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Defining Dharma
Defining Dharma is an important place to begin. First, we must know about Dharma and then about meditation. Dharma means the transformation of our mind....
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Have Patience with the Teachings!
Have patience with the teachings and with yourself. Phakchok Rinpoche gives advice that the proper attitude for receiving teachings is with an open mind....
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What Tools Do We Need For a Meaningful Life?
Meaningful Life Meaningful life –what tools do we need to make our lives truly meaningful? What is important so that we can make the most of…
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Buddhism: Philosophy or Religion?
Philosophy or religion? Which is Buddhism? It is a common question. You can find many people who offer very different opinions. What is Buddhism all...
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Contentment and the Mind
A key teaching of Buddhism is contentment. To understand what this means, we need to see our own experience. Contentment is a state......
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Tolerance and Mind Training
Dharma practice means training our minds. What kind of mind training do we need as dharma practitioners? Tolerance training!
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Buddhist Dignity: Gentle Looseness and Not Too Reactive
Dignity. What does the word mean to you? Phakchok Rinpoche speaks often on the subject of dignity. It is a vital quality for a dharma...
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Faith and the Mind
Phakchok Rinpoche explains that the mind is the base. He then uses the metaphor of a beautiful flower, on that fundamental base, to represent the...
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Knowing Dharma Is Nothing: Doing Dharma Is Something
If we actually “do Dharma” then we can learn how to turn our experience around. If we don’t do this, we are like someone who...
The Difference Between Mind and Wisdom
Today I thought I’d answer a question that I get asked quite frequently by students: the difference between the mind section and the wisdom section....