HH Tulku Arik Rinpoche, a great wandering yogi, the Root Lama of HH Lama Achuk
of Yachen Gar, who HH Lama Achuk followed and served personally for over 40 years.
No matter how attached you are to your friends and family, you are going to part. It does not matter how much you love somebody, and how much they love you back, one day, you will still part. All these material things, fame and fortune, no matter how much you have got, one day you … Continued
All things, then, depend on other things,And these likewise depend; they are not independent.Knowing this we will not be annoyedAt things that are like magical appearances. Shantideva
Those tormented by the pain of anger, Never know tranquility of mind- Strangers they will be to every pleasure; They will neither sleep nor feel secure. Shantideva
Atisa says: Friends, until you attain enlightenment you need a teacher, so follow a supreme spiritual friend. Until you realize the natural state, you need to learn, so listen to his instructions. All happiness is the teacher’s blessing, so always remember his kindness. In one tantra it says: Better than meditating on a hundred thousand … Continued
Bodhicitta should be like the sun, it should be always emitting light outwards, not expecting to receive light rays. Just like being in a dark cave, do not expect receiving any light! This is how our self-grasping is like, it always wanted to take, receive, receive, receive, expecting from other people, relying on other people. … Continued
Everyone of us has a responsibility. And what is that responsibility? To benefit sentient beings. And when does this responsibility begin? We do it moment by moment, in every moment of our daily life; and what is the method that we use to do this? We place others to be important, or more important than … Continued
All these material objects, you can utilize them, use them, but do not be attached to them. The material environment and the people around you, they are not there to create all kinds of afflictions for you. All of these afflictions, all of this unhappiness arise because of your own afflictive emotions. You think about … Continued
As soon as you go outside, there is sunlight. When, within your mind, within your heart there is no light, then, the sunlight cannot find you. All that sunlight does, is find your body. If you have sunlight within your heart, within your mind, wherever you are there is sunlight. This is important to practice, … Continued
And then, within our daily lives, we must realize this ‘dream’. All the compassion, all the wisdom, all the pith instructions, we must apply in daily life to oppose our negative habits and transform our afflictions. Satisfy sentient beings! Maintain your pure vows, the right mindfulness and awareness! And through renunciation and bodhicitta, we attain … Continued
Liberation comes from placing others higher than ourselves, it does not come from requesting for the realisation of Buddhahood. Why does attaining Buddhahood or benefiting others come from placing other higher than ourselves? Why do we naturally attain Buddhahood? In Mahayana Buddhism they say ‘As long as you have self-grasping you will not attain Buddhahood; … Continued