Meanings generating meanings - the process has backed us into a particular corner, a kind of cave, where sunlight seldom enters.
Tarthang TulkuThe basis of the spiritual path is the development in ourselves of what is truly balanced, natural, and meaningful.
Tarthang TulkuWhen we learn to deal directly with our complaints and difficulties, romanticized ideas about the spiritual path are no longer meaningful. We see that what is important is to take responsibility for ourselves, and to always be aware of our thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Tarthang TulkuBy means of meditation we can teach our minds to be calm and balanced; within this calmness is a richness and a potential, an inner knowledge which can render our lives boundlessly satisfying and meaningful. While the mind may be what traps us in unhealthy patterns of stress and imbalance, it is also the mind which can free us. Through meditation, we can tap the healing qualities of mind.
Tarthang Tulku