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September 22, 2012
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The Enlightened Aspirations

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September 22, 2012
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The Enlightened Aspirations

Enlightened aspiration is the vow or commitment to dedicate one’s thoughts and activities to serving all beings without any selfish motivation. 

Tagged: Boddhicitta

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September 15, 2012
Videos

Eulogy for Gene Smith and guided meditation

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September 15, 2012
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Eulogy for Gene Smith and guided meditation

Tulku Thondup Rinpoche spoke on Gene Smith at his memorial service.

Tagged: Meditation

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September 8, 2012
Quotes

Loving-Kindness in Prison

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September 8, 2012
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Loving-Kindness in Prison

A highly respected lama once told me about his own meditations on loving-kindness and their effects on his life.

Tagged: Loving Kindness, Meditation

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August 30, 2012
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World Peace Begins in Your Mind

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August 30, 2012
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World Peace Begins in Your Mind

If we are serious about fostering world peace, we must first understand, generate, and experience real peace in our own mental stream.

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August 25, 2012
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Judging Others

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August 25, 2012
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Judging Others

Unless one is omniscient or at least enjoys some degree of clairvoyance, no one can judge others.

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August 4, 2012
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Guru Rinpoche Painting

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August 4, 2012
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Guru Rinpoche Painting

This image is a detail from a thanka (Tibetan painting scroll) of Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, was drawn with vermilion ink, painted with gold and finished with various mineral and vegetable colors.

Tagged: Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava, thangka

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July 31, 2012
Translations, Writings

The Merits of Cleaning a Temple

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July 31, 2012
Translations, Writings
The Merits of Cleaning a Temple

Translation of a teaching by Jigme Tenpe Nyima, the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoche.

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July 23, 2012
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Key Points to Remember While Meditating

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July 23, 2012
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Key Points to Remember While Meditating

Tulku Thondup Rinpoche taught on loving kindness in April of 2011 at the Boston Shambhala Center.

Tagged: Meditation

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March 31, 2012
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Why Meditate on Loving Kindness?

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March 31, 2012
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Why Meditate on Loving Kindness?

Tulku Thondup Rinpoche taught on loving kindness in April of 2011 at the Boston Shambhala Center. 

Tagged: Loving Kindness, Meditation

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March 31, 2012
Quotes, Writings

Mind is the main thing and it is the leader.

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March 31, 2012
Quotes, Writings
Mind is the main thing and it is the leader.

The body is not our identity. Mind is our identity. It is who we are.

Tagged: Mind

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Benefits of Meditating on Loving-Kindness
Dec 29, 2015
Benefits of Meditating on Loving-Kindness
Dec 29, 2015

Meditators of loving-kindness receive specific benefits. The Buddha enumerated eleven.

Dec 29, 2015
Amazing Devotees
Dec 22, 2015
Amazing Devotees
Dec 22, 2015

In the Golok province of Eastern Tibet, where I was born and grew up, I knew many older laymen and laywomen who joyfully and vigorously prayed with unreserved devotion to the Buddha of Loving-Kindness and enjoyed heartfelt blessings.

Dec 22, 2015
Grasping and Virtuous Objects
Dec 16, 2015
Grasping and Virtuous Objects
Dec 16, 2015

For a novice like me, there is no other way to enter the Dharma than by grasping on to virtuous objects and deeds at the beginning. Meditating on loving-kindness will initially be dualistic.

Dec 16, 2015
Recognizing Progress
Nov 24, 2015
Recognizing Progress
Nov 24, 2015

We should always recognize whatever meditation progress we experience. Doing this will strengthen the experience, hasten our progress, and refine its quality.

Nov 24, 2015
Rejoicing
Nov 17, 2015
Rejoicing
Nov 17, 2015

Rejoicing magnifies the beneficial effects of meditation. When we are self-critical—thinking, say, that our meditation was too short or not good enough—we take away from its power to help us. 

Nov 17, 2015
Enjoy the Buddha's Loving-Kindness
Nov 5, 2015
Enjoy the Buddha's Loving-Kindness
Nov 5, 2015

When you focus on praying with the heart of total devotion and trust in the Buddha by enjoying his loving-kindness, then before long, unconditional love—the Buddha’s blessings and loving-kindness—will take birth in you. 

Nov 5, 2015
Rest in Awareness without Grasping
Sep 30, 2015
Rest in Awareness without Grasping
Sep 30, 2015

When you experience the awakened openness state of mind, remain in it without dualistic thoughts.

Sep 30, 2015
The True Face Of Loving-Kindness
Sep 1, 2015
The True Face Of Loving-Kindness
Sep 1, 2015

The true face or nature of loving-kindness does not exist in any form or character of this or that. It is free from conditions.

Sep 1, 2015
Our Karma Determines Our Future
Aug 20, 2015
Our Karma Determines Our Future
Aug 20, 2015

According to Buddhism, the cycles of cause and effect of our negative deeds (karma) yield only pain.

Aug 20, 2015
Thoughts and Feelings Can Change the Quality and Direction of Our Life
Jul 21, 2015
Thoughts and Feelings Can Change the Quality and Direction of Our Life
Jul 21, 2015

It is important for us to reflect on how we got to where we are today and how we can change in the future.

Jul 21, 2015

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