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A wave in the sea


A wave in the sea, seen in one way, seems to have a distinct identity, an end and a beginning, a birth and a death. Seen in another way, the wave itself doesn’t really exist but is just the behavior... ...>

Your compassion


Your compassion can have perhaps three essential benefits for a dying person: First, because it is opening your heart, you will find it easier to show the dying person the unconditional love he or she needs so much. On a... ...>

Ego is the absence of true knowledge of who we really are


Ego is the absence of true knowledge of who we really are, together with its result: a doomed clutching on, at all costs, to a cobbled together and makeshift image of ourselves, an inevitably chameleon charlatan self that keeps changing,... ...>

Two forms of meditation on emptiness.


Generally speaking, there are two forms of meditation on emptiness. One is the space-like meditation on emptiness, which is characterized by the total absence or negation of inherent existence. The other is called the illusion-like meditation on emptiness. The space-like... ...>

The mantra of Padmasambhava


The mantra I recommend to my students is: OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM Tibetans say: “Om Ah Hung Benza Guru Péma Siddhi Hung,” which is the mantra of Padmasambhava, the mantra of all the buddhas, masters, and... ...>

A meditation technique


A meditation technique used a great deal in Tibetan Buddhism is uniting the mind with the sound of a mantra. The definition of mantra is “that which protects the mind.” That which protects the mind from negativity, or which protects... ...>

At the moment of death, there are two things that count


At the moment of death, there are two things that count: whatever we have done in our lives, and what state of mind we are in at that very moment. Even if we have accumulated a lot of negative karma,... ...>

Don’t become a spiritual tourist


We all have the karma to take one spiritual path or another, and I would encourage you, from the bottom of my heart, to follow with complete sincerity the path that inspires you most. If you go on searching all... ...>

A process of healing


As we follow the teachings and as we practice, we will inevitably discover certain truths about ourselves that stand out prominently: There are places where we always get stuck; there are habitual patterns and strategies that are the legacy of... ...>

Self-awareness


...to have greater self-awareness or understanding means to have a better grasp of reality. Now, the opposite of reality is to project onto yourself qualities that are not there, ascribe to yourself characteristics in contrast to what is actually the... ...>

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