By Shunryu Suzuki — 2017
In our practice the most important thing is to realize that we have buddhanature. Intellectually we may know this, but it is rather difficult to accept.
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The tantric path of Buddhism is complex and arduous, but its surprising culmination is the practice of spaciousness, ease, and simplicity known as Dzogchen, the Great Perfection.
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Rest in your true nature without effort or distraction — Mingyur Rinpoche teaches the renowned practice of Dzogchen.
Your true nature is like the sky, says Mingyur Rinpoche, its love and wisdom unaffected by the clouds of life. You can access it with this awareness meditation.
Why feel bad about yourself when you are naturally aware, loving, and wise? Mingyur Rinpoche explains how to see past the temporary stuff and discover your own buddhanature.
The Buddhist meditation practice is over 1,500 years old, but modern science says it has very real mental and physical health benefits.
You may not consider how to befriend yourself in meditation, but when you shift your mindset, you can develop a friendly and compassionate approach to the practice. Try the following five practices and approaches to meditation.
Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.
Meditation is very handy for adapting to challenging situations.
There is often a review of the to-do's while meditating. Meditation is a bath in the life force.
In the Middle Ages people were well aware of the inexhaustible power that arises simply from sitting still. After that time, knowledge of the purifying power of stillness and its practice was, in the West, largely lost.