‘By rejoicing in our and others’ positive actions we gain a lot of merit (positive energy). A Tibetan Lama once said even when we are lying down we can gain merit simply […]

‘To generate Bodhichitta (the wish to achieve enlightenment in order to benefit all sentient beings) you need to develop love and compassion first. This is the real practice.’

The Venerable Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jampa […]

‘There is a lot of talk about suffering in Buddhist teachings. This is because suffering is not permanent. It is temporary. Otherwise if there were no solution to overcome suffering there would […]

‘Evaluate our afflictive emotions. See if they are harmful or helpful. Don’t just say, “Oh Buddha said these are harmful. I must not do them”. Examine and evaluate them yourself. See if […]

‘When we recognise our destructive emotions and behaviour we often say mantras and prayers to purify them. But the main thing is being really willing to give up doing them and resolve […]

‘Become familiar with what is considered a destructive emotion or act, like the ten non-virtuous actions, which include killing, stealing, divisive speech and harmful intentions. Watch your mind and see how these […]

‘The mind is naturally pure. Just as a goldsmith can remove impurities from gold, so too we can remove delusions from our minds. Destructive physical and oral actions arise from a deluded […]

‘Desiring new clothes, new things in the shop, nice food or going to new restaurants won’t satisfy us. Without contentment with what we have we can never be satisfied.’

The Venerable Panchen Ötrul […]

‘We can accumulate a lot of positive actions and wholesome activities, but without paying attention and being mindful, destructive emotions like jealousy and hatred can destroy all our wholesome deeds and disturb […]