With tonglen breathing, you breathe in the undesirable – pain and suffering – and breathe out the desirable – strength and happiness. If it sounds strange, it’s probably due to the Western idea of only letting in good things and rejecting anything unpleasant. But this is an important part of Buddhist meditation, and by practicing it, you […]
Everyone is to be respected. But respect does not mean praiseworthy. We are cool about bad behaviour but it doesn’t mean we condone and agree. Equanimity. All are equal in Buddha’s eyes. But behaviours and deeds do differentiate in levels. This is related to the amount of dirt and dust covering sentient beings. Our cultivation […]
The mind continually recycles thoughts. You can just sit back and watch.
