Buddhist Perspective"
~
-The Fifth Dalai Lama (1617–1682) was perhaps the most mystical of all the
+The Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682) was perhaps the most mystical of all the
Dalai Lamas in that he seemed to spend much of his time in a state of trance.
During these trances many gurus of past ages, as well as mandala deities,
buddhas, and bodhisattvas, would appear directly to him and give him secret
karmic formation, by grasping as if there were an "I" and "mine." (2)
Formation afflicts wandering beings by implanting the seeds of subsequent
existence in the consciousness. In this way, when the root text states:
-"Wandering beings are afflicted due to…," it should be understood to
+"Wandering beings are afflicted due to...," it should be understood to
apply to all the remaining links as well, from consciousness on. Accordingly,
(3) consciousness becomes infused with habitual tendencies and leads sentient
beings to the place of their birth. (4) Name and form take hold of the body
not differentiated in terms of their essence. Just like distinct causes and
results appearing in a dream, they are nothing but perceptions of individual
minds brought forth by the power of imputation.
- -- Heidi I. Köppl, "Establishing Appearances as Divine: Rongzom Chökyi
+ -- Heidi I. Koeppl, "Establishing Appearances as Divine: Rongzom Chokyi
Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity", Shambhala and Snow Lion
Publications
~
harmonious mind regardless of external conditions. This becomes a matter of
how much we habituate ourselves to the Dharma teachings.
-- from "Opening the Treasure of the Profound: Teachings on the Songs of
- Jigten Sumgön and Milarepa", by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,
+ Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa", by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,
Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion Publications
~
What is true patience and how can we develop it? Patience is imperturbability
relies on empty concepts. If we are to realize the art of freedom, if we are
to discover our creative potential, we need to rely on the experience of our
intrinsic vibrant emptiness--the beginningless ground of what we are.
- -- Ngakpa Chögyam and Khandro Déchen, from "Roaring Silence: Discovering
+ -- Ngakpa Chogyam and Khandro Dochen, from "Roaring Silence: Discovering
the Mind of Dzogchen", published by Shambhala Publications and Snow Lion
Publications
~
mastery over their minds, which abide like space without any appearance of
characteristics. Thus, no matter what they encounter, they are able to act as
they please without being bound by any attachment or aversion.
- -- Karl Brunnhölzl, from "Mining for Wisdom within Delusion: Maitreya's
+ -- Karl Brunnhoelzl, from "Mining for Wisdom within Delusion: Maitreya's
Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena and Its Indian
and Tibetan Commentaries", published by Shambhala Publications and Snow
Lion Publications
seeing green or yellow. But when dharma speaks about reality, we see that it
is worth stepping out of our little world of habitual patterns, our little
nest. In that way, the dharma brings greater vision.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation, Volume One of
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation, Volume One of
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
There is no attainment of the three kayas of buddha.
Not negation, beyond hope and fear,
Without ground or root--such is the fruition.
- - from "The Life of Marpa the Translator", translated by Chögyam Trungpa
+ - from "The Life of Marpa the Translator", translated by Chogyam Trungpa
and the Nalanda Translation Committee, published by Shambhala Publications
~
FDR's Economic Bill of Rights
it is phony, out of the question altogether. It is fine to offer our
particular skills or neuroses to the guru as a gift or an opening gesture.
But if we begin to dress up our neuroses as virtues, like a person writing a
-resumé, that is unacceptable. Devotion without arrogance demands that we
+resume, that is unacceptable. Devotion without arrogance demands that we
stop clinging to our particular case history, that we relate to the teacher
and to the world in a naked and direct way, without hiding behind credentials.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Heart of the Buddha: Entering the Tibetan
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Heart of the Buddha: Entering the Tibetan
Buddhist Path", published by Shambhala Publications
~
To study and to contemplate what one has learned is very important, but these
consciousness; and to focus on the definitive meaning and not focus on the
meaning that guides. These four things are things to be realized; they are
not four kinds of spiritual individuals.
