"What is Spiritual Practice?" POWERFUL and THOUGHT-PROVOKING

Powerful Dharma Talk by the Neon Lama Tsem Tulku Rinpoche on what Spiritual Practice is all about!

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[scaryethan]

This is one of my favourite video of Rinpoche. This is so motivating, there is no excuse to learn and practise the Dharma anymore... ... :)

[zootsoot2006]

Our true selves are the source of all happiness, it's only our illusory selves that cause the suffering. And one can only be truly happy when there no longer are others.

[Dungkar80]

I understand what Rinpoche is talking about because that is the real world. All of us have suffered from our own hypocritically spiritual ways. We really need to hear this from time to time because that is how we really practice spirituality.

[frozbyte23]

I guess the best practice would be contemplating the eight verses and applying it into our lives. All others are merely subsidiary or complementary practices.

[bhusukumode]

Buddhist spiritual practice is taking refuge in a Lama, practice the 8 verses, study the Lamrim and take on a Yidam practice while supplementing it with Dharma Protector practice. Also, we must follow the advice of our Lama. That is my interpretation of Buddhist spirituality.

[frozbyte23]

Heheh I am starting my monologue now. What Rinpoche is saying is so sad because I know quite a lot of wealthy people are like that. This is when many become happy even by just listening to such powerful teachings!

[frozbyte23]

Grophrane1337: What a lengthy monologue! What you saying is very interesting but and good for you if you practice what you preach. Personally I like H E Tsem Tulku Ripoche's talks because he talks on a level where everyone can relate to gauge ourselves and apply antidotes or self-restrain.

[Grophrane1337]

Start reading my comments from the bottom one.

But. It makes me sad aswell, to see people are still living with a blindfold. When they can see perfectly with not problem. Why do they go on groping in the darkness instead of turning on the light? Go inwards, explore your own being, come to terms with the thinking, blabbering mind. Look at the ego as it is, and it vanishes. (How can you actually be an ego if you can observe it, try it yourself, observe it, and it disappears). That is all.

[Grophrane1337]

Realizing this, is meditation. There are many methods (Vigyan bhairav tantra 112 methods book, very ancient). ALL to break the illusion, to realize the non-existence of ego, and to take control over your mind (as the tool it is), instead of letting the tool run you, ultimately leading to these lapses I mentioned before. 'good person' becomes 'bad person' becomes 'good person'. Utter stupidity. I laugh at many of these stupidites that occur DAILY to everyone around me. Great entertainment, but..

[Grophrane1337]

Once you cut the root of the problem, it will never reappear. But you go on pruning the leaves, they grow back, perhaps even stronger than before! Can't you see the stupidity of this effort of being a 'good person'? It implies you're not a good person, becoming. You have to become something you are not in order to be good. How is this possible? How can you become something you are not already? Please understand a very simple thing. You are what you are NOW, no becoming is possible.