Tag: spirituality & conscious living
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supermarket analogy
While I was in Kopan monastery, we received teachings from Ven Thubten Pema. She is an Australian non who spends usually 3 months a year in Kopan, Nepal to teach. In a supermarket there are many many options. Vegan options, vegetarian options, non-veg options, sugar section, healthy section. You may not like one section, and…
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regret VS guilt
While I was in Kopan monastery, we received teachings from Ven Thubten Pema. She is an Australian non who spends usually 3 months a year in Kopan, Nepal to teach. Regret is the recognition of having engaged in harmful actions or mistakes and it is a sincere feeling. You do not want to do it…
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go to neutral analogy
While I was in Kopan monastery, we received teachings from Ven Thubten Pema. She is an Australian non who spends usually 3 months a year in Kopan, Nepal to teach. She told us if you go 120 km per hour on the highway. It is impossible to hit reverse all of a sudden. First you…
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om mani padme hum
Mantras can be very powerful tools for healing. This specific mantra is a beautiful example to work with. Om means transforming our body, speech and mind Mani means method Padme means wisdom Hum means pure of a Buddha So through the method of wisdom we transform our body, speech and mind to be pure like…
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attachment VS love
While I was in Kopan monastery, we received teachings from Ven Thubten Pema. She is an Australian non who spends usually 3 months a year in Kopan, Nepal to teach. Attachment in essence is the overestimation of qualities of its object without seeing the faults. It is not love. It is a different energy. You…
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teachings from Kopan monastery
While I was in Kopan monastery, we received teachings from Ven Thubten Pema. She is an Australian non who spends usually 3 months a year in Kopan, Nepal to teach. During the Buddhism course they spoke often about us having a precious human rebirth. Meaning we have a life in which we can develop our…
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Kopan monastery – Nepal
I spend 10 days in Kopan monastery which is in the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu in Nepal. I took the introduction to Buddhism course, where we spend 8 days learning and 2 days in total silence meditating. For the overview of the course and what the Kopan monastery stands for I advice you to…
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declutter
A clean space helps with a calm mind. We live in a crazy capitalist society in which we are learned by marketing that we always need more and the newest things. Some questions to ask yourself to cut down on your clutter:✦ Do you need the item?✦ Have you used it in the last six…
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we will be jaguars – Nemonte Nenquimo – quotes & notes
Must read for everyone, the book “We Will Be Jaguars” by Nemonte Nenquimo and her husband Mitch Anderson. The book shares the story of Nemonte and her life in the Amazon. It gives an insight into the damage of oil companies in the Amazon and also shares spiritual insights of how it is like to…
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my experience with Kambo medicine
I sat with Kambo medicine four times. Each time was a different experience. I want to write you what benefits it gave me and how I experienced these ceremonies. During my first session – not much happened, I felt a bit warm but not too intense and I had some stomach issues the next two…