- -- Jamgön Kongtrul, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven and Book
+ -- Jamgon Kongtrul, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven and Book
Eight, Parts One and Two: Foundations of Buddhist Study and Practice",
published by Shambhala Publications
~
It is neither to be improved by the noble ones
Nor made worse by sentient beings.
-- from "Luminous Heart: The Third Karmapa on Consciousness, Wisdom, and
- Buddha Nature", translated by Karl Brunnhölzl, published by Shambhala
+ Buddha Nature", translated by Karl Brunnhoelzl, published by Shambhala
Publications
~
It is possible to mistake attachment for loving-kindness and compassion.
or use a bar of soap. Such actions may seem rather ordinary, but they come
from a very powerful instinct. That sense of workability comes from ultimate
bodhichitta.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume
Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by
Shambhala Publications
~
not to grasp onto or propagate the notion of me-ness, or "I am." Experiencing
egolessness is a process of letting go. But you do not regard the ego as an
enemy or obstacle, you regard it as a brussels sprout that you cook and eat.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. Volume
Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by
Shambhala Publications
~
But if you look beyond such things, and beyond beyond, you find that there is
no substance. That is ultimate prajna: it is the discovery of egolessness,
which frees you from fixation.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma.
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma.
Volume Two: The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by
Shambhala Publications
~
the view of the Mind-Only school that all phenomena are mind, and in the
Middle Way view that all phenomena are emptiness, helps us transform our
confused consciousness into perfect wisdom.
- -- Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso, in "Stars of Wisdom", published by Shambhala
+ -- Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, in "Stars of Wisdom", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
Egolessness is not the same as self-extinction. We do not cease to exist,
a little artificial joy and happiness, but these don't last long. Truly
substantial and lasting happiness and peace can be established only by
exercising our inner mind with the precious Dharma teachings. This is the
-purpose of our meditation practice, and this is what Jigten Sumgön taught.
+purpose of our meditation practice, and this is what Jigten Sumgon taught.
Mental afflictions and neuroses can be pacified only through the Dharma.
Dharma is the ultimate remedy for confusion.
-- Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen, "Opening the Treasure of the Profound",
dharma is actually a part of you. That is the meaning of taming yourself...
Becoming a dharmic person means that in your everyday life from morning to
morning, around the clock, you are not trying to kid anybody.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation: Volume One of
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "The Path of Individual Liberation: Volume One of
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
Not acting on our habitual patterns is only the first step toward not harming
others or ourselves. The transformative process begins at a deeper level when
we contact the rawness we're left with whenever we refrain. As a way of
-working with our aggressive tendencies, Dzigar Kongtrül teaches the
+working with our aggressive tendencies, Dzigar Kongtrul teaches the
nonviolent practice of simmering. He says that rather than "boil in our
aggression like a piece of meat cooking in a soup," we simmer in it. We
allow ourselves to wait, to sit patiently with the urge to act or speak in our
usual ways and feel the full force of that urge without turning away or giving
in. This is the journey of developing a kindhearted and courageous tolerance
for our pain.
- -- Pema Chödrön, "Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change",
+ -- Pema Chodron, "Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change",
published by Shambhala Publications
~
During lifetimes spent wandering in the round of rebirth without beginning or
rather than you making it happen. It's just there, without direction,
without me, without "for them." It's full of joy, a spontaneously
existing grin of joy, constant joy.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with
Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness", published by
Shambhala Publications
~
all false science and imposture is in the desire to accept false causes rather
than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge
our own ignorance.
- -- William Hazlitt (1778–1830)
+ -- William Hazlitt (1778-1830)
~
Not only are there two different categories of phenomena, the person and the
external phenomena, there are also two different types of misconceptions with
pointedness and the mahayana discipline of openess and compassionate
nonterritoriality. Out of that comes vajrayana magic, which is that we are
able to cut our thoughts abruptly and directly. On the spot!
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, in "The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness",
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, in "The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness",
published by Shambhala Publications
~
When, in the Mahayana, one goes for refuge, one cultivates an unbearably
example, our society is like numbers. When we count, we must always begin
with the number "1." If I think about society, I must start with myself as
"number one."
