do i love you or crush you?


Love and Infatuation Love is acceptance. Infatuation is fascination. Love and infatuation resemble fear: They can both paralyze and provoke rash action. This view may surprise many Westerners, we treasure a deep conviction that love is a virtuous emotion. But love is neutral unless we act on it. It’s easy to love someone and do … Continue reading do i love you or crush you?

BOOK TWO: chapter seven: finding love in yourself and others (part 5)


PART FIVE: Who Makes A Meaningful Partner? You’ve all been told by others what you should look for in a romantic partner. We’d like to ask you: How can ordinary beings possibly know what is best for another person? Certainly, others may feel they know you very well, but why should one person think they … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter seven: finding love in yourself and others (part 5)

BOOK TWO: chapter seven: finding love in yourself and others (part 6)


PART SIX: Building A Working Relationship Feelings play a big role in any partnership - love or otherwise. Anytime you need to negotiate with someone else to get what you want, feelings drive most of your failures and successes. So this advice can be helpful even when you’re looking for a job or trying to … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter seven: finding love in yourself and others (part 6)

BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 01)


PART ONE: Welcome To Your Dream World [from Buddhas Heruka, Manjushri, and Naropa]Most people use their dreams to work through their issues and questions. Some people with highly-developed minds use their dreaming time to go to places and do things that they can't do with their human bodies. Only a small percentage of people can … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 01)

BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 2)


PART TWO: Biding Your Time <<previous [from Buddhas Heruka, Manjushri, and Naropa]As you meditate your way to Enlightenment, you'll attain a state of mental concentration called Samadhi,  ‘Tranquil Abiding’, or simply ‘Abiding’. . Many consider this a level of high attainment; the fact is, you really need to get there before you can go anywhere else. Abiding is … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 2)

use your delusions as fuel!


ANGER BLOODY ANGER using delusions as fuel Sometimes anger proves useful. Not all the time; just sometimes, and not frequently. What carries more weight than the frequency, though, is how we deal with the frequency. And “frequency” means both the frequency of occurrence as well as the frequency of the energy generated when we get … Continue reading use your delusions as fuel!

BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 3)


PART THREE: Some Times You Have To Let Go <<previous [ From Buddhas Heruka and Naropa]Whenever you chose a new path, at some points you have to let go of your old ways of doing things. This applies to your dreams as well. Please note that everything We say about dreams in this book applies to … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 3)

BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 4)


PART FOUR:  Mastering Your Inhibitions and Fears Through Dreaming <<previous [From Buddhas Manjushri, Naropa, Heruka and Amitabha]. . . The fluidity of dream worlds makes them a great testing ground for working on releasing your fears and inhibitions. You can overcome all these fears and inhibitions; knowing this, you can face them with confidence and … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 4)

BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 5)


PART FIVE: How You Can Act In Your Dreams <<previous [From Buddhas Heruka and Shakespeare said “all the world’s a stage”, and Buddha Shakyamuni says all of life is like a dream. We’d like to suggest that you may use your dreams as a stage: On this stage you can have a dress-rehearsal of your … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 5)

BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 6)


PART SIX: Fantasy And Reality <<previous [From Buddhas Heruka and Naropa] You can also use your dreams to create your waking life. This differs from literally turning your fantasy world into your ‘real’ world, because the dreams and wishes of the other actors powerfully affect the ‘real’ world. You can, however, use your wishes to … Continue reading BOOK TWO: chapter nine: the nature and meaning of dreams and visions (part 6)