Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

In a strict sense, all phenomena are empty of inherent existence, even those that cannot be directly observed because of subtle causes and conditions. The controversy whether space is permanent or not is even debated as fine points of cosmology between Buddhist traditions. Dark matter is an aspect of space. If it has function, it is pure or clarity illusory as well as also being empty of inherent  existence. On the other hand, the contamination that brings rise to phenomena is simply the aggregation of confused and misaligned energies without producing a valid and stable function. I personally cannot accept dark matter as a theoretical fantasy, because it has a reactive existence by default. Unexplained energy is there where we cannot see it with today’s instruments... but tomorrow... ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "In einem strengen Sinn sind alle Phänomene leer von inhärenter Existenz, selbst jene, die durch subtile Ursachen und Bedinungen nicht direkt beobachtet werden können. D...

The heroic soldiers of compassion and love are our real army in our fight against evil. The same energy that we use to generate anger while trying to harm our enemies can be turned around and transformed, creating instead a powerful army of kindness and concerned love. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Die heroischen Soldaten des Mitgefühls und der Liebe sind unsere wirkliche Armee im Kampf gegen das Böse. Dieselbe Energie, die wir benutzen, um Wut zu erzeugen, mit der wir unsere Feinden zu schaden versuchen, kann umgekehrt und transformiert werden, was stattdessen eine machtvolle Armee der Güte und fürsorgenden Liebe erschafft." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---  — at  Lotus Lake Temple summer 2010 . If we are charitable by observing and responding to the needs of others, then it's one of the suitable forms of compassion. If we're charitable for other reasons, it generally has an underlying self-serving motivation. Because of this, benefit is uncertain while long term harm is...

One warm summer evening I chanced upon a tiny old carnival in the parking lot of our nearby grocery store. You know the kind? They have attractions such as a twenty-foot Ferris wheel with banged up creaky cars, little kiddy cars filled with excited children going round and round on a little track accompanied by the latest Latino music. Everything is in miniature; there’s a small inflatable slide  and little booths where you can throw baseballs to try to win a dusty stuffed bunny rabbit. Right at the center of the carnival is their main feature, the open sided trailer selling cotton candy and hot dogs. It reminds me of a meditator thinking about bodhichitta. Just imagine that you’re at the carnival… happy and just want to just squeeze the pink cotton candy because it’s also so sweet and fun. You have no responsibilities or worries. Just gathering energy and practically hugging yourself in this marvelous little carnival of your own making for arising the precious mind of enlight...

This wonderful world is a specialized arena for evolutionary practice. If all goes well, in part, we will perfect our capacity to get along with others, the second great lesson of life. The main problem that we face is a naturally arising  sense of “others” before us, a perceptual barrier between ourselves and others. So far, the closest we can get to making a deep connection with others is under the strategy of “mine.” My family. My boyfriend. My girlfriend. This is my country. By trying to work around this innate confusion through a semi-skillful use of “mine, a kind of false altruism arises that actually morphs a toxic sense of “me” into “mine.” ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Diese wunderbare Welt ist eine spezialisierte Arena für eine evolutionäre Praxis. Wenn alles gut geht werden wir unsere Fähigkeit uns mit anderen zu verstehen teilweise perfektionieren, was die zweite große Lektion des Lebens darstellt. Das Hauptproblem, dem wir begegnen, ist ein natürlich vor uns aufsteig...

The Buddhist practice of loving-kindness is helpful to enter the path of Mahayana in easy stages. It opens our hearts to the possibility of a very clean relationship with others. Once substantially purified, the Sutric Mahayana painlessly e mpties it and then the emerging Bodhichitta fills it! ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~~~~~ "Die buddhistische Praxis der liebenden Güte ist hilfreich, um den Mahayanapfand in einfachen Stufen zu Betreten. Sie öffnet unser Herz für die Möglichkeit einer sehr sauberen Beziehung zu Anderen. Wenn es erst deutlich gereinigt ist wird es durch den sutrischen Mahayana auf schmerzlose Weise geleert und mit dem dann aufsteigenden Bodhicitta gefüllt!" - Domo Geshe Rinpoche --- Those with a history of worrying about themselves and how to be successful, wanting to experience compassion is like trying to stretch to touch toes with a bad back. When trying to care about others, without flexibility... we could feel pain ourselves instead of loving kindnes...