7 min

Episode 169: Back to Square One Dharma Glimpses with Judy Lief

    • Buddhism

As a student of Chögyam Trungpa, I heard the phrase “back to square one” quite a lot • he implied that doing something over and over again is very important — in our dharma practice, in our meditation, and in our studies • throughout his teachings, Trungpa Rinpoche put a great deal of emphasis on building a strong foundation, and on going back to the very earliest teachings of the Buddha, in particular to the teachings of the Four Noble Truths: the reality of suffering...

As a student of Chögyam Trungpa, I heard the phrase “back to square one” quite a lot • he implied that doing something over and over again is very important — in our dharma practice, in our meditation, and in our studies • throughout his teachings, Trungpa Rinpoche put a great deal of emphasis on building a strong foundation, and on going back to the very earliest teachings of the Buddha, in particular to the teachings of the Four Noble Truths: the reality of suffering...

7 min