- -- Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, from "Dzogchen Teachings", published by Shambhala
+ -- Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, from "Dzogchen Teachings", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
One of my favorite quotes from the Buddha is: "Let us rise up and be
fundamentally designed simply to bring to light what is already there, in all
of its perfection, in all of its completeness. This is the pure fountain of
loving-kindness and wisdom we are trying to cultivate.
- The mantra OṂ MAṆI PADME HŪṂ is associated with Avalokiteśvara,
+ The mantra OM MANI PADME HUM‚ is associated with Avalokiteshvara,
the embodiment of enlightened compassion, and the mantra is the verbal
articulation of that same quality of compassion. Among the many
-interpretations of the mantra, here is one I find especially meaningful. Oṃ
-signifies the manifest body, speech, and mind. Maṇi in Sanskrit means
-"jewel." Padme, pronounced pémé in Tibetan, means "in the lotus."
-Hūṃ, pronounced by the Tibetans as hoong, is a syllable suggestive of the
+interpretations of the mantra, here is one I find especially meaningful. Om
+signifies the manifest body, speech, and mind. Mani in Sanskrit means
+"jewel." Padme, pronounced peymey in Tibetan, means "in the lotus."
+Hum, pronounced by the Tibetans as hoong, is a syllable suggestive of the
deepest, essential, transcendent nature of consciousness. So the mantra
starts out from the manifest state of the body, speech, and mind, then through
the metaphor of the jewel in the lotus, goes to the depths of consciousness.
Americans--with their car obsessions--have a good expression for this:
"Where the rubber meets the road." Let's say there's a shiny new car
on the floor. It appears to be perfect. But we still need to take it for a
-test–drive. The car that never leaves the shop is like a practitioner
+test-drive. The car that never leaves the shop is like a practitioner
reciting nice words about compassion and selflessness, but removed from the
-opportunity to test–drive their intentions and aspirations. How do the
+opportunity to test-drive their intentions and aspirations. How do the
bodhisattva ideals hold up when we actually interact with others?
Problems within the sangha inevitably arise because we're talking about
unenlightened people trying to get along with each other. Jealousy,
are simply this."
-- Padmasambhava, "A Garland of Views: A Guide to View, Meditation, and
Result in the Nine Vehicles", from Padmasambhava's classic text with a
- commentary by Jamgön Mipham, published by Shambhala Publications
+ commentary by Jamgon Mipham, published by Shambhala Publications
~
The Hinayana counsels a life of discipline--not the onerous, punishing kind,
but the kind that can actually create a life of joy. Little slips are to be
you do not feel particularly lost or deprived of your capabilities. Beyond
that, you can expand to others as well. So you are full, but at the same
time, you are empty.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom & Compassion",
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom & Compassion",
published by Shambhala Publications.
~
Traditionally, many subtle distinctions are made about the various
get into when we do not get what we want (the craving and grasping that arise
from attachment) or we get what we do not want (aversion which gives rise to
hatred, jealousy, and depression).
- -- Chönyi Taylor, from "Enough! A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release
-from Addictive Patterns", published by Shambhala Publications
+ -- Chonyi Taylor, from "Enough! A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release
+ from Addictive Patterns", published by Shambhala Publications
~
It is said in the Supreme Continuum of the Great Vehicle:
Earth is based upon water,
Mistaken attention is based on the purity of mind.
But the nature of mind is not itself based on any of these things.
-- Choying Tobden Dorje, from "The Complete Nyingma Tradition from Sutra to
-Tantra, Books 15 to 17, Volume 1", published by Shambhala Publications
+ Tantra, Books 15 to 17, Volume 1", published by Shambhala Publications
~
First, I'll begin with self, which sometimes goes by the name ego, or
more familiarly, I and me. What is this self, really? We can investigate by
becomes the expression of total insult. We have to relate to that experience
rather than rejecting it. If you hope to be helpful to others, first you have
to work with yourself.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action", published by Shambhala
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, from "Mindfulness in Action", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
If I could conceive that the general government might ever be so administered
helps him or her to develop. It is more like a dance than a hug. And the
music behind it is that of intellect.
