Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

Yawning will shift the internal life force dynamic by using a kind of hydraulic pressure to lift the mind. It indicates an incapability to do what needs to be done with the state of mind that is present. Most folks yawn at night or when bored to adjust their inner energy to continue being awake and alert. Some will yawn in the morning to try to wake up. Sighing would have an opposite effect by subconscious control: depressing the life force. It would indicate a strategy of not wanting to add further energy from an interaction by removing energy. Yogic energy adjustments are done differently but there is a similar basis in the body/mind/lifeforce energies of the ordinary person. That is why it is possible to train in the inner yogas to gain conscious control of the body and mind. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Beim Gähnen verschiebt sich die Dynamik der inneren Lebenskraft, indem durch eine Art hydraulischen Druck der Geist erhoben wird. Dies deutet auf die Unfähigkei...

It's awful to hear about or even meet people with compulsions to take what is not theirs out of greed or a distorted understanding of what will bring happiness. Most of these folks are professional criminals, firmly held in the grip of a dangerous fantasy that whispers to them a story: robbing is correct and beneficial. Because of that, others feel the need to be continuously mindful of “mine”. Ou r gentle observer, which has been is developed in meditation to help us recognize the illusory quality of life is instead coerced by fear to beome the watcher/guardian of our possessions. The effects are stress and anxiety regarding everyone by viewing each as a potential robber. This attitude accumulates, creating a lack of trust and avoiding closeness with others. When the dilemma increases the pressure on the mind, it will cause us to forget our inner balanced view. The dharmic view encourages us to see others as our dear mothers of previous lives, enduring myriad suffe...

Bodhichitta is guilt free. The delusions have twisted our natural innocence into compromising situations that have become causes of guilt. Worse yet... we have become seduced into believing that it is good and beneficial to knowingly do what is wrong or to avoid doing the right thing. We have been wrongly trained by a generalized fantasy that selfishness will bring us what we desire. Bodhichitta , the Great Liberator, breaks us free from self interest. Bodhichitta, the Great Relaxer brings us peace. This is what is shared in the Great Mahayana, the culmination of altruism. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~ "Bodhichitta ist frei von Schuld. Die Täuschungen haben unsere natürliche Unschuld zu kompromittierenden Situationen verdreht, die zu Ursachen von Schuld wurden. Und was noch schlimmer ist: wir sind verführt worden, zu glauben, dass es gut und nützlich sei, wissentlich das Falsche zu tun, oder es zu vermeiden, das Richtige zu tun. Durch die allgemeine Phantasievorste...

 Compassion and its larger dynamic; bodhichitta, are a source of endless possibilities for discussion as well as meditation and practical application. To complain that that this world would be a happier place if everyone just had more compassion, does not describe the true relationship between all living beings and the dynamic of bodhichitta and compassion. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Das Mitgefühl und seine größere Dynamik, das Bodhichitta, sind eine Quelle unendlich vieler Möglichkeiten zur Diskussion, sowie für die Meditation und für praktische Anwendungen. Sich zu beschweren, dass die Welt ein glücklicherer Ort wäre, wenn nur Alle mehr Mitgefühl hätten, beschreibt nicht die wirkliche Beziehung zwischen allen Lebewesen und der Dynamik von Bodhichitta und Mitgefühl." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche --- Stay at  Lotus Lake Buddhist Center Hermitage/Norbu House for Spiritual Retreat Retreat to remember who you are and who you are not! It is the core of whole health. Quie...

  There is an implied contract with ones parents to always emulate them by using their agendas as a model. This works well when the parent is well adjusted and noble, free from clinging and controlling behaviors. However, many spiritual seekers find fault in the values taught by parents or feel oppressed and struggle to have kind thoughts when their own values differ. It might be valuable to gentl y see the dysfunctional training as coming from your "anti-guru". That means that you NEVER want to be like that! Once free of the obligation to continue learning damaging ways to relate to the world, you can cultivate a good quality relationship with that parent in a new way. Instead of continuing to feel bad... think that without a single "anti-guru" (friend or family member) you will never emerge to know who you really are. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ We cannot use dharma to escape from the responsibilities that we have created! However, dharma is very ap...

Many spiritual or sensitive people feel concerned for daily life or their emotional health when planets realign in certain ways. Certainly, by living in a world of form where magnetic forces play an important part, we will participate willingly or unwillingly. When we are walking, we adjust for pebbles and uneven ground to keep our balance. In a similar way, while experiencing inner influences su ch as the pull of gravitational forces of celestial bodies, we should become more capable of automatically adjusting to maintain balance on that level, without disturbing our inner equilibrium. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Viele spirituelle oder sensible Menschen machen sich Sorgen um ihr tägliches Leben oder um ihre emotionale Gesundheit wenn sich Planeten auf bestimmte Weise ausrichten. Sicher werden wir, da wir in einer Formwelt leben wo magnetische Kräfte eine große Rolle spielen, freiwillig oder unfreiwillig daran teilnehmen. Beim Laufen passen wir uns an Kieselstei...

Awakening, rather than becoming ultimately powerful is what was taught by Lord Buddha. To really awaken will require giving up both short term and long term fantasies which bind to illusion. Short term fantasy means relying on the momentary view, which will only be broken by knowing that it is empty of the potential for holding reality. Long term fantasies are both produced and strengthened by choices and desires that are driven by the distorted belief that the illusory will eventually produce satisfaction and closure to all problem. However, long imbedded fantasies will only be broken by the courage to be discovered on the way to greater awakening. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~~ "Der Buddha lehrte das Erwachen und nicht das letztendliche Mächtigwerden. Um wirklich zu erwachen muss man sowohl kurz- wie auch langfristige Phantasien aufgeben, durch die man an Illusionen anhaftet. Kurzfristige Phantasie bedeutet, dass man sich auf die augenblickliche Sichtweise ve...