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I keep asking this question to myself time to time just to remind myself of the impermanent nature of our being and also to shift my focus to spend my time on more meaningful stuff.. I have heard this in many teachings that at the time of death, we should generate positive thoughts like love, compassion and our state of mind should be positive. We need to cultivate our mind in this way, so that we don't regret or feel guilty on any of our life incidents of past. And this is something that helps me to be more mindful, to be in the moment. Remembering death sharpens our awareness towards LIFE!! Isn't it? If I want to be in the state of more compassion and love at the time of my death, I need to practice all these things in THIS MOMENT only. If I am living my life in a positive way, or by cultivating love and compassion for each living being right now, then the possibility is high that I would have similar state of mind when I die. I feel it is something like, if I am watering the...

One of my teacher, always emphasis on becoming MAD  :) M : Motivation What is my motivation for the day?  Before getting up from the bed in the morning, taking some time and setting a motivation for my day, is a wonderful thing to practice. And don't get off from your bed, until you set a motivation for the day. A : Action Are my actions, during the day, driven by 'that' motivation?  Simply living the whole day for that motivation. D : Dedication  Before going to bed, can I dedicate the positive energy (that I've accumulated during the day) to others?  Simply thinking about the people, who are suffering from delusions like anger, hatred etc. and giving them space in our heart and dedicate the accumulated merits to them, is such a beautiful practice before going to bed. Isn't it? PS Reminder to self : I can always start with setting a 'little' or 'small' motivations. :) Happy MADness! 💓

...when I was practicing the meditation on forgiveness... Initially, my mind started scolding me in a very sarcastic way, it laughed at me and  said, "why are you asking for forgiveness, when you were doing 'the' mistake at that time you lost your awareness and now you are asking for forgiveness. Go  to hell!!" It felt like there is a small innocent baby inside me with a devil. When I asked myself to forgive me, it (my mind) started taunting me. When I was forgiving the 'other person', I could feel my breath becoming so deep and deep. Particularly when I was looking directly into that person's eyes.  And when that person was forgiving me, it was kind of a neutral feeling. The more I was practicing it, the more I (my mind) was becoming stable. But at the end, it always asked me, "My dear, what if you repeat the mistake AGAIN?" and that was the moment I got scared, because I did not had any answer to it! :( . . I went to my teacher, and asked the s...

Think about a person whom you 'love', with whom you don't expect anything in return.  and then, also think about a person you are 'attached' with, consciously or sub-consciously you expect something in return from that person. ..and REFLECT, what gives you more happiness,  to Love people/things/situations? OR to get Attached to people/things/situations? . . This is something that I keep reflecting upon whenever the things doesn't go in a way I want them to go. And most of the time I ended up realizing that I have mixed attachment with love or vice versa.  In one of her teachings, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo beautifully shared that :  Attachment says, 'I love you, therefore, I want you to make ME happy.' and Genuine Love says, 'I love you, therefore, I want YOU to be happy.' . . Isn't it something worth reflecting? Happy reflection!! :)

Everyday, we get a very limited amount of energy, it depends on us whether and how we want to use it; to think about past and future OR we can use it for our present. It is always beneficial to BE MINDFUL while using our limited amount of energy, on a daily basis. Let's present a 'PRESENT MOMENT' to ourselves TODAY and each day!!!! :)