Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

We already know that it is possible to change our mind because we do it hundreds of times a day! We feel hungry, and then eat a little bit and then we don’t feel hungry. Later we might feel thirsty, and then not. We are happy, and then cha nge to feeling sad. When a cheerful phone call comes in, a good mood lasts for a while, everything looks brighter, but then comes another phone call with some terrible news, and our mental outlook becomes dark and frightening. For most people, the whole day goes on like this, bonding identity to changeable states of mind.  What Buddhism teaches us is that changeable states of mind, feelings and moods are not our actual nature but are the mental experiences that come and go with great regularity over an actual nature that is free from emotional strife. This is what we call the changeable mind. The dharma trains us to view them as passing and not take the ups and downs so seriously. Eventually, we will mostly feel peaceful and free from the se...

Edges always define the center. Radical social and philosophical concepts serve the middle ground of culture by showing where we might choose not to participate. However, the Middle Way of Buddhism is different; rather than finding a safe p osition in the center, it is defined by an active and cultivated rejection of the extremes of nhilism and permanentism. Its logical system is organized to discover what is real is based on what is rejected rather than what is accepted. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~~~~ "Die Mitte wird immer durch die Ränder definiert. Radikale soziale und philosophische Konzepte helfen der Mitte einer Kultur, indem sie das aufzeigen, woran wir vielleicht nicht teilnehmen wollen. Der mittlere Weg im Buddhismus ist jedoch etwas anderes: anstatt einen sicheren Ort in der Mitte zu finden ist er durch eine aktive und kultivierte Ablehnung der Extreme des Nihilismus und Permanentisums gekennzeichnet. Sein logisches System ist derart organisiert, dass man anhand des...

The reason we experience problems is because we have karma from previous negative actions ripening, whether from this life or from a previous life. If we approach it with wisdom, courage, and dignity this time, we can not only to exhaust that karma that plagues us with problems, but also prevent activating it again in... the future by creating closure. Without that, we give tacit approval for it to continue, allowing it to cause excessive distress to the mind, which is the actual cause of further consequences. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ ""Der Grund, warum wir Probleme haben, ist dass Karma aus früheren negativen Handlungen heranreift, egal ob aus diesem oder einem früheren Leben. Wenn wir dieses Mal mit Weisheit, Mut und Würde an die Sache herangehen, können wir nicht nur das Karma erschöpfen, das uns mit Problemen quält, sondern auch verhindern, es in Zukunft wieder zu aktivieren, indem wir damit abschließen. Wenn wir dies nicht tun, erklären wir uns stillschweigend mit seine...