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Begin Each Day With…

Begin each day with,
“I am happy to be here today –
may the wisdom gate be opened;
may my practice be completed;
may I bring benefit to all beings.”

~ Gelek Rimpoche, Wit & Wisdom

Posted on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019

Blog Posts

Extract Feb 21, 2021 from Jataka Tales
Extract Feb 21, 2021 from Jataka Tales
Feeling The Suffering
Feeling The Suffering
Recognizing The Delusions
Recognizing The Delusions
How Buddha Developed Bodhimind
How Buddha Developed Bodhimind
The Seven Limbs or Seven Practices 
The Seven Limbs or Seven Practices 
Concentrated Meditation
Concentrated Meditation
The Three Principles of the Path
The Three Principles of the Path
Introduction To Tara As Practice
Introduction To Tara As Practice
Awareness, Mistakes, and Actually Changing Toward Bodhimind
Awareness, Mistakes, and Actually Changing Toward Bodhimind
Doesn’t Matter What You Call It
Doesn’t Matter What You Call It
Remembering Our Role In Avoiding Negative Emotions
Remembering Our Role In Avoiding Negative Emotions
The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep
Wisdom Takes Effort
Wisdom Takes Effort
Love Seeks Joy, Compassion Removal of Suffering
Love Seeks Joy, Compassion Removal of Suffering
The Twenty-One Praises of Tara
The Twenty-One Praises of Tara
Bodhisattvas – The Most Intelligent Selfish People
Bodhisattvas – The Most Intelligent Selfish People
Wisdom Terminology
Wisdom Terminology
Samsaric Suffering, Bodhisattvas, and “Chicken Run”
Samsaric Suffering, Bodhisattvas, and “Chicken Run”
Four Powers To Develop Enthusiasm
Four Powers To Develop Enthusiasm
Ego-Less-Ness Is The Important Point
Ego-Less-Ness Is The Important Point
Two Mental Faculties: Mindfulness and Meta-Alertness
Two Mental Faculties: Mindfulness and Meta-Alertness
True Spiritual Practice Begins Here
True Spiritual Practice Begins Here
Where Do We Begin Our Meditation?
Where Do We Begin Our Meditation?
Benefits of Developing Zhi Nay (Shamata)
Benefits of Developing Zhi Nay (Shamata)
Wisdom: Base, Path, Result
Wisdom: Base, Path, Result
Why We Do Need Both Shamata and Vipashyana
Why We Do Need Both Shamata and Vipashyana
Q and A – Bodhimind and Helping Yourself
Q and A – Bodhimind and Helping Yourself
Something To Chew On
Something To Chew On
What Is Meditation On The Spiritual Journey?
What Is Meditation On The Spiritual Journey?
Concentrated Meditation And Balancing
Concentrated Meditation And Balancing
Mindfulness of the Guru
Mindfulness of the Guru
The Importance Of Lineage
The Importance Of Lineage
Feeling the Suffering
Feeling the Suffering
Pure Love Is Free Of Self-Interest
Pure Love Is Free Of Self-Interest
Our Life This Time
Our Life This Time
A Daily Dose Of Motivation
A Daily Dose Of Motivation
Equality From the Heart Is the First Step
Equality From the Heart Is the First Step
Listening To Dharma Teachings – Three Vessels
Listening To Dharma Teachings – Three Vessels
First Develop Love and Compassion For Yourself
First Develop Love and Compassion For Yourself
The Direct Pain of Negative Emotions
The Direct Pain of Negative Emotions
Wisdom: Ending The Melodrama With A Balanced View
Wisdom: Ending The Melodrama With A Balanced View
Ending Our Suffering As Our Spiritual Legacy
Ending Our Suffering As Our Spiritual Legacy
Losing Your Anger, Not Your Temper
Losing Your Anger, Not Your Temper
Now Is The Time To Make Ourselves Into Something Different
Now Is The Time To Make Ourselves Into Something Different
Nameless Faceless Dots
Nameless Faceless Dots
That’s Exactly What It Is
That’s Exactly What It Is
Begin Each Day With…
Begin Each Day With…
What Tibetan Buddhist Practice Can Do For You
What Tibetan Buddhist Practice Can Do For You
Following A Tradition With A Lineage And 29th Day Soup
Following A Tradition With A Lineage And 29th Day Soup
The Wisdom Of Balancing
The Wisdom Of Balancing
Three Points From Atisha
