Jewel Heart International Blog

As the Lama Chöpa says: When you are facing unwanted problems, especially when there is not much you can do about it, if you are able at that moment, try to see the problems as a karmic result. Recognize your bad karma is decreasing. When I talk about karma, people ask how we change karma....
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Without patience, you cannot think thoroughly. You cannot even solve a puzzle by exploring the possibilities. It is the same with your life. You need patience.  We understand that if there is not enough food, there is fighting. If there is a flood or a catastrophe, there will be trouble. When there is war, that...
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Sometimes when learning to teach, we are told to teach with examples, with stories, and with philosophy. This story is simple with a helpful meaning. At one time a turtle was stuck in a farmer’s small pond. The farmer used the pond for planting and somehow the turtle ended up there. Maybe someone released it there....
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What most mothers care about is their kids being happy, kind, good people. Some mothers are not your biological mother. They are the mother that took care of you and taught you how to be kind, honest, to behave well, and how to find happiness in your life. According to the Mahayana view, when Buddha...
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When Buddha was conceived, there were signs that he would become the teacher of everybody, someone who could lead everybody. His mother Mahamaya told her husband the king, “Now we have to release the prisoners.” Releasing prisoners does not mean releasing them all on the street to do crazy things. Many prisoners at that time...
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