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Tag Archives: Mingyur Rinpoche
Bringing fear of coronavirus (and all other fears) onto the path Part 5: Timely advice from contemporary masters
A vintage dharma quote popped up in my Facebook feed this morning with what turns out to be an excellent suggestion for constructive use of our social distancing time now that covid-19 has been declared a global pandemic and we … Continue reading
Posted in Back to the World, Uncategorized
Tagged impermanence, meditation, Mingyur Rinpoche
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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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In a Nutshell
Three-year retreat, year one. “The three realms of existence are as fleeting as autumn clouds.” ~From The Extensive Sport Sutra, quoted in The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa. A few years ago, when I lived in rural New Hampshire, … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma Pep Talks
Tagged calm abiding, enlightenment, four thoughts, impermanence, Kalu Rinpoche, karma, Mingyur Rinpoche, Mr. Pig
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Any Time, Anywhere!
September 2008 One of the great things about being a Buddhist is that no matter where you are or what you’re doing, and no matter how bleak—or how perfect— things may look at any given moment, there’s always something you … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma Pep Talks
Tagged calm abiding, Kalu Rinpoche, mantra, Mingyur Rinpoche, tonglen
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Down the Rabbit Hole
July 2008 Just a few days into three-year retreat, almost seven months ago, I was helping a fellow retreatant polish some shrine bowls. It was during the lunch break, the only time talking is allowed, and we discovered that we … Continue reading
Posted in Year One 2008
Tagged isolation, Kalu Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Situ Rinpoche
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Equal Taste
June 2008 Three-year retreat is the best possible place to be; and most of the time it feels like the best possible work to be doing, and I am very mindful of how lucky I am to have this rare … Continue reading
Posted in Year One 2008
Tagged bodhisattvas, equal taste, equanimity, happiness, Mingyur Rinpoche, Situ Rinpoche
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Meditation 101
A number of good books exist that can help you get started meditating. We have studied several of them at Kagyu Samten Chöling in New Hampshire. Bokar Rinpoche’s Meditation: Advice for Beginners is our standard handbook. I recently read Mingyur … Continue reading
(Indiana Jones and) The Quest for the Wish-Fulfilling Gem!
Suppose someone gave you a treasure map, with a guarantee that if you followed it, you would find a million dollars at the end, and it would be ALL YOURS—no taxes, no fine print, no legal hassles. What would you … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma Pep Talks
Tagged calm abiding, Kalu Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Situ Rinpoche, television, wild boars
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Why Three Years?
March 2008 Just before retreat started, a friend asked me why I wanted to do a three-year retreat. I didn’t give her a very good answer, because I hadn’t really thought about how to explain it. Most people don’t ask … Continue reading
Posted in Year One 2008
Tagged enlightenment, impermanence, Latin, lineage, Mingyur Rinpoche
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