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Meditation Meditation is the practice of taming one's mind and developing the compassion and insight necessary to care for oneself and the world genuinely. The practice of meditation has been taught for over 2,500 years as a vehicle for realizing the beauty and magic of the ordinary world without aggression or manipulation. The teachings of Tibetan Buddhism emphasize the potential for enlightenment inherent in every situation or state of mind. Through discipline, gentleness and a sense of humor, the practitioner is invited to let go of conflicting emotions and wake up on the spot.
When someone asks us, "What do you believe in?", we have to boil it down to something that says, "I believe in love!" It can be an embarrassing moment, because it may sound flaky, but at the same time, we can do it. We can say, "I believe that in the mind there is a tremendous magnanimity, and that we can generate it." That’s the kind of love we are talking about. Fundamentally, this love is who we are. Obviously, how we discover it and how we act upon it is a process involving the most skillful means. That's why we call what we’re doing "practice": we’re practicing how to discover this love, how to liberate it, and how to radiate it. |
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