1. A practicing Buddhist

    Comment May 3, 2018

    As long as you accept and practice these four truths (all compounded things are impermanent, all emotions are pain, all things have no inherent existence, nirvana is beyond concepts) you are a “practicing Buddhist.” You might read about these four truths for the sake of entertainment or mental exercise, but if you don’t practice them, you are like a sick person reading the label on a medicine bottle but never taking the medicine. On the other hand, if you are practicing, there is no need to exhibit that you are Buddhist. As a matter of fact, if it helps you to get invited to some social functions, it is totally fine to hide that you are a Buddhist. But keep in mind that as a Buddhist, you have a mission to refrain as much as possible from harming others, and to help others as much as possible. This is not a huge responsibility, because if you genuinely accept and contemplate the truths, all these deeds flow naturally. ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

  2. Mind’s ultimate nature

    Comment January 15, 2018

    Mind’s ultimate nature, emptiness endowed with vividness,
    I was told is the real Buddha.
    Recognizing this should help me
    Not to be stuck with thoughts of hierarchy.

    Mind’s ultimate nature, its emptiness aspect,
    I was told is the real Dharma.
    Recognizing this should help me
    Not to be stuck with thoughts of political correctness.

    Mind’s ultimate nature, its vivid aspect,
    I was told is the real Sangha.
    Recognizing this should help me
    Not to be stuck with thoughts of equal rights.

    One cannot disassociate emptiness from vividness.
    This inseparability I was told is the Guru.
    Recognizing this should help me
    Not to be stuck with depending on chauvinist lamas.

    This nature of mind has never been stained by duality,
    This stainlessness I was told is the deity.
    Recognizing this should help me
    Not to be stuck with the categories of “gender” or “culture.”

    This nature of mind is spontaneously present.
    That spontaneity I was told is the dakini aspect.
    Recognizing this should help me
    Not to be stuck with fear of being sued.

    ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

  3. Sadness

    Comment January 12, 2018

    The most crucial prerequisite for the practise of dharma is complete isolation because when we are alone, we are subject to fewer distractions, creating the perfect conditions for sadness to grow in our minds.

    For those who know how to use it, sadness is a fertile ground from which all kinds of beneficial thoughts can spring with very little effort.

    Jigme Lingpa described sadness as one of the most invaluable kinds of noble wealth, and in the sutras Buddha hailed sadness as the trailblazer for all subsequent good qualities.

    With sadness comes trust and devotion, which, once developed, mean the practises of shamatha and vipashyana require very little effort. Shamatha practise ensures that mind becomes malleable and workable, and a flexible mind makes vipashyana relatively easy to accomplish. ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

Live & Die for Buddhism

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My Reflection

This site is a tribute to Buddhism. Buddhism has given me a tremendous inspiration to be who and where I am today. Although I came to America at a very young age, however, I never once forget who I am and where I came from. One thing I know for sure is I was born as a Buddhist, live as a Buddhist and will leave this earth as a Buddhist. I do not believe in superstition. I only believe in karma.

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Tipitaka: The pali canon (Readings in Theravada Buddhism). A vast body of literature in English translation the texts add up to several thousand printed pages. Most -- but not all -- of the Canon has already been published in English over the years. Although only a small fraction of these texts are available here at Access to Insight, this collection can nonetheless be a very good place to start.

Major Differences

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