No such thing as tolerance | Great Middle Way

No such thing as tolerance | Great Middle Way:


Tashi Nyima once again says it with simple wisdom.

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No such thing as tolerance

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Tashi Nyima

To the ordinary being,

others often require tolerance.

To the highly evolved beings,

there is no such thing as tolerance,

because there is no such thing as other.

They have given up all ideas of separateness

and extended their goodwill without prejudice in every direction.

Never hating, never resisting, never contesting,

they are simply always learning and being.

Loving, hating, having expectations:

all these are attachments.

Attachments prevent the manifestation of true self.

Therefore the wise are attached to nothing

and can relate to everyone with an unstructured attitude.

Because of this, their very existence benefits all things.

That which has form is equal to that which is without form.

That which is alive is equal to that which rests.

This is the subtle truth, not a religious invention.

Look at the stars | Great Middle Way

Look at the stars | Great Middle Way:

About Tashi Nyima

Soy un estudiante del Dharma, y aspiro a ser un compañero en el sendero. Espero que estas traducciones y comentarios ofrezcan a algunos un mapa general y herramientas básicas para la práctica del sendero a la iluminación que nos ofrece el Buda.
Tashi Nyima - I re-post your writing as you get it right all the time. I bow to you.

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Do you think the universe is agitated?

Go into the desert at night and look up at the stars.

This practice should answer that question.

The wise settle their minds

as the universe settles the stars in the sky.

By connecting their minds

with the subtle origin, the wise calm them.

Once calmed, their minds naturally expand,

and become as vast and immeasurable

as the night sky.

The Heart Sutra

Venerable Toby Gillies day retreat at Gisborne.

The Heart Sutra:  Meditations on Emptiness 

I am just home from a day retreat with Toby at Gisborne.

Tired and with my head slightly spun around on its axis from contemplating emptiness. Clear as a bell. The teachings from Toby were like arrows... hitting the bull's eye.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The Heart Sutra

Heart of the Prajna-Paramita Sutra, also called Heart Sutra, is the shortest and the most popular sutra in Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is regarded as the summation of the wisdom of Buddha. It explains perfectly the teaching of non-attachment, which is essentially the doctrine of emptiness. 

When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is practising the profound Prajna-paramita,
He sees and illuminates to the emptiness of the five skandhas, and
Thus attains deliverance from all suffering.

Sariputra, matter is not different from emptiness, and
Emptiness is not different from matter.
Matter is emptiness and emptiness is matter.
So too are sensation, recognition, volition and consciousness.

Sariputra, the emptiness character of all dharmas,
neither arises nor ceases, is neither pure nor impure, and
neither increases nor decreases.

Therefore, in emptiness: there is no matter,
no sensation, recognition, volition or consciousness,
no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, or mind,
no sight, sound, scent, taste, tangibles, or dharma,
no field of the eye up to no field of mental consciousness,
no suffering, no cause of suffering,
no ending of suffering, and no path,
no wisdom and also no attainment.
Because there is nothing obtainable.

Bodhisattvas through the reliance on Prajna-paramita
Have no attachment and hindrance in their minds.
Because there is no more attachment and hindrance,
There is no more fear, and
Far away from erroneous views and wishful-thinking,
Ultimately : The Final Nirvana.

Therefore, realize that Prajna-paramita
is the great wondrous mantra,
the great radiant mantra,
the unsurpassed mantra, and
the unequalled mantra.

It can eradicate all suffering, and
It is genuine and not false.
Therefore, utter the Prajna-paramita mantra -
Chant: Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhisvaha!

About The Venerable Toby Gillies

Venerable Toby Gillies has a unique and rare knowledge encompassing the full breadth and depth of traditional Tibetan Buddhism, having studied with a renowned Tibetan Geshe for 35 years. He has had the privilege of private interviews with his Holiness the Dalai Lama and received teaching from him. Venerable Toby Gillies has also discussed and debated Tibetan philosophy with many highly realised scholars and meditation masters.

Toby’s open enquiring mind, combined with the ability to listen, has led to a continued interest in interfaith discussion. This has resulted in joint retreats bringing together senior religious leaders from a variety of faiths.

What separates Venerable Toby Gillies from other teachers is his innate ability to meld, adapt and communicate the Buddha’s message through his personal experience as a westerner navigating and conquering the pathways of the mind as presented in Tibetan Buddhism.

By demystifying Tibetan Buddhism and bringing the philosophical elements into the 21st century, Venerable Toby Gillies shows by example how meditation, analysis of the mind and understaning can make life a happier, healthier, relaxed and more joyous experience.

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Prajna Paramita Mantra HD (with words)

Glide and soar | Great Middle Way

Glide and soar | Great Middle Way:

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← Solutions come from safety

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Tashi Nyima

Glide and soar

To truly simplify, things are not principally what we can reduce and eliminate from our lives —at most, they are external manifestations. We must simplify our actions.

Are there recurring thoughts, memories, and resentments that have already served their purpose and can be let go? Are there hopes and dreams to which we still cling? Are there fears that have overstayed their welcome in our consciousness? It always comes back to the mind.

Simplifying our lives is difficult, but necessary. When we are young, we have ample supplies of energy —sometimes they may even feel excessive— and we use them without restraint, establishing a pattern of energy expenditure that cannot be sustained later.

Having less energy later in life is natural. It is a physical message to slow down. It is a blessing. We should realize that we have this much to spend, and no more. The consequence of excess, in any of its many forms, is exhaustion. Exhaustion causes stress, stress causes enervation, enervation causes functional disorders, and so forth.

We can live more simply, more deliberately, more mindfully. We can slow the activities of body, speech, and mind; eliminate superfluous movement; glide and soar through life, like birds that take advantage of wind currents, barely flapping their wings.
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For Nobody in Particular - Imee Ooi - Om Mani Padme Hum (Beautiful Chanting)

For Pixie

Pixie - I really appreciate your unwritten support and I want to give you the very first Blog peep of my little old miner's cottage.

It still seems unreal. Don't have the key for a couple more weeks. Lots of cleaning and sorting things to get it habitable. I want to tell you more but I am a bit anxious if I blurt it out it will all disappear. So I am taking it calmly and gently - step by step.
These are the real estate agents photos...I have only seen the house once.

I will make it a haven of peace and a healing place for those that come here.
Full of love, creativity, calmness and warmth......all gentle people, birds and animals also welcome.
And the odd hungry ghost can also drop by.
All love
And with Metta
The new householder.

Me

With deep gratitude to my beautiful sister Trish, for this roof over my head