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Here I shall explain the way to follow the path of cutting through to original purity by taking the radiance of pristine awareness as the path. That which is to be practiced is the ground dharmakāya, the actual, indwelling primordial consciousness, clear light. There are many...
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We are living in a paradoxical moment. We are technically more connected than at any other point in history, but our technological connectivity itself often leaves us feeling emotionally disconnected or isolated.
Even as we hold in our hands the tools and data to trace patterns of...
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Taking authentic risks and making authentic choices can be terrifying—how can we put this fear of change into perspective?
The Drudgery of Daily LifeTwenty-first-century American workplaces are by and large false refuges. Rather than providing us with actual security, they simply keep our underlying...
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I pay homage to the benevolent root guru.
Generally, as the basis for practicing the sublime Dharma, there are two approaches: that of the householder and that of the renunciate. According to the first, the method for leaders as well as subordinates and ordinary people is to maintain their own household...
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Q: Can you please explain how to make the breath beautiful, how to get to that sustained attention on the breath that is natural and imbued with peace?
A: To achieve a beautiful, sustained attention on the breath, try to incline toward the beautiful...
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Not finding a spiritual community within which to root myself, for many years I practiced meditation on my own, and I read books and tried to learn meditation from recorded talks. I periodically attended meditation and Dharma sessions at different places, but always bounced out of them because I never fully felt that I belonged...
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