Self-reflection
Being Able to See Your Faults Without Losing Your Dignity and Being Patient Without Any Regrets
On this Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you some advice about two more qualities that are important both for worldly life...
Path of Transformation» Meditation
Contemplate Impermanence: How Do We Follow That Instruction?
We know that we ourselves will eventually die. We know, and yet ... are we really taking these teachings to heart as the Buddha and...
Check Yourself! The Tool of Reflection
In this article, Nina Eder reflects on Phakchok Rinpoche's instructions on taking time to reflect on our minds....
Path of Transformation
From Physics to Dharma: Becoming Kinder and Happier
The concept, ‘form is emptiness’, that had seemed absurd now grabbed my thinking like nothing else. I had thought it meant that things weren’t real...
Path of Realization» Path of Transformation» Meditation
Buddha Nature: Where Is It?
When we hear that our innate nature is Buddha -nature, are we confident that it is so? How do we develop dignity--a sense of certainty...
Path of Realization» Path of Transformation» Meditation
Practicing Dharma: Continuous Journey
When we really want to practice Dharma we wish to carry on until we die. We don't want to stop! Dharma practice is a continuous...
Path of Realization» Path of Transformation
Mahāyāna Practice Supports
As Vajrayāna and Mahāyāna practitioners we can regularly engage in self-reflection to check our progress. We gradually train in understanding these crucial points to give...
Path of Transformation» Meditation
Self-Reflection on the Spiritual Path
We're busy people and have lots of responsibilities and activities, so often we may forget to engage in self-reflection. But, we may want to look...
Meditation Without Reflection Is Blind
When reflecting, it is important to do so with your practice, personality, responsibility, and so forth. Reflect on your actions and reflect on your self....
Path of Realization» Path of Transformation
Trusting Karma
Trusting karma is something that many of us struggle with in our practice. But are we clear about what karma really means? Here, Phakchok Rinpoche...
Path of Realization» Path of Transformation» Meditation
Improving Ourselves on the Buddhist Path
Improving ourselves, or making progress, while practicing the Buddhadharma should be a natural outcome. Phakchok Rinpoche observes that we practice correctly when our behavior and…
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Path of Realization» Path of Transformation» The Foundation
Student Reflections on the Four Mind Changings
Read insightful student reflections on the Four Mind Changings, a Tibetan Buddhist teaching that inspires personal transformation and spiritual growth....