-- " 'Intellect and Intuition,' in The Heart of the Buddha: Entering the
- Tibetan Buddhist Path", by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, published by
+ Tibetan Buddhist Path", by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, published by
Shambhala Publications
~
Gampopa recognized in Dusum Khyenpa an exceptional being and declared that
Gangra in eastern Tibet, prophesying that it would be in this location that
Dusum Khyenpa would attain complete enlightenment.
-- from "History of the Karmapas", by Lama Kunsang, Lama Pemo, and Marie
- Aubèle, published by Shambhala Publications
+ Aubele, published by Shambhala Publications
~
One cannot force or grasp a spiritual experience, because it is as delicate as
the whisper of the wind. But one can purify one's motivation, one's body,
or papers to be filed. Fundamentally, in spite of all those responsibilities,
you begin to feel that it is a worthwhile situation to be a human being, to be
alive, not afraid of death.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, "Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior", published
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, "Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior", published
by Shambhala Publications
~
These deities share a freedom from passion and experience more and more
and happiness of all beings.
-- Pema Chodron's "Compassion Cards", published by Shambhala Publications
~
-Tuvaṭaka Sutta: The Discourse on Being Quick
+Tuvataka Sutta: The Discourse on Being Quick
(The Buddha said,)
"Let them completely destroy the root
~
Relaxing in the midst of chaos,
learning not to panic--this is the spiritual path.
- -- Pema Chödrön, "When Things Fall Apart"
+ -- Pema Chodron, "When Things Fall Apart"
~
Driving all blames into oneself applies whenever we complain about anything,
even that our coffee is cold or the bathroom is dirty. We may think that we
everything is due to our own ego fixation, which makes us very vulnerable.
Consequently, we provide an ideal target. We get hit, but nobody meant to hit
us--we are actually inviting the bullets.
- -- Chögyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma: The
+ -- Chogyam Trungpa, "The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma: The
Bodhisattva Path of Wisdom and Compassion", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.
- -- Wayne Gretzky
+ -- Wayne Gretzky
~
Aren't surveys inherently biased, because they only include people who are
willing to be surveyed? What about people who value their time?
attachment is that, in our bewilderment, we can't tell the difference
between pleasure and pain, love and desire, happiness and sorrow. The craving
mind can mistake anything for pleasure--even pain! It's like an addiction.
- -- Dzigar Kongtrül, "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening
+ -- Dzigar Kongtrul, "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening
to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala Publications
~
The path of dharma, its fruit, and everything included within great gnosis,
cultivating bodhicitta. When realized in this manner, there is no need for
training on a multitude of paths. Therefore, the unmistaken path is simply
the realization of the nature of one's own mind just as it is.
- -- Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo's treatise on Dzogchen as the culmination of the
- Mahāyāna, Entering the way of the Great Vehicle, translated by Dominic
+ -- Rongzom Chakyi Zangpo's treatise on Dzogchen as the culmination of the
+ Mahayana, Entering the way of the Great Vehicle, translated by Dominic
Sur, 2017, published by Shambhala Publications
~
Lineage is not like a baton that one person passes to another person and then
out a tempered sharp weapon: the view will not protect you, and you are bound
by fear. The yoga that brings together view and conduct is like the weapons
carried by warriors that vanquish all the enemy hosts.
- -- Machik Lapdrön, "Chöd: The Sacred Teachings on Severence", by Jamgön
- Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, translated by Sarah Harding, published by Shambhala
+ -- Machik Lapdron, "Chod: The Sacred Teachings on Severence", by Jamgon
+ Kongtrul Lodro Taye, translated by Sarah Harding, published by Shambhala
Publications
~
The system of two truths is propounded solely for didactic purposes, as an
entry to the path. On the ultimate level, the division into two truths has no
-place. There is only the inconceivable dharmadhātu, pure suchness, the
+place. There is only the inconceivable dharmadhatu, pure suchness, the
ultimate mode of being. As it is written in the sutra,
There is but one truth: absence of all origin,
relative level, they are. For there is certainly a difference between the way
things are and the way they appear. As was said earlier, "These the two
truths are declared to be."
