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Tibetan Buddhism
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In Tibetan societies, the deference to social inferior to superior, junior to senior, mundane to sacred, spiritually immature to spiritually advanced and so forth is very strongly marked.
Basic formulas recited before tea or meals:
The supreme teacher is the precious Buddha.
The supreme protector is the precious Dharma.
The supreme guide is the precious Sangha.
I offer worship to these three Refuge-granting jewels!
Om mani padme hum, the natural voice of reality is uninterrupted.
Om still prid
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The purpose of life is maybe just to be. In order to be, you have to live life, which is not boring at all. In fact, there are a lot of exchanges taking place, and there is more of a sense of celebration than before. The qualities of celebration and groundlessness make for a delightful world. So you live that life. I think the conventional idea is that we lead our life because we have to struggle and we have to achieve something, which keeps us occupied. But maybe that’s just one way, and there’
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― Cynicism and Magic: Intelligence and Intuition on the Buddhist Path
― Cynicism and Magic: Intelligence and Intuition on the Buddhist Path
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