There was a famous lama I once spoke with in a Buddhist monastery in northern India. He was one of those lamas with the last name “Rinpoche.” I’ll butcher the first name, so I’ll just call him Mr. Rinpoche.He said:A bird needs two wings to fly, and humans need two wings to fly. One is wisdom, and one is experience.Wisdom is the intellectual understanding we develop about ourselves and spirituality…
It’s like watching a movie. It is a wonderful experience, unless we forget that it’s just a movie. But when we realize it is an illusion brought forth by the projector and the screen, then we can truly enjoy it, knowing we’re safe and knowing that nothing can hurt our true selves, that light of consciousness within us. If we look deeply into the nature of the universe, what we…
Some people feel immense suffering and think that life is too long. Then there are other people, who may be unhappy themselves, who want to live longer. And they haven’t really thought about it deeply, like: Why do I want to live longer? Do I want to live longer alone, with all my loved ones gone? The more we really look at that, the more we can see that the…
Like with any scientific model of our universe, we simplify reality so that we can understand it better. By looking at small ecosystems, we can understand how they coexist within larger ecosystems. Similarly, if we want to understand who we are, why we're here, what life is, and the nature of existence itself, there's no better place to turn than good old Pixar Animation Studios.Every single story, novel, film, and…
Our minds are not much more than universe simulators. It is truly a remarkable feat that our minds can create such a perfect, solid internal recreation of the outer world. The fact that our minds can project all of the details of our universe, all of the intricate architecture around us, all the complicated details of a flower, in such high resolution, with such clear sound, is truly astonishing. But the…
The more obsessed, committed, and certain we become, the further we get from peace, love, and truth. In reality, there are no sides to be taken. There is no good side and bad side. There are no good people and bad people. These are just our minds striving to create mental models of the world. They are illusions. These mental models can be helpful, like when they tell us that…
Every cell of your body plays a role,has an intelligence,and they work together to create the illusion of a single individual self. Your cells are conscious. They are aware of their surroundings and react accordingly. They are imbued with universal consciousness. They’re just not so advanced, like us, to be able to falsely believe they are separate from the whole. They do their job, focused, and play their role without the ego’s need for praise…
Isn’t it funny that scientists are now thinking we live in a simulation, when it’s like, “Yeah, we are living in a simulation. Our mind simulates reality.” The observation by scientists is astute, but it doesn’t mean we’re inside a computer. It means that we live inside our head.Every single thing we experience in this physical universe is experienced inside our mind. It is the result of our eyes, ears…
Our world is rapidly changing. We have very close elections and the results can have a massive impact. The world may not look much like what it used to. The demographics and the opinions of the population can swing dramatically. Some changes are good, some may be temporary setbacks (which may in the long run be a blessing in disguise), and other changes are too soon to tell.I was watching…
As Ram Dass so beautifully put it, we are all just walking each other home. Ram Dass, as you may not know, was a Harvard professor who realized the height of his professional ambitions — and still discovered a deep, ever-pervading discontent and suffering. So he went on a journey to India to try to discover the true secret to happiness.And he found this spirituality over in India, and came…
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