Rebirth

Foundation for Development of Equanimity In order to generate the enlightening aim of bodhichitta with which we wish to attain enlightenment in order to benefit all living beings, it is first necessary to develop a sense of equanimity and an equal attitude toward everyone. If...

Alan Turner, Serkong Rinpoche’s “Westerner Yogi’s,” recollections of his relation with his teacher.

The lam-rim, or graded stages of the Buddhist path, take us from an ordinary limited being to a fully enlightened Buddha.

Nagarjuna wrote this poem as a letter to his friend, King Gautamiputra, as advice on the practice of the entire Buddhist path leading to liberation for both householders and monastics.

Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2009

The assertion of individual continuums of past and future lives follows from the Buddhist understanding of mind, karma, and behavioral cause and effect. Thus reincarnation, or rebirth, plays a central role in Buddhism.

Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche’s experience of being recognized as a reincarnation.

The way to avoid suffering is to hold ourselves back from acting out of ignorance, anger or greed.

An introduction to the Buddhist theory of reincarnation, or rebirth: logical reasoning for an intellectual understanding, and personal anecdotes for real conviction.

Dharma-Lite is Buddhism practiced to improve this lifetime alone, without belief in reincarnation; the Real Thing Dharma is the traditional presentation, which includes rebirth.