Motivation
The Importance of Motivation
At the start of this Western new year, Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us about the importance of motivation and the need to examine it continuously using...
3 minutes
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Avoiding Spiritual Loneliness
Phakchok Rinpoche encourages us to meditate correctly every morning. Don’t meditate like a dead tree! That means that we are approaching the session alone....
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The Mirror of Self-Reflection
Phakchok Rinpoche shares a few fundamental points one needs to understand with regards to one's Dharma practice....
9 minutes
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Multiplying Effects: Five Ways of Multiplying Merit
Practitioners should take advantage of all opportunities to increase the accumulation of merit easily and swiftly. We need to know how to magnify our virtues....
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What is Ritual?
Hilary Herdman shows how ritual practice tames our minds as we perform particular physical and verbal actions....
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Motivation: The Real Meaning of Bodhicitta
In this teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche challenges us to come to understand the correct motivation. “Motivation is a reflection of yourself”, he teaches. This shows how...
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Mahāyāna Practice Supports
As Vajrayāna and Mahāyāna practitioners we can regularly engage in self-reflection to check our progress. We gradually train in understanding these crucial points to give...
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Motivation or Intention
Motivation or intention precedes any activity, even if we don't realize or acknowledge it. According to traditional Buddhist teachings, the initial motivation really determines whether...
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Aspirations Reflect Our Motivation
This article discusses the importance of our aspirations and motivations to truly benefit other sentient beings....
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Be Sincere!
We all can benefit from learning how to be sincere--to be genuine. Phakchok Rinpoche acknowledges that being genuine is very difficult. When we try to...
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Categorizing Buddhist Teaching: Three Levels
Phakchok Rinpoche presents one classic view of three levels of teaching as laid out in the Tibetan Buddhist perspective. Here, he explains that buddhas teach...
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Unselfish Meditation
When we practice meditation, we should aim for unselfish meditation. That means we need to learn how to set our motivation. In this audio teaching...