- -- The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of
+ -- The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgon Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth Chapter of
The Way of the Bodhisattva, translated by the Padmakara Translation
Group, published by Shambhala Publications
~
~
We are far removed from eighth-century Tibet, where we meet her, but
-Yeshé Tsogyal continues to be present and available. She lives outside
+Yeshe Tsogyal continues to be present and available. She lives outside
linear time, but visits it: her limitless emanations form a bridge from her
lifetime to the present. She promised to remain accessible to any spiritual
seeker wishing to follow her lead. In her own words,
dreams, visions, and real life. As well, her human reincarnations ceaselessly
return to the world, guiding others in whatever capacity is needed.
-- from "The Life and Visions of Yeshe Tsogyal", by Drime Kunga and Yeshe
- Tsogyal, translated by Chönyi Drolma, published by Shambhala Publications
+ Tsogyal, translated by Chonyi Drolma, published by Shambhala Publications
~
It is impossible to conceive how many beings, from beginningless time in
samsara, have been related to us--as parents, as enemies, or as people
who we are already.
Perhaps we will experience what is traditionally described as the fruition
of maitri--playfulness...
- -- Pema Chödrön, from "Awakening Loving-Kindness", published by Shambhala
+ -- Pema Chodron, from "Awakening Loving-Kindness", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
In texts we inherited from India, the basic principle is sometimes called
living beings who circle in samsara through their clinging to true existence.
For as it has been taught, it is in the nature of things that such an attitude
is born.
- -- from "The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgön Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth
+ -- from "The Wisdom Chapter: Jamgon Mipham's Commentary on the Ninth
Chapter of The Way of the Bodhisattva", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
bodhisattva's ambition in the mahayana. Trying to find the subtleties of
life is the tantric discovery of mystical experience in the vajrayana.
-- Milarepa, from "Milarepa: Lessons from the Life and Songs of Tibet's
- Great Yogi", by Chögyam Trungpa, published by Shambhala Publications
+ Great Yogi", by Chogyam Trungpa, published by Shambhala Publications
~
The root of our current unsatisfactory condition in a cycle of death and
rebirth is our innate tendency to view the personal self in a reified manner
flowers grow in the summer but not in the winter. If causes were not
necessary, flowers would grow in the winter also. They would grow at all
times.
- -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on Kamalashīla's
+ -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on Kamalashila's
Stages of Meditation in the Middle Way School", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
suffer greatly. Therefore, sentient beings born in the states of the six
wanderers have nothing but suffering. If we think about that, compassion can
arise.
- -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on Kamalashīla's
+ -- Khenchen Thrangu, "Essential Practice: Lectures on Kamalashila's
Stages of Meditation in the Middle Way School", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
causing all persons to possess happiness and the causes of happiness, is
inconceivable, but if it is not dedicated, then when anger arises, it will be
destroyed. This benefit cannot be seen with the eye, but it is inconceivable.
- -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main
- Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by
- Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications
+ -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main
+ Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by
+ Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications
~
Because you need to obtain the happy effects and the causes producing them,
and because it is necessary for yourself and others to attain them, you must
countless future lives. If you consider only this which you can see now and
you do not consider all the future lives which you cannot see, you will incur
immeasurable fault. You will harm yourself.
- -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main
- Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by
- Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications
+ -- Kensur Lekden, from "Meditations of a Tibetan Tantric Abbot: The Main
+ Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path", translated and edited by
+ Jeffrey Hopkins, published by Shambhala Publications
~
The ground of primal wisdom
Where the truth beyond all concepts is beheld
Is reached more easily by humans than by gods.
-The essence also of the deep path of the Vajrayāna
+The essence also of the deep path of the Vajrayana
Is more easily attained by those who find a human form.
The basis of the Dharma of both great and lesser vehicles
Is said to be supremely noble--
Can, through the teachings, enhance the purifying path
And, unburdened by avoidance or indulgence, adorn the mind!
