Life is like a beautiful river, ever flowing, overcoming all obstacles but moving toward its destined destination, the Ocean. Knowingly or unknowingly we are all moving toward the ocean, the vastness, the unfathomable depth of the Divine within us. There is no destination outside, any luxurious vacation spot that will lead us to this peace.
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Nandita Kochar Have you ever wondered if there is more to a flower than its appearance and fragrance? We do too! And so did Dr. Edward Bach, an English homeopath from the 1930s. He believed that illnesses were a result of disharmony between the body and mind, that they resulted from negative emotional states. He […]
Surprisingly satisfied, the pilgrim asked another question, “What is the Dharma?” Not knowing how to answer that question either, the monk first looked up and then down, calling help from both heaven and hell.
“You haven’t heard the entire problem”, Chuang Tzu said. “The problem is now that I am awake I am wondering whether Chuang Tzu dreamt that he was a butterfly or is the butterfly now asleep and dreaming that it is Chuang Tzu
Then as you go on breathing normally, in and out, continue steadily with this practice. Practicing Tonglen on one friend in pain helps you to begin the process of gradually widening the circle of compassion to take on the suffering and purify the karma of all beings,
The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the most important and influential sutras or scriptures in Buddhism. In it Shakyamuni, popularly known as Gautama Buddha, expounds the truth of life which he attained during enlightenment.
Have you observed that whenever you are tense you will sigh…Ahhh and you feel relaxed. Or whenever you are in joy, overjoyed you say AHHH the whole breath is thrown out and you feel within a tranquility that you have never felt. Try this: when you feeling very good, take the breath in and then […]
But they get great thrill from doing so. It is a great fun to be a guru and no one is interested in becoming a disciple. It is a fun to be a Guru. Because it gives a big boost to your ego.
Give, what so ever you can give, share what so ever you can share, but share only out love, Don’t think in terms of politics, of changing the world, otherwise you will be frustrated. Forget all about it. You do what so ever you o feel like doing.
And it is good, so don’t be afraid of it, Don’t think that this passivity is not real. This is being said by your mind which needs and wants the feverish activity and the glow that comes through fever.