Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche on the bodhisattva path of Mahayana Buddhism.

Transforming society, says Sakyong Mipham, begins with the simple act of contemplating our basic goodness and reflecting on how we really feel about ourselves.

Virtue, says Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, is like the legendary jewel that fulfills all our wishes. By meditating on and practicing the virtues of wisdom and compassion, we make our lives meaningful, happy, and successful.

The reason it's so hard to make decisions, says Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, is that we're confused about what we really want. If we're motivated by the happiness and welfare of others, we'll have no trouble making clear and wise decisions.

There is a trio of activities that lead to enlightenment.

It may look as if we're doing nothing on the cushion, but in fact we're cultivating peace. From that point of view, the practice of meditation is a very courageous activity.

From a wild and busy mind to the perfection of equanimity, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche lays out the nine stages of training the mind.

According to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, to have the definite intention to emerge from samsara is an act of warriorship, a way of dealing with our fear of death.

Normally, when we talk about meditation, we're talking about formal meditation, meaning that our meditation session has a definite beginning and end.

<h4>The complete negation of everything — is that Buddhism? No, says Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, "Buddhism is more complicated than that: things don’t exist, but they don’t not exist either." </h4>

“When we take refuge in the Buddha, we mean the qualities of the Buddha that are inherent within us. We are taking refuge in our own intrinsic enlightenment.”

Psychologically, we are migrators. Going from one thing to another is what makes us happy. So do you think that all stops when you die?