To be a growing, thriving, awakening human being requires both inspiration and intellectual rigor. We need to be adept at questioning our own beliefs, identifying our own motives and taking responsibility for our own minds. Buddhist philosophy is an exquisite resource for this work. I recommend every one on earth who possible can to learn as much Buddhist philosophy as possible. It is a way to polish, clean, challenge, expand and yes – blow your mind!

In the Kunzang Monlam the entire prayer outlines the way in which mind unfolds, from our mental habits come the projections that infect all our interactions with our own karmic habits, habitual mind states and beliefs about self. Likewise whenever presence of awareness is available then genuine and direct communication with our world is possible. That becomes the basis for an intrinsic confidence, because we practice relating more and more directly with what is in front of us rather than being so caught up in