It can be helpful to remember that the enlightened mind and the ordinary mind are two sides of the same coin. The mind is like the sea, which can be rough on the surface, with mountainous waves stirred up by… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“Dodrupchen writes: Whenever problems come to us from beings or inanimate objects, if our mind gets used to perceiving only the suffering or the negative aspects of them, then even from a small negative incident great mental pain will ensue. For it is the nature of indulgence in any concept, whether suffering or happiness, that the experience of this happiness… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share
“Buddhism is centered on the principle of two truths, the absolute truth and the relative truth. The absolute is that the true nature of… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“It can be so empowering for us to understand, even on a conceptual level, that we are enlightened in our true nature.” — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“One sign of the strength of the connection between mind and body is the finding, in an analysis of more than one hundred studies… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“Always we should appreciate what we are able to do, and not feel bad about what we haven’t done.” — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“Appreciation and contentment, the ability to rejoice in all things large and small, is a major training of Buddhism. The Dharmapada says: Good health… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“As by churning the milk, its essence-butter appears immaculately, By purifying mental afflictions, the “ultimate sphere” manifests immaculately. As a lamp in a vase… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
When we cross the gates of death, our karma is all we take with us. Everything else that we enjoyed in this life we… — TULKU THONDUP Copy Share Image
The gross elements are earth, water, air and fire, with the fifth being space. Each particle of the body is made up of these… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“Even if you have a lot of work to do, if you think of it as wonderful, and if you feel it as wonderful,… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
“If you can solve your problem, Then what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, Then what is the use of… — Tulku Thondup Copy Share Image
