May 11
Monday
How to Work with Obstacles
By Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Whatever our level of practice, there will always be obstacles. The Tibetan word for obstacle, parche, means “what cuts our progress.” In fact, sometimes the more we are engaged in practice, the greater the obstacles become. If we understand that obstacles are part of the spiritual path, we can learn from them. Obstacles can be messages. We need to wake up and look at what is going on. On a deeper, more profound level, we can include obstacles in our journey. This is a more challenging approach.
There are outer, inner, and secret obstacles…
Read more on working with obstacles in May’s dharma offering on www.Sakyong.com
Author Archive
Warrior Song of King Gesar
no responses - Posted 04.17.09
Our earth is wounded Her oceans and lakes are sick Her rivers are like running sores The air is filled with subtle poisons And the oily smoke of countless hellish fires blackens the sun Day has become night. Fish are born deformed; birds fall lifeless from the sky Forests and plains wither Animals running ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.17.09
Our earth is wounded Her oceans and lakes are sick Her rivers are like running sores The air is filled with subtle poisons And the oily smoke of countless hellish fires blackens the sun Day has become night. Fish are born deformed; birds fall lifeless from the sky Forests and plains wither Animals running ...continue
The Joy Continues – HIGHLIGHT
1 response - Posted 04.10.09
Excerpted from the book Warrior-King of Shambhala: Remembering Chogyam Trungpa by Jeremy Hayward A Middle Way If there is a middle way, even in regard to death, what might it be? To try to understand this, let us look at some ideas that Rinpoche himself conveyed to us ...continue
1 response - Posted 04.10.09
Excerpted from the book Warrior-King of Shambhala: Remembering Chogyam Trungpa by Jeremy Hayward A Middle Way If there is a middle way, even in regard to death, what might it be? To try to understand this, let us look at some ideas that Rinpoche himself conveyed to us ...continue
The Practice of Losing My Job – HIGHLIGHT
3 responses - Posted 04.10.09
In November, I survived the first round of layoffs. To celebrate, I joined my coworkers at a Mexican restaurant for lunch. We filled a big table and most of us are under thirty, so the waiter served us free Tequila shots. I remember the way we ...continue
3 responses - Posted 04.10.09
In November, I survived the first round of layoffs. To celebrate, I joined my coworkers at a Mexican restaurant for lunch. We filled a big table and most of us are under thirty, so the waiter served us free Tequila shots. I remember the way we ...continue
Generosity Is the Foundation of Enlightened Society, by Lady Diana Mukpo – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 04.09.09
From a talk given at Sky Lake Lodge, April 3-5, 2009 during the program, “Creating Enlightened Society and the Parinirvana of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche” Together, we are marking the 22nd anniversary of the passing of the Vidyadhara. A friend of mine recently called me and said, “Well… ...continue
2 responses - Posted 04.09.09
From a talk given at Sky Lake Lodge, April 3-5, 2009 during the program, “Creating Enlightened Society and the Parinirvana of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche” Together, we are marking the 22nd anniversary of the passing of the Vidyadhara. A friend of mine recently called me and said, “Well… ...continue
Basic Anxiety Is Happening All the Time, by Chogyam Trungpa – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 04.03.09
This is an excerpt from the first book in the Root Text Project, The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation. If you purchase a copy from the Shambhala Shop, all proceeds will go to the project. We are born as human beings, as we ...continue
no responses - Posted 04.03.09
This is an excerpt from the first book in the Root Text Project, The Truth of Suffering and the Path of Liberation. If you purchase a copy from the Shambhala Shop, all proceeds will go to the project. We are born as human beings, as we ...continue
Shambhala Lineage, by Chogyam Trungpa
2 responses - Posted 04.03.09
Making the journey of warriorship depends first of all on your personal realization of genuineness and basic goodness. Ultimately, giving up selfishness, or ego, is only possible if you have a living, human example—someone who has already done so, and therefore makes it possible for ...continue
2 responses - Posted 04.03.09
Making the journey of warriorship depends first of all on your personal realization of genuineness and basic goodness. Ultimately, giving up selfishness, or ego, is only possible if you have a living, human example—someone who has already done so, and therefore makes it possible for ...continue
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, by Sakyong Mipham – HIGHLIGHT
no responses - Posted 02.21.09
The Buddha said, “Within your own mind, you already have what you need to succeed—the ability to put others ahead of yourself. This is called virtue, the wish-fulfilling jewel.” Whatever our situation, we can use virtue to make our life meaningful, strong, and happy. In the Tibetan ...continue
no responses - Posted 02.21.09
The Buddha said, “Within your own mind, you already have what you need to succeed—the ability to put others ahead of yourself. This is called virtue, the wish-fulfilling jewel.” Whatever our situation, we can use virtue to make our life meaningful, strong, and happy. In the Tibetan ...continue
Teachings for Times of Great Challenge, a letter from the editor
no responses - Posted 02.20.09
Dear Shambhala Times Readers, We are facing a deep economic winter in which we are challenged to hold our seats and continue to turn outwards to help others. To inspire our practice as warriors in this world, the Shambhala Times offers these dharma teachings, filled with ...continue
no responses - Posted 02.20.09
Dear Shambhala Times Readers, We are facing a deep economic winter in which we are challenged to hold our seats and continue to turn outwards to help others. To inspire our practice as warriors in this world, the Shambhala Times offers these dharma teachings, filled with ...continue
Audio: Sanity and our Real World – Money, Power and Peaceful Abiding, by Eric Spiegel
1 response - Posted 02.20.09
In this talk given in Albany, New York, Acharya Eric Spiegel explores how we can bring practice, study, and warriorship to this economic winter. continue
1 response - Posted 02.20.09
In this talk given in Albany, New York, Acharya Eric Spiegel explores how we can bring practice, study, and warriorship to this economic winter. continue
Three Methods for Working with Chaos, by Pema Chodron – HIGHLIGHT
2 responses - Posted 02.20.09
Sometimes late at night or on a long walk with a friend, we find ourselves discussing our ideas about how to live and how to act and what is important in life. If we’re studying Buddhism and practicing meditation, we might talk of no-self and emptiness, ...continue
2 responses - Posted 02.20.09
Sometimes late at night or on a long walk with a friend, we find ourselves discussing our ideas about how to live and how to act and what is important in life. If we’re studying Buddhism and practicing meditation, we might talk of no-self and emptiness, ...continue
Video: Compassion, by Sakyong Mipham
no responses - Posted 02.20.09
In this video, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche describes how true compassion for others inspires happiness in us, whatever the circumstance. continue
no responses - Posted 02.20.09
In this video, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche describes how true compassion for others inspires happiness in us, whatever the circumstance. continue