Three Points From Atisha
Don’t Gamble With Your Karma
Don’t Gamble With Your Karma
Reflecting on the Disadvantages of Not Having Patience
Reflecting on the Disadvantages of Not Having Patience
Put Your Learning Into Practice
Put Your Learning Into Practice
Love Built On Solid Ground
Love Built On Solid Ground
Reading Your Prescription Will Not Cure Your Disease
Reading Your Prescription Will Not Cure Your Disease
H. E. Dagyab Rinpoche On Arrogance
H. E. Dagyab Rinpoche On Arrogance
Enthusiasm vs Inferiority Complex
Enthusiasm vs Inferiority Complex
Buddha’s 15 Days Of Miracles
Buddha’s 15 Days Of Miracles
Reflecting On The Advantages Of Having Patience
Reflecting On The Advantages Of Having Patience
The Six Perfections – What Is Patience?
The Six Perfections – What Is Patience?
The Six Perfections – Morality
The Six Perfections – Morality
Learning – The Light That Clears Darkness
Learning – The Light That Clears Darkness
You Are Included In The Mahayana
You Are Included In The Mahayana
Is Hatred Slipping Into Your Love?
Is Hatred Slipping Into Your Love?
Crazy Wisdom and The Three Higher Trainings [VIDEO]
Crazy Wisdom and The Three Higher Trainings [VIDEO]
Six Perfections in Every Perfection: Generosity
Six Perfections in Every Perfection: Generosity
Turning of The Wheel of Dharma [VIDEO]
Turning of The Wheel of Dharma [VIDEO]
Concentration: King Of The Mind
Concentration: King Of The Mind
Buddhas Teachings Reach Everyone’s Level
Buddhas Teachings Reach Everyone’s Level
An Introduction To Tibetan Buddhism [VIDEO]
An Introduction To Tibetan Buddhism [VIDEO]
Hatred Is Our Own Osama Bin Laden Hiding In The Mountains Of Our Hearts
Hatred Is Our Own Osama Bin Laden Hiding In The Mountains Of Our Hearts
Focus: The Foundation of Development [VIDEO]
Focus: The Foundation of Development [VIDEO]
Aryadeva’s Warning To Guard The Mind – Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Aryadeva’s Warning To Guard The Mind – Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Are You Busy Lazy? [VIDEO]
Are You Busy Lazy? [VIDEO]
Is Buddha’s Wisdom True Today? [VIDEO]
Is Buddha’s Wisdom True Today? [VIDEO]
Reminder To Share: Hatred Hurts Ourselves [VIDEO]
Reminder To Share: Hatred Hurts Ourselves [VIDEO]
Demo Rinpoche On Je Tsong Khapa
Demo Rinpoche On Je Tsong Khapa
Some Clarity On Renunciation
Some Clarity On Renunciation
Your Peace And My Peace
Your Peace And My Peace
With Bodhimind, Political Season A Good Time To Work With Negative Emotions
With Bodhimind, Political Season A Good Time To Work With Negative Emotions
Clear The Mental Junk By Increasing Focused Concentration
Clear The Mental Junk By Increasing Focused Concentration
Why Train Your Mind? [VIDEO]
Why Train Your Mind? [VIDEO]
Loving Kindness – The Antidote to Hatred [VIDEO]
Loving Kindness – The Antidote to Hatred [VIDEO]
Debate Leading To Strong Conviction – Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Debate Leading To Strong Conviction – Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Independence Day, Intelligent Faith, and Morality
Independence Day, Intelligent Faith, and Morality
Where To Practice
Where To Practice
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva – Aspiring For Liberation
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva – Aspiring For Liberation
Why Buddhahood?
Why Buddhahood?
Interview With Gelek Rimpoche: Guru-Student Relationship
Interview With Gelek Rimpoche: Guru-Student Relationship
Compassion Is Important In The Middle
Compassion Is Important In The Middle
The Virus Of Hatred
The Virus Of Hatred
37 Practices Of A Bodhisattva – Precious Human Life
37 Practices Of A Bodhisattva – Precious Human Life
Love And Desire Are Useful
Love And Desire Are Useful
Be An Instrument Of Peace
Be An Instrument Of Peace
Tara And The Eight Fears
Tara And The Eight Fears
Who Is Green Tara?
Who Is Green Tara?
Material Or Mental Happiness – Have We Seen The Results?
Material Or Mental Happiness – Have We Seen The Results?
Guarding The Mind
Guarding The Mind
Offering Of The Seven-Limb Prayer
Offering Of The Seven-Limb Prayer
Mind’s Fullest Capacity Is Enlightenment
Mind’s Fullest Capacity Is Enlightenment
H. E. Dagyab Rinpoche – Being A Good Human Being Pt 4
H. E. Dagyab Rinpoche – Being A Good Human Being Pt 4
Introduction To The Twenty-One Praises of Tara
Introduction To The Twenty-One Praises of Tara
H.E. Dagyab Rinpoche – Being A Good Human Being Pt 3
H.E. Dagyab Rinpoche – Being A Good Human Being Pt 3
Equality From The Heart
Equality From The Heart
Colored Bulbs
Colored Bulbs
Nature Of Mind
Nature Of Mind
How Tara Came To Be
How Tara Came To Be
Dagyab Rinpoche – Being A Good Human Being Pt 2
Dagyab Rinpoche – Being A Good Human Being Pt 2
Precious – Choosing For Everyone’s Needs, Not Just Your Own
Precious – Choosing For Everyone’s Needs, Not Just Your Own
Necessary Influences For Perfect Generosity
Necessary Influences For Perfect Generosity
Clearing Self-Cherishing Will Reveal A Wonderful Person
Clearing Self-Cherishing Will Reveal A Wonderful Person
Managing Your Mind – Negative Addictions To Positive Choices
Managing Your Mind – Negative Addictions To Positive Choices
An End To Anger
An End To Anger
Realize What You Have Accomplished
Realize What You Have Accomplished
Attachment and Anger
Attachment and Anger
Pay Taxes As Great Generosity But Disagree With War
Pay Taxes As Great Generosity But Disagree With War
Preserving Buddha’s Pure Teaching
Preserving Buddha’s Pure Teaching
H. E. Dagyab Rinpoche: Being A Good Human Being
H. E. Dagyab Rinpoche: Being A Good Human Being
Shared Goals Of Spiritual Development
Shared Goals Of Spiritual Development
Know What To Do
Know What To Do
Gain A Little Control Of Your Mind
Gain A Little Control Of Your Mind
The Enemy Is Within Ourselves
The Enemy Is Within Ourselves
Personalization of Meanness of the Three Mind Negativities
Personalization of Meanness of the Three Mind Negativities
Brief History of Buddhism
Brief History of Buddhism
Helping Others – The Best Way To Help Yourself
Helping Others – The Best Way To Help Yourself
Suffering, Self-Esteem, and Humility
Suffering, Self-Esteem, and Humility
Compassion In Thought and Action
Compassion In Thought and Action
Gelek Rimpoche On Feeling The Preciousness Of His Life (2016)
Gelek Rimpoche On Feeling The Preciousness Of His Life (2016)
Our Target Is Love
Our Target Is Love
Four Noble Truths In A Nutshell [VIDEO]
Four Noble Truths In A Nutshell [VIDEO]
Glenn Mullin: Enlightenment Tips From Early Dalai Lamas [VIDEO]
Glenn Mullin: Enlightenment Tips From Early Dalai Lamas [VIDEO]
Transforming Negative Circumstances
Transforming Negative Circumstances
Mysticism in Tibetan Buddhism [VIDEO]
Mysticism in Tibetan Buddhism [VIDEO]
Let’s Do Something That Makes A Difference
Let’s Do Something That Makes A Difference
Spiritual Alchemy Through Bodhimind
Spiritual Alchemy Through Bodhimind
Why Train Your Mind? [VIDEO]
Why Train Your Mind? [VIDEO]
A Great Society Based in Compassion
A Great Society Based in Compassion
True Spiritual Gain
True Spiritual Gain
Intelligent Compassion Means Don’t Take Abuse
Intelligent Compassion Means Don’t Take Abuse
Bottom Line Tibetan Buddhsim
Bottom Line Tibetan Buddhsim
Now Is The Time For Pure Love And Compassion
Now Is The Time For Pure Love And Compassion
Solving the Problem of the Human Mind
Solving the Problem of the Human Mind
Gain Understanding and Apply It
Gain Understanding and Apply It
Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives
Repaying Gelek Rimpoche’s Kindness
Repaying Gelek Rimpoche’s Kindness
The Language of Enlightenment
The Language of Enlightenment
The Trouble with Liking Winners
The Trouble with Liking Winners
Is Reality Reliable?
Is Reality Reliable?
The Ideal Society Begins With You
The Ideal Society Begins With You
We Continue
We Continue

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