The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the Compassionate Life

Just as dreams are a function of our sleep, daytime phenomena are a function of our lack of understanding.

This rascal is always causing you pain, so many forms of pain.

This all happens in our mental continuum: our present consciousness sows the seed and our future consciousness, whether in this life or the next, reaps the fruit. If we are careful to generate merit in this life, our mind will continue to enjoy peace and joy into our next life and we will create positive tendencies and circumstances that will lead

absolute bodhicitta.

Atisha passed on his lineage to his close disciples, and a few generations later, Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (1102–76) wrote down these teachings, which were later organized as the The Mahayana Instructions on the Seven Points of Mind Training, fifty-nine slogans divided into seven categories. This presentation of lojong, which makes up the framework of t

In Tibetan, we say that all beings with a mind are drowa semchen, which means “moving beings.” Where are we moving? We are all moving, unceasingly, toward what we think will bring us happiness, and away from what we think will make us suffer.

Understanding that caring for others is by its very nature peaceful and joyful helps us discern whether our true focus is on ourselves or on others.

It’s not that language is false or inherently problematic.

They simply melt into space.