Lojong - Norman Fischer Based on Norman's interpretation of lojong, I have developed a habit of writing out them whenever I feel like I am off the track. It works every time, amazingly. Train in preliminaries: life is precious; death is right here; watch your karma; Dukkha is the way of life - embrace it and enjoy the …

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One of the slogan of lojong that speaks right to me is Work on your biggest problem. I know very well my biggest problem: distraction. Whenever I am aware of it -- of course this is a big if, I find myself caught in the middle of sort of distraction. It seems this is a hopeless for me, not much progress despite years …

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One of the Five Hindrance is doubt, which can be the biggest, yet most subtle block to one's practice. My personal take is that doubt is related to lack of confidence or faith in one's innate goodness or capacity. There are a few reasons why doubt is such a hindrance to our spiritual practice: The simple truth is that …

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Somehow I see Stoicism as a "watered-down" version of Buddhism. The psychological parts of both schools have a lot in common. If I can take the liberty and boils down Buddhism into the three Characteristics: Dukkha (Unsatisfactory nature of life), Anicca (Nothing is permanent), and Anatta (Self is a …

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Quotes are powerful -- usually they are witty, pithy, and right to the point. They serve as the best daily reminders for us, they help us remember what we already know but have not fully internalized. Over the time I have picked up quite a few quotes, mostly from listening to the Dharma techings by Gil Fronsidal, …

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