Impermanence
Examine the nature of unborn awareness
Thoughts are unceasing
Thoughts are not solid
Don’t be swayed by external circumstances
Always maintain only a joyful mind
Always maintain only a joyful mind
The Well of Being is an illustrated inquiry into
the pursuit of happiness, and what it means to be radically alive in our
daily moments. It opens with an account of life's ultimate purpose as
taught by Ramchal, an 18th Century Italian mystic. It concludes with a
unique retelling of the puzzle we call growing up, and offers a
refreshing and empowering way to rethink it.
( The Well of Being by Jean Pierre Weill)
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Take responsibility for yourself
most likely you're going to find it
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One day Chao-chou fell down in the snow
He called out, “Help me up! Help me up!”
A monk came and lay down beside him
Chao-chou got up and went away
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All Buddhist teachings are about lessening the ego
Lessen self-absorption
to what is the one reduced?
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Biographical Notes
(1940)
"Our Town" by Thornton Wilder
(1961)
Regard all dharma as dreams
they are passing memories
Source Material
Lojong was originally brought to Tibet by an Indian Buddhist teacher named Atisha. It is a mind training practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and is based on a set of aphorisms formulated in Tibet in the 12th century by Geshe Chekhawa. The practice involves refining and purifying one’s motivations and attitudes.
