Once you understand that real dharma practice is not just about formal sitting meditation, but a never-ending confrontation with and opposition to pride and ego, as well as a lesson in how to accept change, you will be able to start practicing right away.

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

from the book Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices

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• Mara’s five arrows
• Filtered perception
• Wishing happiness for those who have hurt you
• Very little time left for practice
• Dealing with Emotions
• Remain alone and practise the dharma
• Opposite direction to dharma
• Sources of our inspiration
• Practise whichever method works for you
• Intention to benefit all sentient beings
• Sadness
• The decision to follow a spiritual path
• Absolutely nothing genuinely works
• The merit of maintaining mindfulness
• Right intention
• As they truly are
• Merely the product of your own perception
• To reject your aggression is a weakness
• Dharma is not a therapy
• Spiritual practice is like riding a bicycle