Although kindness and compassion are basic human qualities, it is not always easy to embody them in our lives, especially in today’s hectic, fast-paced world.
Fortunately there are several techniques that the Buddhist “training of the mind” in compassion has developed to help us evoke our own innate love and compassion. We can actively cultivate compassion.
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This year marks the 30th Anniversary since ‘The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying’ was first published! A manual for life and death and a source of inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, to compassionate love and care for the dying. Over three million copies have been printed in thirty-four languages, and the book is available in eighty countries.
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Thanks to the generosity of the Rigpa Sangha and all those who have donated, the copper roofs of the Dzogchen Beara temple have been completed. Watch a video of the sacred ornaments (spiritual representations of the Dharma) being recently mounted on the roof.
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In this talk, Dominique Side opens our minds to the diversity of Buddhism. She speaks of its history, of how it inspired centuries of Asian civilization, and of the different approaches of its various traditions. She summarises the key points of the Buddhist worldview and touches on contemporary dialogues between scientists and Buddhist scholars.
Try sitting upright in a comfortable and relaxed position. Leave your eyes open and allow your gaze to be relaxed and natural. Then, simply relax your mind…
Allow your mind to be, just as it is: open, spacious, calm and yet completely aware. Simply let your thoughts and emotions, whatever arises, come and go, without clinging to them. Just let go. Relax and remain in the pure awareness of the present moment.
When we allow our mind to settle in its own natural peace, we discover a deep stillness that has always been with us, and whether we are aware of it or not, always will be. We begin to discover the true purpose of meditation, which is to introduce us to the unchanging pure awareness that underlies the whole of our experience. The practice of meditation is to become more and more familiar with this awareness in every aspect of our life.
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