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The Most Fun You Can Have
February 2010 Dear Friends, Losar Tashi Delek! Happy Tibetan New Year! (as of February 14) I don’t know if our local groundhog saw his/her shadow on February 2. (As you know, every day is Groundhog Day here in retreat.) My … Continue reading
Posted in Year Three 2010
Tagged Buddha Nature, calm abiding, fun, Groundhog Day, happiness, Mingyur Rinpoche
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Happiness 102
November 2008 A previous post focused on Lama Norlha Rinpoche’s advice that the secret to happiness in this lifetime is, in all our relationships, to focus on people’s good qualities and kindness rather than on their faults and negative behavior. … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma Pep Talks
Tagged Buddha Nature, calm abiding, four thoughts, fun, happiness
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Four Thoughts That Turn The Mind
At our meditation study and practice meetings in New Hampshire, we often talked about the Four Thoughts, also known as the Four Reminders. Their full title is the Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind, i.e., redirect it from worldly to … Continue reading