My Thoughts – by Gharwang Rinpoche
In the 21st century, our lives have become more challenging than it used to be. In such an environment, we feel less secured and tend to be vulnerable to many forces which make us more selfish and protective of ourselves. There are people who believe that to survive in such difficult times, it is alright to […]
Look Within..to See Beyond
As practitioners we all should know between what is right and wrong. It is also very clear to us what the consequences of committing sins or making mistakes are. I would say that the problem is, we simply let our old habits dictate and ruin our precious lives. As long as we keep blaming each […]
It is Up to Us
In order to perfect our wisdom and knowledge, we have to follow highly accomplished teachers. If we learn from someone who is equal with us in terms of wisdom and knowledge, then we may not progress, or our spiritual qualities may even decrease. However, the degree to which we progress is not entirely up to […]
Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow – Gharwang Rinpoche
Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for TomorrowShowing power never proves sincerity and honestybut clearly shows insecurity and desperation. Unfortunately, from Roman’s aggression to today’s aggressor, many have neverlearnt from their failure but simply blinded by their arrogance, pride, and wealth.If you want to show respect and love for the next generation to follow, […]
Personal Rules for a Buddhist Practitioner
Personal Rules for a Buddhist practitioner First, let our ego and stubbornness permanently rest, if we are truly seeking help from the Buddha-Dharma. Second, without enhancing humbleness and truthfulness, we cannot even really be qualified as practitioners. Third, temples and centers are the places where we learn to give up our bad habits, and to […]
Donot Hide our Smelly Emotions
It is crystal clear to all of us that if mistakes and negative emotions are hidden deep inside us, then there is no way we can simply ignore them and keep them hidden forever. It is like a smelly fruit – no matter how hard we may try not to we can’t help but smell […]
Learn from our Mistakes
As ordinary human beings, we do make mistakes. But if we are careful enough, then we can still make our lives brighter and more meaningful in the near future by correcting what we have done wrong. However, if we make the same mistakes again and again, then we are only inviting more trouble. It shows […]
Good Reminder from Gharwang Rinpoche
Emotions such as anger and jealousy are hard to give up and its effects are very disturbing and painful. There are no simple solutions and as long as those poisons remain with us we will hardly find any joyful day in our lives. There could be many effective methods to cure such disease and I […]
Gharwang Rinpoche’s Thoughts for Today:
Loneliness gives us the opportunity to reflect on ourselves and our shortcomings. Reacting to a situation based on assumptions is the beginning of our downfall. Telling a lie may free us for a moment, but we are only digging a hole to get ourselves trapped. Change tells us to move on and not to hold […]
Gharwang Rinpoche advises……
We are living in a competitive world and we hardly find a suitable time to settle most of our grievances and difficulties with each other. In such situation it makes things worse and not better. It is always wise to take some effort to go extra miles to resolve issues which may hurt us in […]