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The spiritual path is not concerned with temporary material gain or emotional happiness.
Our goal is lasting satisfaction, which everyone is capable of achieving by attending to the life they are living right now with loving attention and understanding the basics of karma. In this lesson, Gelek Rimpoche explains that negative mind states are always impermanent.
Because they are impermanent, they can be overcome and eliminated. We must learn to identify with the pure and clear mind that is our true nature.
Ego is a combination of ignorance, confusion and fear. It puts our true self to sleep and takes over our lives, distorting our perceptions and leading to negative emotions like anger, hatred and the wrong deeds that follow.
When we recognize that the way we habitually perceive our self and...
Published 06/26/20
What is revolutionary about the spiritual path?
It is the ability to challenge the habitual view of the importance of our own desires and develop a new way of being in the world—a way that foregrounds the happiness of others.
In this lesson, Gelek Rimpoche explains how developing greater...
Published 06/26/20