Tag Archives: equanimity

37 practices: verse 3, part 2

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Yeshe Chödrön

Verse 3: To rely on solitude, along with class notes for part 1, is here. Commentary: Dilgo Khyentse advises us: “If you wish to concentrate entirely on the Dharma instead of being constantly tossed hither and thither by waves of attachment … Continue reading →

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Lama Tenam at KTC: How to deal with emotions

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Yeshe Chödrön

You can see the video of this teaching by clicking here. In fact, if you click you will find a small and growing treasure trove of teachings in the KTC PPV video archive. The cost per video is $20 to … Continue reading →

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In which I am pursued by a hungry blue heron

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Yeshe Chödrön

In recent years, this heron (or maybe several, but I’ve always seen just one at a time) has regularly hung out by the koi pond in Richmond’s Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Visitors pay their quarter and toss in a handful … Continue reading →

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Some Buddhist ways to work with emotional overwhelm

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Yeshe Chödrön

The Buddha taught that disturbing emotions, such as anger, fear, jealousy, and attachment, are not to be denied or suppressed but recognized, felt, owned, and thoroughly processed. That process can take time and needs to be respected, but in the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Cultivating bat-quanimity

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Yeshe Chödrön

Equanimity is a quality of our Buddha nature, along with love, compassion, and joy—something we all possess in our innermost being, though sometimes we have to work hard to locate it underneath the surface turbulence. The word equanimity in English … Continue reading →

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Lather, rinse, repeat

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Yeshe Chödrön

“Mind is empty. You can change your thoughts.”  –Lama Norlha Rinpoche We are taught in the Seven Points of Mind Training, “Be grateful to everyone,” and “Rely all the time on a joyful mind.” How can we put this into … Continue reading →

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Weathering the rapids

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Yeshe Chödrön

People I meet almost invariably remark, sometimes with a hint of wistfulness, how quiet and peaceful it must be to live at a Buddhist monastery. Not at all, I assure them—on the contrary!

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Another Aphorism

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Yeshe Chödrön

A discerning reader inquired as to why there was only one aphorism, since the topic merited a tag. So I looked back through the list I kept in retreat and found a few more that might be of use in … Continue reading →

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Secrets of The Three-Year Retreat—Revealed!

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Yeshe Chödrön

November 2009 Dear friends, Our venerable Retreat Master at KTC Monastery, Lama Norlha Rinpoche, completed two three-year retreats before escaping from occupied Tibet at the age of 20 and has subsequently led many such retreats in India, New York, and … Continue reading →

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Equal Taste

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Yeshe Chödrön

June 2008 Three-year retreat is the best possible place to be; and most of the time it feels like the best possible work to be doing, and I am very mindful of how lucky I am to have this rare … Continue reading →

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