In order to develop peace of mind we have to practice, but there are some mistaken views about what practice is.

First of all practice isn’t like a job.

Secondly, practice isn’t like homework set by the lama for his students.

The third fault is treating practice as ritual – reciting mantras, visualizing the meditation deity, making the mudras etc.

The point of practice is to transform our minds, so we need to constantly check if this is happening.

~THE SECOND DAY OF GYALWANG KARMAPA’S LINEAGE PRACTICE TEACHINGS

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