Spiritual Materialism

Posted on May 19th, 2009 by Tharlam in Three Turns Buddhism Forum

Audio recording of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche teaching on Spiritual Materialism : Part One Part Two Discsussion on this teaching or Rinpoche's book 'Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism' is encouraged here.

May 15th 2009

Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Tharlam in Three Turns Buddhism Forum

The problem is that, when we begin to realize the potential goodness in ourselves, we often take our discovery much too seriously.  We might kill for goodness or die for goodness; we want it so... More »

May 3rd 2009

Posted on May 3rd, 2009 by Tharlam in Three Turns Buddhism Forum

The way of cowardice is to embed ourselves in a cocoon, in which we perpetuate our habitual patterns. When we are constantly recreating our basic patterns of habits and thought, we never have to leap... More »

May 2nd 2009

Posted on May 2nd, 2009 by Tharlam in Three Turns Buddhism Forum

What the warrior renounces is anything in his experience that is a barrier between himself and others. In other words, renunciation is making yourself more available, more gentle and open to others...     ~ Chogyam... More »

Re: Authentic Enlightenment & Lines of Development

Posted on Apr 30th, 2009 by Tom in Integral Post-metaphysical Spirituality

Davy, I agree that marketing pressures add their own complexion.  As to east/west, some of the more colourful spiritual teachers, including some most bunkered in controversy, have been from the east.  Osho is a great... More »

Re: Integral Spirituality - More Than a Line of Development?

Posted on Apr 29th, 2009 by Balder in Integral Archipelago

Hi, David, I didn't start this thread to talk about Cohen -- and I'll change the topic soon, to get on track with what I wanted to discuss! -- but I have a quick question... More »

The Most Common Errors - Phil Servedio (2002)

Posted on Mar 16th, 2009 by quietlaughter in Uncarved Block

The most common Errors made by Westerners on the Spiritual Path.   by Phil Servedio      "From beginningless time until now, all beings have mistaken themselves for phenomena and, having lost sight of their... More »

Re: Stupas (2) - Peace and Harmony to all Souls on Earth!

Posted on Mar 13th, 2009 by Taikunping in The GLOBAL PEACE POD.

What is a stupa? The Tibetan word is Chorten, which means "the basis of offering". It is a symbol of enlightened mind, (the awakened mind, universal divinity) and the path to its realisation. If you... More »

Re: Roman and Greek followers transformed Yeshua into a Christ

Posted on Jan 21st, 2009 by sherab in God Pod or Life, the Universe and Everything

I apologize if I am speaking out of turn, but it seems to me That site has too many flashing, turning things. It all seems a bit hyperbolic. I did like this quote though... "Judaism... More »

Re: Fighting for Authenticity

Posted on Jan 14th, 2009 by David in Integral Archipelago

Bruce, great post!  :) That brings up one of the issues that I think is really most interesting and one that I continually contemplate. When I first posted it I wasn't much bothered by the... More »

Enthronement

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2009 by A

One Parents are very kind, But I am too young to appreciate it.  The highland mountains and valleys are beautiful, But having never seen the lowlands, I am stupid.  Two Having striven for mind's nourishment,... More »

Smiling at Fear

Posted on Apr 19th, 2009 by Canary Mary

This month's was the 10th annual Shambala Sun issue and I was guided to just the right article called Smile at Fear. Simply put, the author, Carolyn Gimian (CG) shows us how we can "discover... More »

What was the last work of art you remember seeing?

Posted on Nov 22nd, 2008 by CleaD

Yesterday I came across a black widow spider in my garage. I was spraying out an old aquarium to house the goldfish our neighbor gave us and realized I'd blasted a large black spider. I... More »

Role of Emotion in Spiritual Transformation Part 7

Posted on Oct 3rd, 2008 by Michaelman

I wish results of these efforts be used for the benefit Of all beings everywhere. E.J. Gold (2001) Conclusion All of the three approaches discussed in this paper focused on work with emotions and discovering... More »

Role of Emotion in Spiritual Transformation Part 5

Posted on Oct 3rd, 2008 by Michaelman

May bodhichitta, precious and sublime, Arise where it has not yet come to be; And where it has arisen may it not decline, But grow and flourish ever more and more. Nagarjuna Pema Chodron, 2005... More »

Role of Emotion in Spiritual Transformation Part 4

Posted on Oct 2nd, 2008 by Michaelman

Love’s rough edges can become a powerful resource, for they connect us more fully with our heart- that larger source of intelligence that can guide us through all the uncertainties and complexities of relationship. Through... More »

Role of Emotion in Spiritual Transformation Part 2

Posted on Oct 2nd, 2008 by Michaelman

Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life. Chogyam Trungpa, 1988 Shambhala Warrior Practice Meditation master, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987) was one... More »

The Value of Polemics

Posted on Sep 8th, 2008 by David

Ken Wilber from The Eye of the Spirit (p. 276-279): "Robert McDermott, in his chapter 'The Need for Physical and Spiritual Dialogue: Reflections on Ken Wilber's Sex, Ecology, Spiritualitv,' raises the issue of whether polemical discourse... More »

It Is Best to Finish

Posted on Jul 25th, 2008 by Spiritual Liberation

Yesterday I signed up for Sai Maa's event in Vail, CO in October. I made a deposit on the program, and within 5 minutes I got news of another unexpected financial upset. But I wasn't... More »

confidence and joy

Posted on Jun 22nd, 2008 by Laura

You should begin to build up confidence and joy in your own richness. That richness is the essence of generosity. It is the sense of resourcefulness, that you can deal with whatever is available around... More »

You are sitting on the earth and you realize that this earth deserves you and you deserve this earth. You are there - fully, personally, genuinely.

Look. This is your world! You can't not look. There is no other world. This is your world; it is your feast. You inherited this; you inherited these eyeballs; you inherited this world of color. Look at the greatness of the whole thing. Look! Don't hesitate - look! Open your eyes. Don't blink, and look, look - look further.

When I was going into one of my first meditation retreats, I asked my father, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, for some advice. He said, "How you act when you're alone affects the rest of your life." Even in solitude, the ruler engages in virtue.

The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything. We can never say that we are simply falling to pieces or that anyone else is, and  we can never say that about the world either. Within our lifetime there will be great problems in the world, but let us make sure than within our lifetime do disasters happen.  We can prevent them.  It is up to us.

 Idiot compassion is the highly conceptualized idea that 
you want to do good....Of course, [according to the mahayana teachings of 
Buddhism] you should do everything for everybody; there is no selection 
involved at all. But that doesn't mean to say that you have to be gentle 
all the time. Your gentleness should have heart, strength. In order that 
your compassion doesn't become idiot compassion, you have to use your 
intelligence. Otherwise, there could be self-indulgence of thinking that 
you are creating a compassionate situation when in fact you are feeding the 
other person's aggression. If you go to a shop and the shopkeeper cheats 
you and you go back and let him cheat you again, that doesn't seem to be a 
very healthy thing to do for others.

"The basic wisdom of Shambhala is that in this world, as it is, we can find a good and meaningful human life that will also serve others. That is our true richness."

The principle of nowness is very important to any effort to establish an 
enlightened society. You may wonder what the best approach is to helping 
society and how you can know that what you are doing is authentic and good. 
The only answer is nowness. The way to relax, or rest the mind in nowness, 
is through the practice of meditation. In meditation you take an unbiased 
approach. You let things be as they are, without judgment, and in that way 
you yourself learn to be.

There is some principle of magic in everything, some living quality. Something living, something real, is taking place in everything.

In the garden of gentle sanity
May you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.

It's all Ati. Now, let's be practical.

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