Fahsilin
法喜林

Master’s Teachings

“Heart-to-Heart Talks” — 108 teachings on practice by Urgyen Topden Rinpoche
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1AwakeningSeeing the truth, arousing renunciation

  1. 001The Human World Is but a Dream
  2. 002The Body Is the Soul's Prison
  3. 003Life Is Not a Holiday
  4. 004Only Those with a Mission Fall
  5. 005Awakening Is Only the Starting Point of Practice
  6. 006Do Not Live Inside Your Feelings
  7. 007The Seventh Consciousness Is the Gateway
  8. 008The Real You Has Not Yet Awakened
  9. 009A Human Birth Is Hard to Gain — Do Not Waste It
  10. 010Only Karma Follows You
  11. 011Death Comes with No Guarantee
  12. 012No Meeting Is by Chance
  13. 013Saṃsāra Holds No True Happiness
  14. 014Life Is Only a Play
  15. 015The Eight Sufferings Happen Every Day
  16. 016Bodily Suffering Is Easy to Cure, Mental Suffering Hardest to Heal
  17. 017Loving Too Deeply Wounds the Most
  18. 018Clinging Is the True Suffering
  19. 019Only Letting Go Brings Freedom
  20. 020Awareness Is Understanding; Realization Is Seeing Through
  21. 021Renunciation Changes Destiny
  22. 022In the End, Liberate Yourself

2MendingFacing cause and effect, mending the gaps of destiny

  1. 023No Meeting Is by Chance
  2. 024The Wise Fear Planting the Wrong Cause
  3. 025Cause and Effect Never Forget
  4. 026There Is a Reason You Became Who You Are Today
  5. 027There Is No Free Lunch Under Heaven
  6. 028Perhaps You Have Come to Repay a Debt
  7. 029Practice Is Really Mending
  8. 030Rebirth Is to Complete the Unfinished
  9. 031Life's Shortfalls in Fact Have a Reason
  10. 032Mend Most Where You Owe Most
  11. 033Fill the Hole and the Blessing Flows Back
  12. 034Find Life's Failing Subject
  13. 035Where It Hurts Most Is the Lesson
  14. 036Mend Whatever You Owe
  15. 037To Gain, First Learn to Give
  16. 038Destiny Is Reminding You to Repay a Debt
  17. 039The Wealth Deity Most Fears You Only Want to Get Rich
  18. 040Life Is in Fact a Civil Settlement
  19. 041Hold On to Resentment and Karma Never Dissolves
  20. 042Arising and Ceasing Is Only Returning to the Origin
  21. 043Face Your Own Life Yourself
  22. 044Turn the Wound into a Medal

3Turning the MindThe wisdom of prajñā, leaving distorted dreams behind

  1. 045So It Is — Nothing Is Any Great Matter
  2. 046The Best Motto
  3. 047Life Is Like a Dream, an Illusion, a Bubble
  4. 048See Clearly, and the Obstacle Vanishes
  5. 049Set Down the Self-Righteous You
  6. 050Clinging Is the True Suffering
  7. 051The Problem with Suffering Is Lacking Wisdom
  8. 052Set Down the Sack — How Free!
  9. 053See the Five Aggregates as All Empty
  10. 054Form and Emptiness Are Inherently Without Distinction
  11. 055Face It Bravely, and the Inner Demon Disperses
  12. 056Life Has Only Gaining and Losing
  13. 057Cherish When the Bond Arises, Bless When It Ceases
  14. 058Take Up, and Also Set Down
  15. 059Leave the Other a Way to Live
  16. 060Comparison Is the Beginning of Suffering
  17. 061Set Down Love and Hate
  18. 062No One Is Truly Wrong
  19. 063The Inner Demon Is the True Obstacle
  20. 064Change the Setting, Change the State of Mind
  21. 065Do Not Be Defeated by Excuses
  22. 066Life Is Only a Course of Learning

4Great AspirationCompassion and generosity, amplifying merit through dedication

  1. 067Without Bodhicitta, One Cannot Enter the Buddha-Path
  2. 068Give Rise to the Buddha's Mind
  3. 069Vow-Power Accomplishes the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
  4. 070The Great Vow Determines Your Accomplishment
  5. 071Awaken the Inner Buddha-Nature
  6. 072Bodhicitta Opens the Gate of Blessing
  7. 073May All Beings Be Endowed with Happiness
  8. 074May All Beings Be Free of Suffering
  9. 075May All Beings Never Part from Joy
  10. 076May All Beings Be Free of Discrimination
  11. 077Beings Are Your Mirror
  12. 078Dedication Magnifies Merit
  13. 079Do Not Keep Merit Only for Yourself
  14. 080Send Merit Out, and Blessing Comes Back
  15. 081Self-Nature's Karmic Beings Matter Most
  16. 082The Cosmos Returns to You What You Send Out
  17. 083Do Not Keep the Dharma on Yourself
  18. 084Fulfilling Beings' Wishes Is the Greatest Practice
  19. 085Benefiting Beings Is the Greatest Blessing
  20. 086Once You Are Well, Help Others Become Well Too
  21. 087Merit Should Flow in Three Parts
  22. 088The Greater the Heart, the Greater the Blessing

5LiberationBody and spirit apart, direct to the buddha pure land

  1. 089The Earth Is Only the Soul's Way-Station
  2. 090Death Is Life's Final Lesson
  3. 091Set Down the Body to See the Soul
  4. 092The Soul Does Not Vanish with the Body
  5. 093Death Is Like a Dream — Practice Daily
  6. 094Do Not Be Led Away by Familiar Illusions
  7. 095Let the Mind Dwell in the Dharma and Light
  8. 096The Soul's Exit Determines Your Direction
  9. 097The Six Realms Are in Fact the Direction of Thought
  10. 098The Six-Syllable Mantra Is the Signpost Home
  11. 099Leave Only the Gate of the Buddha-Path
  12. 100Relinquishing Is the Gate Home
  13. 101The Six-Syllable Mantra's Code for Going Home
  14. 102The Lesson of the Last Breath
  15. 103Let the Mind Go All the Way Up
  16. 104The Buddha Is Light, Not Just Form
  17. 105See the Light — Do Not Be Afraid
  18. 106Sleep in the Light
  19. 107In the End, Deliver Yourself Too
  20. 108True Refuge