Working for the Benefit of Others Brings Meaning to Our Lives A core practice of the seven points of mind training, or lojong, is exchanging oneself for others. This practice has many beneficial aspects. To begin with, our general tendency is to cherish ourselves and live a self-centered life. This translates as “whatever I like, […]| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Karma is intentional actions and their consequences. This creates mental imprints on how we perceive, and react to events in a certain way.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Taking refuge is a fundamental Buddhist practice, a set of tools that we want to live by. It’s also an attitude, something we cultivate.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Buddha's life story teaches us to trust that the awakened state of mind provides a greater sense of well-being than anything ego has to offer.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Buddha nature has no simple definition. It is a complex, ineffable concept - but you can reveal your Buddha nature through practice.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Different spiritual paths associate meditation with contemplation, prayer or other practices, Buddhist meditation is focused on mindfulness & awareness.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most well-known sutra of Mahayana Buddhism, describing the heart of the teachings of the Perfection of Wisdom.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Tonglen means ‘giving and taking.’ This beautiful meditation practice is a mind training exercise for cultivating and expanding compassion.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
Emptiness in Buddhism is the teaching that things are empty of self-existence. All that we perceive is dependent on us, the perceiver.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path
We can cultivate equanimity with meditation, but also by living more mindfully. We can remain grounded, even in the face of adversity.| Mindworks Meditation & Buddhist Path