November 2020

No matter how many teachings you have heard, to be motivated by ordinary concerns, such as a desire for greatness, fame or whatever, is not the way of the true Dharma.

No matter how many teachings you have heard, to be motivated by ordinary concerns, such as a desire for greatness, fame or whatever, is not the way of the true Dharma.

Dharma Quote: No matter how many teachings you have heard, to be motivated by ordinary concerns, such as a desire for greatness, fame or whatever, is not the way of the true Dharma. By: Patrul Rinpoche. Source: Words of My Perfect Teacher.

No matter how many teachings you have heard, to be motivated by ordinary concerns, such as a desire for greatness, fame or whatever, is not the way of the true Dharma. Read More »

What makes an action positive or negative - Not how it looks, not whether it is big or small, but it is the positive or negative motivation that is behind it.

What makes an action positive or negative? Not how it looks, not whether it is big or small, but it is the positive or negative motivation that is behind it.

Dharma Quote: What makes an action positive or negative? Not how it looks, not whether it is big or small, but it is the positive or negative motivation that is behind it. By: Patrul Rinpoche. Source: Words of My Perfect Teacher.

What makes an action positive or negative? Not how it looks, not whether it is big or small, but it is the positive or negative motivation that is behind it. Read More »

Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied - And what is the use of being unhappy about something if it cannot be remedied

Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied – And what is the use of being unhappy about something if it cannot be remedied

Dharma Quote: Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied? And what is the use of being unhappy about something if it cannot be remedied? By: Shantideva. Source: Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra.

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What is born will die, What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted, What has been built up will collapse, And what has been high will be brought low.

Dharma Quote: What is born will die, What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted, What has been built up will collapse, And what has been high will be brought low. By: The Buddha. Source: Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

What is born will die, What has been gathered will be dispersed, What has been accumulated will be exhausted, What has been built up will collapse, And what has been high will be brought low. Read More »

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