Mental Faculty of Contact After reviewing the recent Jewel Heart pilgrimage to Ladakh, Rimpoche talks about the difference of practicing Buddhism as lay people and monks and nuns. As monks and nuns we should withdraw from ordinary life. As lay people we can combine spiritual practice and daily life. Finally Rimpoche touches on the mental…
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The Mental Faculty of intention The mental faculty of intention draws the mind like a magnet. it is the activity of the mind itself, the karma of the mind, which then propels verbal and physical karma of virtuous, non-virtuous and neutral nature. It is very similar to motivation and guides our mind to what to…
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The Mental Faculty of Discrimination The mental faculty of discrimination has the function to collect the information or getting the message, then recognizing and then labeling it. There is correct and incorrect discrimination. Knowing mind and mental faculties helps to understand how one’s own mind functions Audio Only

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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