Lama Jigme Gyatso
An Alternative to Struggling - 27oct21
Greetings fellow hedonists. Let us fear not our cravings for they are natural. The question is “What shall we do with them?” Let’s walk...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Effective Grieving - 27oct21
In the sheer ignorance only possible in the mind of a nineteen year old, upon learning of the suicide of my stepfather I incorrectly...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
An Offer you cannot Refuse - 26oct21
Consider the dichotomy of hate and love. Hate controls whereas love allows. Recall, if you will, the throne room depicted in “Return of...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 26, 2021
- 1 min
Like a Finger Pointing to the Moon - 26oct21
At the risk of sounding like a fortune cookie, the most effective way to study (no less master) Zen, is not to learn its techniques...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Only Three Words of Warning - 25oct21
I only get to offer three words of warning to my adolescent self. I don’t know why these limitations are present. I do not set the rules....
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Teaching a Narcissist a Lesson - 25oct21
Don’t try to teach a narcissist a lesson. They can NOT learn. For their problem is neither one of ignorance nor of so called “stinking...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 24, 2021
- 1 min
Labeling Ourselves - 24oct21
The Buddha’s path is easy. The Four noble truths are easy. The Eight fold path is easy. And in none of these are we told to consider who...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 24, 2021
- 1 min
The Dalai Lama's Recommendation - 24oct21
Patrul Rinpoche’s final view of Ngondro was quite evolved. As a very young man he wrote a very conservative commentary to the Nyingtik...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 23, 2021
- 1 min
Chewie and the Porgs - 23oct21
Harvey Diamond wrote, “…put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If he eats the rabbit and plays with the apple I’ll buy you a...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
Searching for a Worthy Teacher - 22oct21
She confided that she did not really want to meditate, but that she still wanted to feel terribly righteous about not meditating. So she...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
Is Desire Bad? - 22oct21
Is desire bad? Or, to put a finer point on it, did the Buddha say that desire was bad? The second noble truth is NOT that our stress is...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Patriarchy's Victim Blaming - 21oct21
Victim blaming is nothing new. This dark tactic of patriarchy has been used by narcissists to gaslight their prey since as long as...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Why do Charlatans Wax Cryptic? - 21oct21
A Zen Roshi enjoyed a hike on a beautiful spring morn. Turning to his student he explained, “If you perceive this then you know all you...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
Wired to Misunderstand - 19oct21
Nature abhors a vacuum, and so does the human mind. Our survival needs shaped our evolution and selected for the ability to extrapolate...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
Bullshit Detector - 19oct21a
Caveat emptor, buyer beware. Although this phrase was coined in Rome, it is as ancient as civilization itself. With such fuckery about...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
Drunk with Fear - 18oct21
The note was taped to the inside of her screen door, with the message facing outward for all to read. An angry hand had scrawled,...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
Positivity is Violent - 18oct21
Positivity is violent. It takes whatever skitters across the kitchen floor of our mind and says, “NO! You can’t be that way, be this way...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
Tell us, oh Palpatine, "What is Good?" - 17oct21
His preceptor asked, “What is best in life?” to which Conan, the Barbarian, responded, “To crush your enemies, to see them driven before...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
Isn't Meditation Supposed to be Boring? - 17oct21
Not all meditation teachers are created equal. Not all contemplative techniques are beneficial. And if we have been taught meditation...
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Lama Jigme Gyatso
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
What's the Story behind the Term "Gas Lighting?" - 16oct21
Patrick Hamilton deconstructed a rather insidious form of toxic masculinity in his 1938 play, “Gas Light.” Set in Victorian London, the...
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