How do you get to be a good practitioner? By starting where we are now and learning, practicing, and constantly familiarising ourselves with the teachings. We gain the ability to transform adversity, so it becomes an aid on the path.When we do not understand the power... read more
To conclude: you are born alone and die alone, friends and relations are therefore unreliable, Dharma alone is the supreme reliance.What more can I add to that? It is said so succinctly, and it is so true, isn’t it? We are born alone. Even if you were part of a set of... read more
The real benefit of dedicating the merit we create is that the merit is protected from being destroyed by anger or wrong views, and it sets our merit to go in the direction that we want, so it will ripen the way we want. It is important to dedicate to the highest,... read more
I was working with Lama Yeshe once, and people were coming in, one person said this, and another complained about that, and he just listened to all of them but did not react. It was like water off a duck’s back. He heard it and handled what was important. But he did... read more
If what you do brings on suffering eventually, though it may appear as happiness at that moment, do not do it. After all, food that is beautifully cooked but mixed with poison is left untouched, is it not?When faced with making a decision, what do people usually do?... read more
