Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

It is wiser to consider that a spiritual relationship should be to the Buddhadharma and to your mentor rather than pinning your hopes of perfection on other sangha members. If you get along with others, that is a plus, but if you find someone who offendeth thee... do not stop practicing but get your priorities straighter. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche  "Es wäre weiser, anzunehmen, dass du eine spirit uelle Beziehung zum Buddhadharma und deinem Mentor haben solltest, anstatt deine Hoffnungen auf andere Mitglieder der Sangha zu setzen. Wenn du dich gut mit anderen verstehst, ist das ein Vorteil, aber wenn du dann jemanden findest, der dich erzürnt... hör nicht auf zu üben, sondern überdenke mal deine Prioritäten." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche --- instigate kindness Experiencing complicated karma is always hard and unpleasant work. Once the experience is over, how we process our feelings will foretell our future better than any fortune teller could. ~ 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...