Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

Maybe some things in our possession used to make us happy, but upon reflection, perhaps we don’t really like them as much as we thought we were going to or they have outlasted their usefulness. Often, we continue holding onto our old stuff, or storing it away to convince ourselves that we like it. This dead weight should be identified and discarded as quickly as possible to win back space and ro om to breathe. Give that stuff away to someone who might really use it; we don’t need useless items hanging around that annoy us! Once we clear out the junk, it’s surprising how little we do actually need. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~ "Vielleicht haben unsmanche Dinge, die wir besitzen, einmal glücklich gemacht - aber wenn wir darüber nachdenken, mögen wir sie vielleicht nicht so sehr, wie wir es erwartet hatten, oder sie sind uns nun nicht mehr von Nutzen. Wir halten oft an unserem alten Zeugs fest, oder bewahren es irgendwo auf, um uns zu überzeugen, dass wir es mögen. ...

Your mental outlook arising from your more subtle mind already is beginning to cause you to resemble your next life. If you are pleased with that, good! If you are worried... now is the time to change! Life should help us in the important transformation to a higher worldview. Three "check your worldview" questions to ask yourself (don't post your answers) Do I like people in general? Do I prefer animals to people? Do I often feel angry or fearful? ~~~~ "Deine geistige Einstellung, die aus Deinem subtileren Geist aufsteigt, veranlasst Dich bereits dazu, Dir selbst in Deinem zukünftigen Leben ähnlich zu sehen. Wenn Du damit zufrieden bist, dann gut! Wenn Du Dir Sorgen machst... dann ist jetzt die Zeit, Dich zu verändern! Das Leben sollte uns helfen, die wichtige Transformation zu einer höheren Weltsicht durchzuführen. Hier sind drei Fragen zur 'Überprüfung Deiner Weltsicht', die Du Dir stellen kannst (ohne die Antworten zu posten) Mag ich Mensch...

Free Podcast! (The search for Truth- What is possible?) Domo Geshe Rinpoche leads a discussion on the criteria we use to determine truth vs non-truth. Each individual has explicit or implicit criteria. If you do not understand the criteria you use, your search for truth will be hampered. This discussion is preliminary to discussing, "What is enlightenment?" http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/domo-geshe-rinpoche-teachings/id387058479 The four great wishes of all Tibetan Buddhist practices are really a holding space type of promise and an emerging holy bond with all living beings. These wishes are profound promises because they are made with a special state of mind called bodhicitta motivation. When I first came to America back in the early 70’s, (when I was still Tibetan), my American students would ask me dharma questions but I often felt their motivation in the discussions begin to focus more on “me and mine, or this is so bad”. While they were getting d...

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...