Monday Meditation
‘As some Tibetan Lamas have said, in cold weather if you simply sit outside your warm house and pray for help to get warm, nothing is going to happen. You have to […]
‘As some Tibetan Lamas have said, in cold weather if you simply sit outside your warm house and pray for help to get warm, nothing is going to happen. You have to […]
‘Throughout all his lives the Buddha dedicated all his good actions for the benefit of all sentient beings. Today we are still reaping his merit by being able to practise the teachings […]
‘If you rejoice in the good actions you have done, your merit, or positive energy, increases. If you rejoice in the positive actions of others, you gain the same merit as they […]
‘In Buddhism the Sanskrit word for morality/ethics is śīla, which means ‘to cool’. Negative emotions and behaviour heat us up. Śīla, morality, cools us down.’
The Venerable Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche.
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Jampa Ling Tibetan Buddhist […]
‘In order to develop realisations, you must first study what it is you want to become familiar with, for example love and compassion. What exactly are love and compassion?
Contemplate on their meanings […]
‘As destructive emotions arise, simply observe them. Then ask yourself, do these emotions bring any benefit, any happiness, to myself and others? Without feeding them they will slowly reduce, like a fire […]
‘The quality of meditation is more important than quantity. In the beginning start small – half a minute or a minute – with good focus, then take a short rest. Then repeat […]
‘If you spend only five minutes everyday properly focusing on doing something positive, think about how much you will have achieved in one year.’
The Venerable Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche.
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Jampa Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation […]