this made me smile. so there is really nothing that i can actively do to find a teacher? i do understand what you're saying, it just seems that...
"How do you find a Guru? You dont. The Guru finds you." that sounds great, but it doesn't sound applicable to my current life situation. is...
i was listening to a podcast yesterday, it was a talk about buddhism, and the man speaking said the chances of reaching enlightenment without a...
floydianslip-i have a question for you and it won't let me do private messages anymore, so i guess i'll just ask it here. in a post that you sent...
actually that question wasn't really what i meant to ask, nevermind. i do have a question though-i think i already know where my fear comes from,...
thank you, i think that's good advice. but does examining my fears while meditating defeat the purpose of meditation? i mean since i will be...
thanks very much to all of you. i know my questions can be a bit much sometimes, and its very kind of you to take the time to answer them. it's...
not just meditation i guess, but a life of mindfulness. can it make everything right? i have been meditating for a few months regularly now, and...
thank you for your reply, in this and my other posts. your words are appreciated.
what is dzogchen?
ok, but what about those who are fully enlightened, people who live in the present moment with clarity and peace? do they still have an internal...
the other day i came to the realization that i don't have to fight the dark side of myself anymore. i accept it as a part of who i am. i have the...
how am i one with everyone? i know this is an important part of buddhism and on some level i have always strongly believed it. but i don't know...
some of you might have read the thread i posted recently about social anxiety and all that, anyway, this isn't really connected or maybe it is i...
thanks for your input, i appreciate it. i sometimes feel the same way, like i can't identify with the outside world. i think it's more that i...
i have/had what doctors would describe as social anxiety, which is how i used to describe it as well. i now realize, through meditation, that this...
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