January 22, 2011 by Lama Palden Drolma
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What happens when, instead of defending ourselves against our suffering, we welcome it with awareness? What is that like?
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Tags: awareness, Buddha, Buddhist teachings, compassion, emotional reactions, first Noble truth, inquiry, spiritual insights, subconscious, suffering
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November 13, 2010 by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
“Sometimes the most powerful medicine we can offer for suffering of any kind is simply kindness.”
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Tags: compassion, difficulties, ego, gentleness, integrity, kindness, motivation, suffering
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October 10, 2010 by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Acquiring the skills and training to challenge our suffering and wake up the areas of our mind that are in a state of darkness similar to deep sleep.
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Tags: confusion, happiness, ignorance, mind, mindfulness, suffering, training
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January 22, 2010 by Lama Palden Drolma
What happens when we add inquiry to Buddha’s essential teachings? How can we examine our own experience to explore the truth in our hearts? Lama Palden guides us in exploring our subconscious thoughts and feelings in relation to the first Noble Truth.
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Tags: Buddha, Buddhist teachings, compassion, Dzogchen Ponlop, inquiry, inquiry process, Noble Truths, spiritual insight, subconscious, suffering
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