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One Vehicle
“Vehicle” (yana) has two meanings: the means by which one progresses and the destination to which one is progressing. Mahayana in the sense of the vehicle by which one progresses means to be motivated...
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A Source of Refuge
Day and night, night and day we spend our lives in the company of the afflictions, generating desire for the pleasant and anger at the unpleasant, and continue thus even when dreaming, unable to remain...
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Guard the Mind
All suffering in this life and others is created by the unsubdued mind. Similarly, the basis of all the practices of the six paramitas, such as generosity, moral discipline, and so on, is the mind....
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The View of Interdependence
The view of interdependence makes for a great openness of mind. In general, instead of realizing that what we experience arises from a complicated network of causes, we tend to attribute happiness or...
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Infinite Compassion
I would like to mention my visit to Lourdes as a pilgrim. There, in front of the cave, I experienced something very special. I felt a spiritual vibration, a kind of spiritual presence there. And then,...
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Do What You Can
If we unbalance nature, humankind will suffer. Furthermore, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward...
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Scrutinize Appearances
No matter what our mind makes appear as an object of one of our six collections of consciousness—sights, sounds, smells, tastes, tactile or bodily sensations, or mental objects or events—we thoroughly...
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Human Dignity
If we realize, “I am a human being. A human being can do anything,” this determination, courage, and self-confidence are important sources of victory and success. Without will power and determination,...
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The Protection of Patience
Why is a man condemned to death not fortunate If he is released after having his hand cut off? Why am I who am experiencing human misery not fortunate If by that I am spared from (the agonies of)...
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Enlightenment is Not Far Off
We humans are actually not that far from enlightenment. Our five senses are like the Emanation Body of a Buddha; our dream body, which is similar to the after-death form, is like a Buddha’s Beatific...
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