by lama jigme gyatso | Nov 6, 2020 | Community
To read today’s FREE, fun, politically Incorrect, daily essay,“ A Bosom for a Pillow”go to: http://www.lamajigme.com/Zblog-2008-a09-13a.html How many of your friends could find these essays tobe so fun and helpful that they could actually thank you forbringing...
by lama jigme gyatso | Nov 6, 2020 | Community
Could it be safe to admit, “I don’t know”? There could be times when we are conversing with one who is truly spiritual, that we won’t know the answer to a question put to us. By exercising the humility that admits, “I don’t know”, with out: excuses, justifications,...
by lama jigme gyatso | Nov 6, 2020 | Community
As a child I considered my self a connoisseur of cartoons, a Rex Reed of the animated, so to speak. I didn’t care for the Flintstones and I felt that the animation techniques of Hanna Barbera were just wrong. But I did enjoy some of the Warner Brothers classic...
by lama jigme gyatso | Nov 6, 2020 | Community
The amount we know could seem quite puny when it is compared to the towering colossus of what we only THINK we know. Our pre-conceptions tie us and bind us and wrap us up, like an Egyptian mummy. Instead, we are NOT bound by strips of cloth, as much as we could be...
by lama jigme gyatso | Nov 6, 2020 | Community
“Lama, Lama I’ve heard you are very selective when sifting through monastic candidates. What are your criteria for monastic applicants?” a student asked. “Do you seek a monastic career?” asked the teacher. “Oh no, I was just curious.” answered the...
by lama jigme gyatso | Nov 6, 2020 | Community
It can be so very sad to see folks abusing meditation. What are some of the ways folks could abuse meditation? Some abuse meditation to separate from their thoughts. Some abuse meditation to separate from their emotions. Some abuse meditation to separate from their...