Weekend Zen, November 5-6

Ultimately, happiness comes down to 

choosing between the discomfort of 

becoming aware of your mental 

afflictions and the discomfort 

of being ruled by them.

~ Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Daily Zen - Friday, October 21

Whenever you look at your mind, you can't

 help but recognize your similarity to those 

around you. When you see your own desire

 to be happy, you can't avoid seeing the same 

desire in others. And when you look clearly at

your own fear, anger, or aversion, you can't 

help but see that everyone around you 

feels the same fear, anger, and aversion.

~ Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

Daily Zen - Wednesday, June 30

All you have to do is rest your mind in its natural

openness. No special focus, no special effort is

required. And if for some reason you cannot rest 

your mind, you can simply observe whatever thoughts

feelings, or sensations come up, hang out for a couple 

of seconds, and then dissolve, and acknowledge, 

"Oh, that's what's going on in my mind right now."

~ Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche