Fahsilin
法喜林

Master’s Teachings

“Heart-to-Heart Talks” — 108 teachings on practice by Urgyen Topden Rinpoche
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The Human World Is but a Dream 001

The Human World Is but a Dream

Awakening
The Body Is the Soul's Prison 002

The Body Is the Soul's Prison

Awakening
Life Is Not a Holiday 003

Life Is Not a Holiday

Awakening
Only Those with a Mission Fall 004

Only Those with a Mission Fall

Awakening
Awakening Is Only the Starting Point of Practice 005

Awakening Is Only the Starting Point of Practice

Awakening
Do Not Live Inside Your Feelings 006

Do Not Live Inside Your Feelings

Awakening
The Seventh Consciousness Is the Gateway 007

The Seventh Consciousness Is the Gateway

Awakening
The Real You Has Not Yet Awakened 008

The Real You Has Not Yet Awakened

Awakening
A Human Birth Is Hard to Gain — Do Not Waste It 009

A Human Birth Is Hard to Gain — Do Not Waste It

Awakening
Only Karma Follows You 010

Only Karma Follows You

Awakening
Death Comes with No Guarantee 011

Death Comes with No Guarantee

Awakening
No Meeting Is by Chance 012

No Meeting Is by Chance

Awakening
Saṃsāra Holds No True Happiness 013

Saṃsāra Holds No True Happiness

Awakening
Life Is Only a Play 014

Life Is Only a Play

Awakening
The Eight Sufferings Happen Every Day 015

The Eight Sufferings Happen Every Day

Awakening
Bodily Suffering Is Easy to Cure, Mental Suffering Hardest to Heal 016

Bodily Suffering Is Easy to Cure, Mental Suffering Hardest to Heal

Awakening
Loving Too Deeply Wounds the Most 017

Loving Too Deeply Wounds the Most

Awakening
Clinging Is the True Suffering 018

Clinging Is the True Suffering

Awakening
Only Letting Go Brings Freedom 019

Only Letting Go Brings Freedom

Awakening
Awareness Is Understanding; Realization Is Seeing Through 020

Awareness Is Understanding; Realization Is Seeing Through

Awakening
Renunciation Changes Destiny 021

Renunciation Changes Destiny

Awakening
In the End, Liberate Yourself 022

In the End, Liberate Yourself

Awakening
No Meeting Is by Chance 023

No Meeting Is by Chance

Mending
The Wise Fear Planting the Wrong Cause 024

The Wise Fear Planting the Wrong Cause

Mending
Cause and Effect Never Forget 025

Cause and Effect Never Forget

Mending
There Is a Reason You Became Who You Are Today 026

There Is a Reason You Became Who You Are Today

Mending
There Is No Free Lunch Under Heaven 027

There Is No Free Lunch Under Heaven

Mending
Perhaps You Have Come to Repay a Debt 028

Perhaps You Have Come to Repay a Debt

Mending
Practice Is Really Mending 029

Practice Is Really Mending

Mending
Rebirth Is to Complete the Unfinished 030

Rebirth Is to Complete the Unfinished

Mending
Life's Shortfalls in Fact Have a Reason 031

Life's Shortfalls in Fact Have a Reason

Mending
Mend Most Where You Owe Most 032

Mend Most Where You Owe Most

Mending
Fill the Hole and the Blessing Flows Back 033

Fill the Hole and the Blessing Flows Back

Mending
Find Life's Failing Subject 034

Find Life's Failing Subject

Mending
Where It Hurts Most Is the Lesson 035

Where It Hurts Most Is the Lesson

Mending
Mend Whatever You Owe 036

Mend Whatever You Owe

Mending
To Gain, First Learn to Give 037

To Gain, First Learn to Give

Mending
Destiny Is Reminding You to Repay a Debt 038

Destiny Is Reminding You to Repay a Debt

Mending
The Wealth Deity Most Fears You Only Want to Get Rich 039

The Wealth Deity Most Fears You Only Want to Get Rich

Mending
Life Is in Fact a Civil Settlement 040

Life Is in Fact a Civil Settlement

Mending
Hold On to Resentment and Karma Never Dissolves 041

Hold On to Resentment and Karma Never Dissolves

Mending
Arising and Ceasing Is Only Returning to the Origin 042

Arising and Ceasing Is Only Returning to the Origin

Mending
Face Your Own Life Yourself 043

Face Your Own Life Yourself

Mending
Turn the Wound into a Medal 044

Turn the Wound into a Medal

Mending
So It Is — Nothing Is Any Great Matter 045

So It Is — Nothing Is Any Great Matter

Turning the Mind
The Best Motto 046

The Best Motto

Turning the Mind
Life Is Like a Dream, an Illusion, a Bubble 047

Life Is Like a Dream, an Illusion, a Bubble

Turning the Mind
See Clearly, and the Obstacle Vanishes 048

See Clearly, and the Obstacle Vanishes

Turning the Mind
Set Down the Self-Righteous You 049

Set Down the Self-Righteous You

Turning the Mind
Clinging Is the True Suffering 050

Clinging Is the True Suffering

Turning the Mind
The Problem with Suffering Is Lacking Wisdom 051

The Problem with Suffering Is Lacking Wisdom

Turning the Mind
Set Down the Sack — How Free! 052

Set Down the Sack — How Free!

