Mind and the Mental Faculty of Feeling Mind itself is intangible, but is source of all our experience, can become virtuous, non-virtuous. Any particular expressions of that mind can be seen in terms of the 51 mental faculties that have to by synchronized with the main mind in five aspects. Feeling in particular is the…
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Refining your Motivation It’s not easy to maintain bodhimind motivation. True compassion will not interfere and turn into righteousness. It is based on Love. In Mahayana it extends to all beings. In Vajrayana it is the same motivation, but with the recognition that I must become a buddha quickly for the sake of all beings…
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Avoiding Negativities Buddhism in a nutshell is avoiding negativities, building positivities and taming the mind. If not purified negativities make us suffer, in the long run leading to birth in the lower realms. By recognizing the three poisons we can begin to purify our mind, especially of ignorance. The mind becomes what it takes in,…
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Nature of Mind Rimpoche restates topic of taming the mind and goes on the relationship between main mind and mental faculties. He likens taming the mind to taming an elephant, which is very useful and powerful but can also be destructive. One needs alertness and must know what to do to tame the mind successfully….
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Nature of Mind Reporting on his Malaysia trip and India Buddhist conference, Rimpoche talks in detail on the issue of female ordination. Then he resumes his topic of the nature of mind, stating it is clear and lucid, lucid in the sense of unmistaken perception. Mind functions like a camera that captures a photograph perfectly,…
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Nature of Mind The nature of the mind is clear and lucid, gets clear and unmistaken picture of any object and has the capacity to perceive anything. You become what you perceive and feel. Taming the mind means moving the mind in the right direction. It is like putting in the desired colored light bulb…
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Nature of Mind Is mind or matter more important? What is the difference between brain, mind and soul? Mind is intangible, free flowing. Important to understand because principal mind almost becomes what it perceives. Therefore it is good to become habituated to positive thoughts and actions. Subtle mind is neutral, just the capability to grow…
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Mental Faculty of Non-Violence All non-virtues interconnected, like attachment, hatred, jealousy. Violence escalates quickly, causing damage in families, societies, countries and globally. It’s opposite is compassion, reacting with kindness. Buddha, Jesus, Gandhi, M.L.King, Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, very successful with non-violence. All genuine spiritual paths practice non-violent principles. Audio Only

The Mental Faculty of Non-Violence Wishing for enlightenment is great motivation, but shouldn’t stop at only wishing. violence is a great obstacle to bodhimind, coming in many forms, physical, verbal, mental, including sexism, racism, any form of abuse and manipulation. Non-violence is part of non-hatred and compassion and requires patience to sustain itself when challenged….
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Mental Faculty of Equanimity The mental faculty of equanimity is an equally balanced mind, enjoying the lack of influence of negative emotions. It leads to very strong concentration, one of the last of the nine stages of shamata. Equanimity is also a prerequisite to develop love, compassion and bodhimind. Audio Only

Mental Faculties of Pliancy and Conscientiousness Rimpoche first talks about physical and mental pliancy is a joy that removes all obstacles to meditation, making body and mind totally serviceable and powerful. It is a result of concentration and leads to even better concentration. Rimpoche then defines the mental faculty of conscientiousness as non-attachment, non-hatred and…
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Mental Faculty of Enthusiasm Enthusiasm is needed to accomplish anything, it brings joy, overcomes tiredness, brings meditative progress and virtue, if applied the right way. Even wisdom without enthusiasm is virtually useless. The opposing force to enthusiasm is laziness, particularly the laziness of addiction to unhelpful behavior. To overcome laziness you can either be gentle…
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The Importance of Learning Learning is critical for spiritual development. It involves three steps: getting the information, analyzing it and meditating on it. These steps lead to wisdom and understanding. Traditionally, learning is called the wealth that no one can steal from us. It is one of our most dependable friends. The best weapons to…
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Non-attachment, non-hatred, non-ignorance Non-attachment, non-hatred and non-ignorance are the essence of true spiritual practice. They are the roots of all virtue, the protection from wrongdoing. Spiritual development means making our lives free from those three poisons and their karmic imprints. Simply the act of not engaging in them becomes positive merit. That is how one…
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