by michael | Aug 26, 2024 | One Minute Dharma
Are you busy? Do you know anyone who is not busy? It seems that part of living in the 21st century is being busy. Just being alive seems to require that so many things be done. That’s just the things that have to be done to keep our life functioning. If we add on the...
by michael | Dec 29, 2023 | Text
Parting From the Four Attachments: The Four Poisonous Dichotomies Commentary by Ngakpa Jigdal Chopel (Michael Madrone) Welcome everybody to our continuing exploration of Parting From the Four Attachments. So last week we talked about how...
by michael | Oct 11, 2023 | One Minute Dharma
Surveys often report that a large number of people feel lonely. Does the Buddhadharma offer any help in this regard? Fortunately, there are at least two Dharma remedies for this unhappy emotion: relative and absolute. The absolute remedy asks the question: Who...
by michael | May 25, 2022 | One Minute Dharma
The Six Pollutions The Six Pollutions to Overcome When Receiving Dharma Teachings According to the great Sakya master Venerable Dezchung Rinpoche, there are six pollutions, or faults, to be overcome when receiving Dharma teachings: -Pride. “I probably know as...
by michael | Apr 22, 2022 | Text, Uncategorized
What Do We Mean When We Say That The Medicine Buddha Blesses Us? We often read or hear about receiving the blessings of Buddhas such as the Medicine Buddha. But what does that actually mean? Perhaps we recite the Medicine Buddha sadhana and say the Medicine Buddha...
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