Saraha, a great practitioner of Tantric Buddhism, is one of the most emblematic figures of late first-millennium India, a time of flourishing religious and literary activity. He lived a nontraditional Buddhist life and taught in an equally unconventional way, through spontaneous songs. Sometimes esoteric, sometimes playful, the adamantine songs express Saraha’s view on the nature […]
Mind training is a method of Mahayana Buddhism that enables a transformation to take place in our mind, which is ordinarily attached to its identity and lost in a form of complacency. This method allows for revealing the vast compassion and profound wisdom of awakened mind.Drawing on the commentary by Karma Thinley Rinpoche (b. 1931), […]
Meditation is often spoken of as a single, uniform practice, whereas in reality there are countless meditative techniques aimed at different goals. In Buddhism, meditation is a tool for progressing toward a freedom that goes beyond simple relaxation. However, for real progress to occur, these methods must be combined with a deep understanding of how […]