- -- Patrul Rinpoche, from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rimé, and the
+ -- Patrul Rinpoche, from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rime, and the
Path of Perfect Wisdom", translated by Adam Pearcey, published by
Shambhala Publications
~
Ultimate reality, beyond the range
Of speech, of thought, of explanation:
The enlightened mind,
-The space-like nature where saṃsāra and nirvāṇa are not two.
+The space-like nature where samsara and nirvana are not two.
-- Longchenpa, from "Finding Rest in Meditation", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
May you quickly find the emptiness of your own mind,
And from the kingdom of the ever-pure great perfection,
Bring about the great aims of boundless beings.
- -- from "Gendun Chopel: Tibet's Modern Visionary", by Donald S. Lopez
- Jr., published by Shambhala Publications
+ -- from "Gendun Chopel: Tibet's Modern Visionary", by Donald S. Lopez
+ Jr., published by Shambhala Publications
~
Parallel to compassion, the Buddhist teachings emphasize loving-kindness--the
wish for others to have happiness and the causes of happiness. A traditional
I am a Buddhist monk, so I try to practice accordingly. When people think
this practice is something unique and special and call me a leader of world
peace, I feel almost ashamed!
- -- H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, from "The Bodhisattva Guide", published
+ -- H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, from "The Bodhisattva Guide", published
by Shambhala Publications
~
We have talked about impermanence and how painful it is to acknowledge that
profound nature of emptiness--the true nature of things that lies beyond all
concepts. Sorrow and pain become catalysts for deep-felt loving care, and the
power of universal compassion delivers the realization of the true view.
-That’s when we have truly become students of the Dharma.
+That's when we have truly become students of the Dharma.
-- Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, from "Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist
Path of Joy", published by Shambhala Publications
~
to do. So, when we are practicing meditation, we have to maintain the
attitude, "This is my time to meditate and now I am not trying to think
thoughts. If I let myself think, I am wasting this time I have to practice."
- -- Khenchen Thrangu, from "The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to
+ -- Khenchen Thrangu, from "The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: A Guide to
Practice", published by Shambhala Publications
~
The arrogant mind never stops searching for identity, and this identity always
point is, we haven't found a way to relax, to be natural, unself-conscious.
We don't know how to take our seat in ordinariness and feel comfortable in
our own skin. We're always searching for something to be.
- -- Dzigar Kongtrul, from "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on
+ -- Dzigar Kongtrul, from "Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on
Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence", published by Shambhala
Publications
~
Steady your attention and remain unshakable like a mountain.
Brighten your awareness and remain shining like a flame.
Clear your thought-free wakefulness and remain lucid like a crystal.
- -- Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, "Clarifying the Natural State", from "Jewels of
+ -- Dakpo Tashi Namgyal, "Clarifying the Natural State", from "Jewels of
Enlightenment: Wisdom Teachings from the Great Tibetan Masters", compiled
and translated by Erik Pema Kunsang, published by Shambhala Publications
~
Each and every being in this world, including animals and all other beings of
the six realms, wants to be happy. Nobody wants to suffer. Even through we
have no wisdom or clairvoyance, we can see that everyone in this world is
-afflicted with disturbing emotions and delusion based on their karma\97not only
+afflicted with disturbing emotions and delusion based on their karma--not only
we humans, but all beings in the six realms. Even a tiny little ant is
-constantly afflicted by the five poisons, and it\92s impossible for such a being
+constantly afflicted by the five poisons, and it's impossible for such a being
to generate bodhichitta, faith, devotion, or pure perception for an instant.
-It can\92t even conceive of a path to liberation or ultimate happiness. Due to
+It can't even conceive of a path to liberation or ultimate happiness. Due to
karma accumulated throughout beginningless lifetimes, all sentient beings
-experience various kinds of sorrow and happiness. Yet this isn\92t just random,
+experience various kinds of sorrow and happiness. Yet this isn't just random,
for all that we experience is the result of our past actions.
