Remaining Unstruggled In A Struggling World with ZaChoeje Rinpoche

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The teachings of Buddhism tell us we are all enlightened now, in this moment. But when you’re facing hardship or loss, your courage may wane, and happiness may seem an unattainable goal. When this happens it’s difficult to remember to stop striving and just “be here now.” ZaChoeje Rinpoche understands this, and lends his Tibetan wisdom to our Western ways, for a new understanding of what it means to free yourself from suffering—or struggling, as he defines it—so that you can enter your own happiness with the same simple intent with which you point your cursor and click your mouse. He tells us, “When you are being in the moment, you will realize that you are just one piece of one whole truth. And not only you, but you will see every other being, every other thing, is also part of this one whole thing. So you will lose the sense of ego, but you will get a sense of wholeness. And when you get this sense of unity, that interconnection, you don’t have to do things to become a loving person. You will be a very caring, compassionate, loving person just by realizing that unity. That is the perfection of unity.” (hosted by Justine Willis Toms)

Bio

ZaChoeje Rinpoche was born in Nepal, and at the age of sixteen was recognized by the Dalai Lama as the sixth reincarnation of the fifth ZaChoeje Rinpoche. He received the Geshe Lharampa degree, equivalent to a doctorate in Tibetan Buddhism, from the Drepung Loseling Monastery, and in 2001 helped to found the Emaho Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.

He is the co-author, with Ashley Nebelsieck, of:

• The Backdoor to Enlightenment: Eight Steps to Living Your Dreams and Changing Your World (Three Leaves Press 2007)

To learn more about the work of ZaChoeje Rinpoche go to www.emahofoundation.org.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• How you can dismantle the struggles that make you unhappy
• What are the three types of compassion
• Why there is no such thing as right or wrong
• How you can know for sure that you have all the courage you need
• Why death can bring you closer to a loved one

Host: Justine Willis Toms      Interview Date: 5/2/2008      Program Number: 3259

Music Playlist

From Album: Shakti Rhythms
Artist: Various
2004 Shiva Rea / Sounds True M8200

Opening Essay: Track 02 You Are We Am I: Blue Mix
Music Break 1: Track 03 Chandini Chowk
Music Break 2: Track 12 Durga Pahiman
Music Break 3: Track 09 Ke Lei Ma La