Death will definitely come and will quickly come. Should you neglect to train your thoughts again and again on such certainties you will grow no virtuous mind, and even if you do, it will be spent on the enjoyment of the glories of this life.

People had so much merit to be born at a time when Buddha’s teachings exist. Although we did not have the fortune to be born during Buddha’s time, we have the fortune to receive his teachings from a pure lineage that goes back to…

There are two components to life that are very important. One is cultivating a sense of contentment and satisfaction with what we have and the other is cultivating delight in giving. These two go very much together.

It is important to think about the fact that we are mortal, and that we do not know when we are going to die. Contemplating this, we ask ourselves, “What’s the meaning of my life? What are the priorities in my life?”

Knowing what we do not want to do is just half of the equation. We cannot go forward in the Dharma just based on knowing what we do not want to do. We have to know what we want to do. We must know something about the Three Jewels of…