“The best discipline is taming your mind stream.”To tame our mind stream we must reduce our afflictions. That is one of the main things. To reduce them we have to know what causes them. To eliminate them, we need to know what causes them.The lamrim talks about six... read more
“The best discipline is taming your mind stream.”Taming our mind stream is the essence of the whole practice. We really need to put some effort into it. That is important. It is not going to happen by just wishing, “Well, gee, I wish my mind would get tamed,” or,... read more
You say, “I’m mad.” How do I know I am mad? I say, “Oh, I’m really angry.” How do I know I am angry? What data, physical and mental basis of designation is “anger”? What is going on in your body? What is going on in your mind? What is the flavour or tune of your mind?... read more
“The best learning is realising the truth of no self.”To have a complete realisation of emptiness, you not only have to realise that things are not inherently existent, you must also realise that they do exist dependently. When you are walking, ask yourself, “Why do I... read more
One way that leads you to begin realising emptiness is when you look at subtle impermanence. Why do things have subtle impermanence? Because they are dependent on causes and conditions. That means that things do not exist under their power. They cannot support... read more
