Abbot Classes

Cause and Effect
Posted on 10.26.17 | by Marla Garcia

In practice, first learn not to complain. Whenever you complain you believe the cause is not from you. But all manifestations arise from you. First we have to learn not to complain. We have to think how did we come to this problem? It’s you. Who is having this problem? It’s you. Because at every… READ MORE

Formless Mind
Posted on 10.19.17 | by Marla Garcia

In Buddhism we say you have to practice and take all the burden upon yourself. Because the mind is formless and the mind can manifest all things. Wherever your mind is, that’s where the phenomena is. The mind is empty, from this formless mind, all kinds of phenomena arise. Mind is formless but can manifest… READ MORE

Practice With A Goal
Posted on 10.02.17 | by Marla Garcia

In practice we have to strengthen our ability to cultivate our own thoughts. So just like I said, if you want to solve the problems of a human being, you have to let go of habits and our karma. So disease does not come from medicine. The disease comes from the mind. Everything you encounter… READ MORE

Aware Your Thoughts
Posted on 09.27.17 | by Marla Garcia

If similar problems keep happening to you again and again, that means you haven’t uplifted yourself yet. Because your habits in your mind haven’t changed. That is why your life hasn’t changed. Phenomena cannot be created by themselves. Phenomena created by your mind, by your thought. So when we practice, we have to have a… READ MORE