Turning the Mind
See the Five Aggregates as All Empty 053

See the Five Aggregates as All Empty

Turning the Mind
Form and Emptiness Are Inherently Without Distinction 054

Form and Emptiness Are Inherently Without Distinction

Turning the Mind
Face It Bravely, and the Inner Demon Disperses 055

Face It Bravely, and the Inner Demon Disperses

Turning the Mind
Life Has Only Gaining and Losing 056

Life Has Only Gaining and Losing

Turning the Mind
Cherish When the Bond Arises, Bless When It Ceases 057

Cherish When the Bond Arises, Bless When It Ceases

Turning the Mind
Take Up, and Also Set Down 058

Take Up, and Also Set Down

Turning the Mind
Leave the Other a Way to Live 059

Leave the Other a Way to Live

Turning the Mind
Comparison Is the Beginning of Suffering 060

Comparison Is the Beginning of Suffering

Turning the Mind
Set Down Love and Hate 061

Set Down Love and Hate

Turning the Mind
No One Is Truly Wrong 062

No One Is Truly Wrong

Turning the Mind
The Inner Demon Is the True Obstacle 063

The Inner Demon Is the True Obstacle

Turning the Mind
Change the Setting, Change the State of Mind 064

Change the Setting, Change the State of Mind

Turning the Mind
Do Not Be Defeated by Excuses 065

Do Not Be Defeated by Excuses

Turning the Mind
Life Is Only a Course of Learning 066

Life Is Only a Course of Learning

Turning the Mind
Without Bodhicitta, One Cannot Enter the Buddha-Path 067

Without Bodhicitta, One Cannot Enter the Buddha-Path

Great Aspiration
Give Rise to the Buddha's Mind 068

Give Rise to the Buddha's Mind

Great Aspiration
Vow-Power Accomplishes the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 069

Vow-Power Accomplishes the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas

Great Aspiration
The Great Vow Determines Your Accomplishment 070

The Great Vow Determines Your Accomplishment

Great Aspiration
Awaken the Inner Buddha-Nature 071

Awaken the Inner Buddha-Nature

Great Aspiration
Bodhicitta Opens the Gate of Blessing 072

Bodhicitta Opens the Gate of Blessing

Great Aspiration
May All Beings Be Endowed with Happiness 073

May All Beings Be Endowed with Happiness

Great Aspiration
May All Beings Be Free of Suffering 074

May All Beings Be Free of Suffering

Great Aspiration
May All Beings Never Part from Joy 075

May All Beings Never Part from Joy

Great Aspiration
May All Beings Be Free of Discrimination 076

May All Beings Be Free of Discrimination

Great Aspiration
Beings Are Your Mirror 077

Beings Are Your Mirror

Great Aspiration
Dedication Magnifies Merit 078

Dedication Magnifies Merit

Great Aspiration
Do Not Keep Merit Only for Yourself 079

Do Not Keep Merit Only for Yourself

Great Aspiration
Send Merit Out, and Blessing Comes Back 080

Send Merit Out, and Blessing Comes Back

Great Aspiration
Self-Nature's Karmic Beings Matter Most 081

Self-Nature's Karmic Beings Matter Most

Great Aspiration
The Cosmos Returns to You What You Send Out 082

The Cosmos Returns to You What You Send Out

Great Aspiration
Do Not Keep the Dharma on Yourself 083

Do Not Keep the Dharma on Yourself

Great Aspiration
Fulfilling Beings' Wishes Is the Greatest Practice 084

Fulfilling Beings' Wishes Is the Greatest Practice

Great Aspiration
Benefiting Beings Is the Greatest Blessing 085

Benefiting Beings Is the Greatest Blessing

Great Aspiration
Once You Are Well, Help Others Become Well Too 086

Once You Are Well, Help Others Become Well Too

Great Aspiration
Merit Should Flow in Three Parts 087

Merit Should Flow in Three Parts

Great Aspiration
The Greater the Heart, the Greater the Blessing 088

The Greater the Heart, the Greater the Blessing

Great Aspiration
The Earth Is Only the Soul's Way-Station 089

The Earth Is Only the Soul's Way-Station

Liberation
Death Is Life's Final Lesson 090

Death Is Life's Final Lesson

Liberation
Set Down the Body to See the Soul 091

Set Down the Body to See the Soul

Liberation
The Soul Does Not Vanish with the Body 092

The Soul Does Not Vanish with the Body

Liberation
Death Is Like a Dream — Practice Daily 093

Death Is Like a Dream — Practice Daily

Liberation
Do Not Be Led Away by Familiar Illusions 094

Do Not Be Led Away by Familiar Illusions

Liberation
Let the Mind Dwell in the Dharma and Light 095

Let the Mind Dwell in the Dharma and Light

Liberation
The Soul's Exit Determines Your Direction 096

The Soul's Exit Determines Your Direction

Liberation
The Six Realms Are in Fact the Direction of Thought 097

The Six Realms Are in Fact the Direction of Thought

Liberation
The Six-Syllable Mantra Is the Signpost Home 098

The Six-Syllable Mantra Is the Signpost Home

Liberation
Leave Only the Gate of the Buddha-Path 099

Leave Only the Gate of the Buddha-Path

Liberation
Relinquishing Is the Gate Home 100

Relinquishing Is the Gate Home

Liberation
The Six-Syllable Mantra's Code for Going Home 101

The Six-Syllable Mantra's Code for Going Home

Liberation
The Lesson of the Last Breath 102

The Lesson of the Last Breath

Liberation
Let the Mind Go All the Way Up 103

Let the Mind Go All the Way Up

Liberation
The Buddha Is Light, Not Just Form 104

The Buddha Is Light, Not Just Form

Liberation
See the Light — Do Not Be Afraid 105

See the Light — Do Not Be Afraid

Liberation
Sleep in the Light 106

Sleep in the Light

Liberation
In the End, Deliver Yourself Too 107

In the End, Deliver Yourself Too

Liberation
True Refuge 108

True Refuge

Liberation