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Turia Pitt – Life is so precious Farah Khaleck – I used to be scared looking in the mirror Nisha Lobo – a girl who has a skin like that of a fish 😍 Continue reading Courage, Gratitude and Beauty

Thoughts are like bubbles in water; when not clung to they arise within the water and dissolve back into the water. Really, for a true yogi there is no harm no matter how wildly the thoughts move. The state without any thought movement, the indifferent state of absent­mindedness is a greater enemy. Continue reading Thoughtfree Wakefulness

Emotions are hard to handle, they are also deeply ingrained with habits, so not easy to change. Reflecting on words of wisdom is very helpful, but once or twice is probably not enough, repetition is always emphasized. The same is the case for meditation, letting the mind settle – giving room for real experience.

Once on the cushion, the attitude is much more important than being technical: Continue reading Give me a break!

Du er ikke bundet av sanseinntrykk –
Kun hvis du holder fast i dem.
— Tilopa

Dette er en av de dypeste sitater om sinnets natur, og peker på roten og årsaken til alle våre frustrasjoner og lidelser: det å gripe tak i, og holde fast ved egne tanker og følelser. Å holde fast i sanseintrykk, peker på at vi fortsetter å tenke på indre og ytre opplevelser vi har hatt – igjen og igjen i endeløse sirkler. Selv lenge etter at det er ute av syne. Continue reading View, meditasjon og adferd

Woke up from surgery,
Then this came to mind:

Feel gratitude with moistened eyes,
Have been gently cared for by
Six nurses and two surgeons.
Receiving love and care inspires. Continue reading What’s love got to do with it?

Not taking impermanence to heart prevents our Dharma practice from being successful. Continue reading Life is impermanent

In Tibet, there is a saying, “When seen from afar, yaks look healthy and handsome; close up, they look like sickly sheep; but under their fleece, they are infested with lice and scabies.” In other words, when we look at others from afar they may appear to have happiness, prestige, friends and wealth. But when … Continue reading Be kind – always

Next step, is to train in any daily activities, with a calm, kind, and clear mind – to mindfully watch our intentions, in whatever we do. It’s a kind of “mental aikido” – mindfulness in action.

Applying the View in daily life is indispensable. Dharma practice has to embrace all activities and conduct – not only when sitting on the cushion – you don’t meditate with your butt. Continue reading Meditation in action