Nicolas Pettican
Redefining Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism has captivated spiritual seekers throughout the ages, especially in modern times. However, looking beneath the surface, we discover a profound truth: Tibetan Buddhism is just Indian Buddhism in a different wrapper.
Tibetan Buddhism is Just Indian Buddhism in a Different Wrapper
Redefining Tibetan Buddhism
Reflections on Going Forth | རབ་བྱུང་ཞིག་གི་བསམ་གཞིགས།
This poem was written during my second Traditional Rain Retreat. It is a reflection to generate the mind of "renunciation", although the correct word would be emergence or going forth. It explores...
Reflections to generate the mind of emergence (renunciation)
Reflections on Going Forth | རབ་བྱུང་ཞིག་གི་བསམ་གཞིགས།
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva's Outline
Given this text has been translated by enough people, I didn't want to make yet another translation. However, while studying a Tibetan commentary from Jigme Tsultrim Palzang I came accross an interesting outline...
There are enough translations, but not enough outlines
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva's Outline
Welcome to Middle Way Musings
Let's break it down — what exactly is the "Middle Way"? Well, it's not about walking down the center line of a road or finding the perfect balance between cheese and tomato sauce on your pizza (although that's important too...
Where Curiosity and Reason Converge
Welcome to Middle Way Musings