In a recent interview with Melinda Liu of Newsweek, HH the Dalai Lama admitted he wept at the news from Tibet, but practises "giving and taking,"...in a word, tonglen. Newsweek:Some images of the recent casualties... More »
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Tonglen, which means “giving and taking,” is a Tibetan Tantric Buddhist technique for energy transformation. It is very simple, based on breathing and visualisation. (My empowerment came from Ringu Tulku.) Tonglen can be practised on... More »
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Thoughts are like demons possessing the awareness, making what's mind theirs. .
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This mind is not mine, just a succession of thoughts from nowhere. Here. Gone.
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When your eyes are closed What shape are you? What is form? Emptiness and mind. .
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There’s no true guru. That which is true can’t be taught, only recognized. .
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High and low, good, bad, pornography and puja- we make them from void. .
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While there’s a doer dreaming it’s doing something, the doer is done for. .
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The miracle is the breathtaking beauty of ordinary things. .
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Look in the mirror, not only seeing your face - seeing the seeing. .
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