##--#Penor Rinpoche, from "An Ocean of Blessings: Heart Teachings of Drubwang
Penor Rinpoche", translated by Ani Jinba Palmo, published by Shambhala
The knees should maintain a supple demeanor.
The feet and head should maintain a demeanor of happiness.
And overall [the dancer] should maintain a demeanor
-That is both heroic and magnificent.
-
+That is both heroic and magnificent...
-- by Konchog Lhadrepa and Charlotte Davis, from "The Art of Awakening:
A User's Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Art and Practice", published by
Shambhala Publications
means that you own plenty of property, run various businesses, and have a
great deal of money; whereas the spiritual world defines being "rich" as
perfect contentment. From a spiritual point of view, we are rich when we no
-longer torture our minds with thoughts about everything we lack.
+longer torture our minds with thoughts about everything we lack...
-- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, from "Best Foot Forward: A Pilgrim's Guide
to the Sacred Sites of the Buddha", published by Shambhala Publications
~
And the universal ground is purified in the ultimate expanse,
There occurs primordial coemergent wisdom,
Empty, luminous, and self-arisen.
-This is what yogis must recognize.
+This is what yogis must recognize...
-- Longchenpa, from "Finding Rest in the Nature of the Mind: The Trilogy
of Rest, Volume 1", translated by Padmakara Translation Group, published
by Shambhala Publications
~
ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENSPEEPERS!
-DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN!
+DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN!
ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN
MIT SPITZENSPARKEN.
-IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN
-DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
+IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN
+DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN.
~
ATTENTION
Since I am the one entrusted with this aspiration,
my deeds and actions must follow.
-- from "The Taming of the Demons: From the Epic of Gesar of Ling",
- translated by Jane Hawes, David Shapiro, and Lama Chönam, published
+ translated by Jane Hawes, David Shapiro, and Lama Chonam, published
by Shambhala Publications
~
- One of the stories that drew me to Zen was about how one of our Zen
+ One of the stories that drew me to Zen was about how one of our Zen
ancestors responded to both insult and praise. In this story, Hakuin Zenji
was falsely accused of impregnating a young girl who lived in the village near
his hermitage. When her parents and the villagers came to accuse him, he said
Having been born into this site of karma,
why not opt for planting virtuous seeds?
-- from "The Just King: The Tibetan Buddhist Classic on Leading an Ethical
- Life", by Jamgön Mipham, translated by José Cabezón, published by
+ Life", by Jamgön Mipham, translated by José Cabezón, published by
Shambhala Publications
~
Mindful Eating
Connection
I promise that there is no difference between myself, Pema Jungne, and
-The person who reveals the Namchö treasures.
+The person who reveals the Namchö treasures.
Whoever makes a connection with him in even a small way
Will root out the appearances of suffering
Whoever has a physical connection with him
Will certainly be born in the realms of Oddiyana or of the dakinis.
- -- from "Sky Dharma: The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings", by
- Karma Chagme and Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab, published by Shambhala
+ -- from "Sky Dharma: The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings", by
+ Karma Chagme and Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab, published by Shambhala
Publications
~
Creating Space
thoughts and emotions lose their power to carry us away from the present
moment. Wouldn't it be wonderful to experience this peace in any situation?
-- from "Radically Happy: A User's Guide to the Mind", by Phakchok Rinpoche
- and Erric Solomon, published by Shambhala Publications
+ and Erric Solomon, published by Shambhala Publications
~
Deeply Resting
display of actions, signs, mudra, dancing, and music, which is the door of the
display of mudra. These four doors are essential when doing sadhana practice.
-- from "The Art of Awakening: A User's Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Art and
- Practice", by Konchog Lhadrepa and Charlotte Davis, published by
+ Practice", by Konchog Lhadrepa and Charlotte Davis, published by
Shambhala Publications
~
Free from Limitations
afflictions. When you get angry, anxious, or are craving something, when you
feel jealous or conceited, practice observing the observer. This one practice
drives a spike right through the heart of these afflictions, causing them to
-evaporate like mist.
+evaporate like mist.
