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Kagyu Samye Dzong LondonForthcoming Retreat |
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Taming the Mind In the opening chapter of his book, Rinpoche writes: "The mind is the root of all our experience, both of ourselves and of others. If we perceive the world in an unclear way, confusion and suffering will surely arise. It is like someone with defective vision seeing the world as being upside down, or a fearful person finding everything frightening. We may be largely unaware of our ignorance and wrong views, yet at present the mind can be compared to a wild tiger, rampaging through our daily lives. Motivated by desire, hatred and bewilderment this untamed mind blindly pursues what it wants and lashed out at all that stands in its way, with little or no understanding of the way things really are.. ..Normally we are so blind that we are unaware of how wild our minds really are. When things go wrong we tend to blame other people and circumstances, rather than look inside ourselves for the causes of the suffering. But if we are ever to find true peace or happinessit is that wildness within which must be faced and dealt with. Only then can we learn to use our energy in a more positive and balanced way, so that we can stop causing harm to ourselves and to others." Book your place for this weekend course now by phoning the Centre on 020-8440 4925, or email London@samye.org |
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Kagyu Samye Dzong London Tibetan Buddhist Centre |
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