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The past has gone, the future has not come, so the most important moment of your life is always right here, right now.~ ...
25/09/2026

The past has gone, the future has not come, so the most important moment of your life is always right here, right now.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

Change your mind, and it is as though you have changed the world.~ Chamtrul Rinpoche
18/09/2026

Change your mind, and it is as though you have changed the world.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

About 2600 years ago in India, soon after Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment, who was now a buddha, a man passed him on ...
15/09/2026

About 2600 years ago in India, soon after Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment, who was now a buddha, a man passed him on the road, and was stunned by his incredible energetic radiance.

Utterly humbled and in awe of his presence, the man asked,

“Are you a god?”
“No”, said the Buddha.

“Are you a magician?”
“No”, said the Buddha.

“Are you a human?”
“No”, said the Buddha.

“Then what are you?”
The Buddha replied, “I am awake”.

And this is the historical conversation where the term buddha originates from. That conversation between the Buddha and the passing man was spoken in Sanskrit. And the Sanskrit word for awakened one, is buddha. So his answer to that man became his historical title that he has always been known by.

So, you may wonder, awake to what? The Buddha was referring to being awake to reality. And reality refers to the reality of emptiness. And emptiness refers to the lack of inherent existence of self and of all phenomena.

Neither the Buddha, nor any other being, created the reality of emptiness.

From beginningless to endless time, emptiness has always been, and will always be, the deepest nature of self and of all phenomena.

If you continue to be asleep to this reality, you will continue to experience samsara - your uncontrollable recurring rebirth since beginningless time, with all of its uncertainty, problems and suffering.

If you become awake to the emptiness of self, you will forever be free from samsara, and as an arhat, you will experience the bliss of nirvana.

If you become awake to the reality of the emptiness of self and of all phenomena, you will neither experience samsara nor an arhat’s nirvana, but you will forever experience the blissful omniscient state of a buddha, and effortlessly manifest countless forms spontaneously for the benefit of all sentient beings without exception.

Now that you have met the buddhadharma, ask yourself, “Isn’t it about time that I wake up?”

No matter who you are or what you have done, never underestimate your potential. You have buddha nature. You just need to wake up to reality.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

You have to unlock a door with the correct key before you can enter. Likewise, the door to the path of enlightenment can...
13/09/2026

You have to unlock a door with the correct key before you can enter. Likewise, the door to the path of enlightenment can only be unlocked with the key of bodhicitta. No other key will work.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

(Often translated as the mind of enlightenment, bodhicitta is the compassionate wish to attain the enlightened state of a buddha for the benefit of all beings.)

If you engage in practice with any fear of it being unsuccessful, or with any craving for it to be successful, it will c...
07/09/2026

If you engage in practice with any fear of it being unsuccessful, or with any craving for it to be successful, it will cause obstacles to positive results.

If you have either of these while practicing, relax and release them, and continue without any fear or craving, and simply allow positive results to naturally arise.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

Our hearts are with everyone affected by the floods along the Nepal–Tibet border.Please take a moment today to dedicate ...
29/08/2026

Our hearts are with everyone affected by the floods along the Nepal–Tibet border.

Please take a moment today to dedicate your practice to them: to those who have lost their lives, that they may be held in peace and find a fortunate rebirth; to those who are searching for loved ones, that they may find comfort; and to the rescue workers who continue to risk everything.

May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.

The young grasp at the future. The old grasp at the past. The wise remain in the present.~ Chamtrul Rinpoche
27/08/2026

The young grasp at the future. The old grasp at the past. The wise remain in the present.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

Great spiritual attainments are not paranormal abilities such as levitation, or manifesting objects out of space.Great s...
22/08/2026

Great spiritual attainments are not paranormal abilities such as levitation, or manifesting objects out of space.

Great spiritual attainments are wisdom and compassion.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

When a river goes through a wide valley, the flow of water is very weak. But where that valley narrows, the flow becomes...
20/08/2026

When a river goes through a wide valley, the flow of water is very weak. But where that valley narrows, the flow becomes powerful. Likewise, a scattered mind has very little power, compared to when it's in concentration. The greater the concentration, the greater the power of mind and any practice that it engages in.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

(The image is of the instructions for attaining shamatha, the very concentrated and powerful state of mind that is free from all mental wandering and dullness)

It is often said that every journey begins with a single step.Likewise, the journey to becoming a buddha begins with bod...
18/08/2026

It is often said that every journey begins with a single step.
Likewise, the journey to becoming a buddha begins with bodhicitta. Without bodhicitta, it would be like looking at the top of the mountain, but never walking up it.

~ Chamtrul Rinpoche

(Often translated as the mind of enlightenment, bodhicitta is the compassionate wish to attain the enlightened state of a buddha for the benefit of all beings without exception)

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