-- from "The Art of Transforming the Mind: A Meditator's Guide to the
Tibetan Practice of Lojong", by B. Alan Wallace, published by Shambhala
Publications
is worse than before you made any effort at all. But the mind was always
scattered. You were just not aware of it. If you acknowledge that one of the
goals of meditating is to witness the condition of the mind and realize that
-stability develops gradually, you will not be disappointed.
-
+stability develops gradually, you will not be disappointed.
-- from "The Art of Transforming the Mind: A Meditator's Guide to the
Tibetan Practice of Lojong", by B. Alan Wallace, published by Shambhala
Publications
Is naturally destroyed from its very depths.
To arrive at such contentment and evenness
Is to be touched by brave Manjusri's beneficent light.
- -- from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rimé, and the Path of Perfect
-Wisdom", by Patrul Rinpoche and Jamgon Mipham, published by Shambhala Publications
+ -- from "Beyond the Ordinary Mind: Dzogchen, Rime, and the Path of Perfect
+ Wisdom", by Patrul Rinpoche and Jamgon Mipham, published by Shambhala
+ Publications
~
The Nectar of Truth
inconceivable power. Love and compassion never lead us astray. Love and
compassion strip the mind of negative emotions and unwholesome thoughts.
Dharma practice is about recognizing impermanence so that love and compassion
-become all-encompassing and universal.
+become all-encompassing and universal.
-- from "Sadness, Love, Openness: The Buddhist Path of Joy", by Chokyi Nyima
Rinpoche, published by Shambhala Publications
~
Vast Hallucination
Just as in the middle of a desert plain
-A small thing seen from far away
-May yet seem vast in size,
-From just a slight attachment
-To a self in that which has no self,
-The vast hallucination of samsara manifests.
-
-When these hallucinations are investigated,
-They are found to be unreal.
-When you understand that, just like space,
-They cannot be removed,
-Just let them be.
-
-And do not cling so foolishly
+A small thing seen from far away
+May yet seem vast in size,
+From just a slight attachment
+To a self in that which has no self,
+The vast hallucination of samsara manifests.
+
+When these hallucinations are investigated,
+They are found to be unreal.
+When you understand that, just like space,
+They cannot be removed,
+Just let them be.
+
+And do not cling so foolishly
To this world's real existence--
-This world that, like a trick of sight,
-Appears without existing.
+This world that, like a trick of sight,
+Appears without existing.
-- from "Finding Rest in Illusion: The Trilogy of Rest, Volume 3", by
Longchenpa, published by Shambhala Publications
~
saying in Zen Buddhism, "Walk or sit just as you will, but whatever you do,
don't wobble"--to which I would add, but if you must wobble, wobble with
all your might. "The fool who persists in their folly will become wise."
-But they must persist with the whole energy of their soul.
+But they must persist with the whole energy of their soul.
-- from "Talking Zen: Reflections on Mind, Myth, and the Magic of Life", by
Alan Watts, published by Shambhala Publications
~
When Igami Kyueimon, the samurai official governing Hakata, paid a formal
visit to the graveyard at Shofukuji, the founder's hall was in the midst
-of construction. He thereupon proposed that he donate the cost of roof tiles
-for the building. The Master, however, refused. As he
-subsequently explained, "People who announce they wish to donate things to
-the temple all just want to promote their own clan by putting their family
-crest on things."
+of construction. He thereupon proposed that he donate the cost of roof tiles
+for the building. The Master, however, refused. As he subsequently
+explained, "People who announce they wish to donate things to the temple all
+just want to promote their own clan by putting their family crest on things."
-- from "Sengai Tales" in "Zen Master Tales: Stories from the Lives
of Taigu, Sengai, Hakuin, and Ryokan", by Peter Haskel, published by
Shambhala Publications
powerless to change the towering wave rushing toward her. But she doesn't
want to change it. She wants to surf it and she learns to feel safe in the
immense ocean of being even when she falls. She confidently gets right back
-up to meet the next wave.
+up to meet the next wave.
-- from "Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives",
by Tim Burkett, published by Shambhala Publications
~
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