Buddhist Belief - What’s Your State of Mind?
“By means of meditation we can teach our minds to be calm and balanced; within this calmness is a richness and a potential, an inner knowledge which can render our lives boundlessly satisfying and meaningful. While the mind may be what traps us in unhealthy patterns of stress and imbalance, it is also the mind which can free us. Through meditation, we can tap the healing qualities of mind.” ~~~ Tarthang Tulku One of the things it took me a long time to learn as I studied Buddhist Belief, was the realization

Buddhist Belief - Are We All the Same?
“It is important to recognize the power of our emotions–and to take responsibility for them by creating a light and positive atmosphere around ourselves. This attitude of joy that we create helps alleviate states of hopelessness, loneliness, and despair. Our relationships with others thus naturally improve, and little by little the whole of society becomes more positive and balanced.” ~~~ Tarthang Tulku As I’ve studied many of the teachers of Buddhist Belief, I’ve come to both learn, and

Buddhist Belief - The Sangha
“Whoever makes love grow boundless, and sets his mind for seeing the end of birth, his fetters are worn thin. If he loves even a single being, Good will follow. But the Noble One with compassionate heart for all mankind, generates abounding good.” ~~~ Buddha The third of the three jewels as taught in Buddhist Belief, is The Sangha. In our western society, this is, perhaps, the most misinterpreted of the three jewels. The sangha is often called the community of the wise. One way to understand the sangha i

Buddhist Belief - The Dharma
“Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions.” ~~~ Ron’s Thoughts “All the problems we experience during daily life originate in ignorance, and the method for eliminating ignorance is to practice Dharma.” ~~~ Ron’s Thoughts Everyone wants to be happy and no one wants to suffer, but very few people understand the real causes of happiness and suffering. If we integrate

Buddhist Belief - The Buddha
“These teachings are like a raft, to be abandoned once you have crossed the flood. Since you should abandon even good states of mind generated by these teachings, how much more so should you abandon bad states of mind! Conquer the angry man by love. Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness. Conquer the miser with generosity. Conquer the liar with truth.” ~~~ The Dhammapada When any of us are studying Buddhist Belief, we often choose to make the journey into living a Buddhist lifestyle a solitary adventure. I know