As you may note from the dates between entries, life has been a bit on the distracting side of late. I am soon to enjoy the first vacation I’ve had in over ten years. But to get to it, I’m having to pretty well work me tookus off to clear things for it. So I […]
Today’s advice from the heart: Dedicate your virtues throughout the day and the night, and always watch your mind. In Buddhist tradition, any merit one gains by one’s actions in the world is supposed to be dedicated to others. The most auspicious dedication being to dedicate any merit to or for the benefit of all […]
Today’s advice from the heart: Since there is never a time when worldly activities come to an end, limit your activities. This item is picked up at an opportune time. I have recently undertaken to try and be more social; dating, getting out of the house, trying to pull together some semblance of social activity […]
Today’s Advice from the heart is: Avoid friends who cause you to increase delusions, and rely upon those who increase your virtue. This you should take to heart. When I first read this, I couldn’t help myself but to think, “Duh!” After all, none of us like to think we’ve poor judgement in relation to […]
Today’s ‘Advice from the heart’ deals with the the need to maintain mindful focus on the things that are helpful: Until you attain stable realizations, worldly amusements are harmful, therefore abide in a place where there are no such distractions. For those of who practice as ‘laymen’ (outside official tradition or without taking refuge), this […]
The secret friend, hidden Bodhisattva, is the one who, from all appearances, is nothing but trouble and unrest; often belligerent, many times intrusive, sometimes passively aggressive, ever frustrating, but always, always, the “bringer” of disruption and distractions. yeshesProximity is not permission. Access is not authorization. Identity is declared, not assigned. Even * said, “I am.” […]
Today’s ‘Advice from the heart’ deals with the wisdom of being mindful of one’s surroundings: Avoid places that disturb your mind, and always remain where your virtues increase. It seems a simple enough thing, until I take a moment and think about the places I go and things I do in a given year. The […]
Today’s ‘Advice from the heart’ is pretty straightforward: Since you cannot become a Buddha merely by understanding Dharma, practice earnestly with understanding. Ever notice how the simple things can become very complex? Or how we tend to try and make them that way? This piece of advice has caused both here, and neither were needed. […]
A very wise one (a teacher, actually) by name of Atisha, shared a series of advice with another, as a spiritual friend. The advice, given with sincerity and care, ‘from the heart’, has kept its title ever since. The interesting thing about the helpful teachers in the world is the manner in which they never […]
I’m a little torn on deciding what to next pursue in the way of articles for this place. The ‘basics’ as it were include Ngöndo, the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the various empowerments and practices that support these things. There are a host of mantras and studies that might be explicated here, […]