Key to Happiness Jewel Heart

What is spirituality? There are so many different ideas, yet none of them are wrong. Is the purpose of spiritual practice to feel better, or is it to be better? In this talk, Gelek Rimpoche addresses the specific Buddhist goal of freeing ourselves from negative emotions and suffering and introduces the limitless potential of the... Read More

What is spirituality? There are so many different ideas, yet none of them are wrong. Is the purpose of spiritual practice to feel better, or is it to be better? In this talk, Gelek Rimpoche addresses the specific Buddhist goal of freeing ourselves from negative emotions and suffering and introduces the limitless potential of the... Read More

An AA for negative emotions is what Gelek Rimpoche proposes in this teaching. We are addicted, he asserts, to anger, obsession, jealousy and hatred, instead of being soaked in love and compassion.

Karma, the combination of intention and action is more difficult to understand than the Buddha’s central insight of emptiness. Whether it is the individual karma arising out of our intentions and actions or the collective karma we create as a society, without our awareness it determines the course of this life as well as future... Read More

In embarking on the path to enlightenment, Buddha shared three tools for a happy life – be kind, do no harm and watch your mind. The mind determines whether our actions are positive or negative. Gelek Rimpoche explains why the intention, action and reactions following our deeds determine our happiness.

Every thought, deed, intention, state of mind and action creates and affects karma, we may feel like an insignificant individual, but in reality we each carry a huge responsibility not only for creating our own suffering and happiness through karma, but contributing to the karma of our families and society. Gelek Rimpoche shows where our... Read More