Conversations With My Guru

* Chapter 12: Dharma Ambition * * * We all have the ambition to live a comfortable, happy life, and so we put in effort in our studies, careers, bus...

* Chapter 11: What Is This For? * * * That was the question Rinpoche asked me each time I made an offering. This was some 20 years ago. I would babb...

* Chapter 10:  * *In the most difficult of times...* * * Many people seek Gurus who are internationally famous with titles who are recognised and re...

* Chapter 9: Meanings * * * In modern day communication training, we are told to be clear and concise. We use various means to check whether the per...

* Chapter 8:  ** All you do is talk; you have not done anything ... * * * Ouch. That was what Rinpoche said at a temple committee meeting. It was n...

* Chapter 7:  * *Is This a Pilgrimage?* It was early 1999. Singha Rinpoche had advised a student that he should have 100,000 Tsa-Tsa - the small statu...

* Chapter 6:  * *WHWWHHHHHHYYYY?* In Buddhist teachings, short instructions given by your Guru are called “pith” - meaning the essence of something -...

* Chapter 5: * *The Rude Lady* The lady was crying. Rinpoche had just spoken to her and the three of us stood there, somewhat awkward. Rinpoche said, ...

* Chapter 4: * *C* *reating Experiences ** ** * There is a contradiction in all of us - we always seek a peaceful, stable, serene life with no problem...

*Chapter 3: Buddha’s teachings as medicine* It is 1999. The digits on the clock reads 8.10pm. The phone rings. A familiar voice drifts out from the p...

*Connecting all with divine hearts – what does that mean?* Dunbar’s Theory based on some research suggests that the human brain is limited in the num...

* Introduction * This is the first of a series of stories that are reflections of experiences with my root Guru, Singha Rinpoche. To enable a certain ...