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Searching for the Heart of Compassion

By Marc Ian Barasch — 2005

Call it love, kindness, compassion for all beings—it’s the real elixir, the only one that truly transforms life for ourselves and others. We all know that—every religion says it—but where do we find it? Marc Ian Barasch searches our society for compassion in action, compassionate people, and ways to find the compassion inside himself that Buddhism says is a natural part of our being.

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Rest in the Sky of Natural Mind

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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Lasting Happiness

It’s surprisingly easy to achieve lasting happiness — we just have to understand our own basic nature. The hard part, says Mingyur Rinpoche, is getting over our bad habit of seeking happiness in transient experiences.

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When the Retreat is Over

Mingyur Rinpoche recently spent more than four years on wandering retreat in India and the Himalayas. In an interview with Buddhadharma, he shares his most challenging moments as well as practical advice for returning home.

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Why We Take Refuge

There are two kinds of refuge, says Mingyur Rinpoche—outer and inner. The reason we take refuge in the outer forms of enlightenment is so that we may find the buddha within.

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