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AstrologyCongratulations, your emotions are stable and you are able to wait out a slow-moving situation. This is a great time to engage in renovation and beautification projects. Spiff things up! Material objects are excellent, and encouragement comes from things you can see and touch. Good shopping! Medical issues are well resolved, and work is motoring [...]  The First Object of RefugeThe following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Essence of Devotion” Although the Buddha that we remember as Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha, Shakyamuni is not present in his physical body as we understand it right now, we look at the Lama as the embodiment of the qualities, intentions, compassion and [...] AstrologyAn important message, letter or communication happens today. It’s most crucial to speak in a kind, diplomatic manner. Angry or demanding speech harms your cause and you will be ignored, or worse. The urge to “tell people off” is strong today, as is the wish to push others who aren’t responding the way you would [...]  Right SpeechAn excerpt from a teaching called The Eightfold Path by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Right speech is the first principal of ethical conduct on the Eightfold Path. And on the Eightfold Path is really based on ethical conduct. It’s one of the things that I like best about Buddhism. It isn’t based on a pie-in-the-sky [...] |
An excerpt from the Vow of Love Series by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In a superficial way the idea of compassion can seem very simple, and we might make the mistake of thinking that we understand it. But if we study compassion deeply, eventually we will come to understand that the ultimate view of compassion [...] Green Tara From The Spiritual Path: a Collection of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo How do you cultivate compassion? The first step is to open your eyes and look at the nature of suffering. In our culture, we keep ourselves removed from this. The deformed, severely handicapped, or terminally ill are often hidden from [...] The Stanzas of Offering Water from the Pure Vision, An Ocean of Blessings By His Holiness Dudjom Lingpa HUNG YAN LAG GYED DAN DUD TSI DZING BU DI HUNG Offering a lake of nectar possessing the eight qualities of pure water CHOM DAN KHOR DANG CHE LA BUL WAR GYI To all the Buddhas [...] The following is from the From the Nam Cho Ngondro, The Great Perfection – Buddha in the Palm of the Hand “From attachment, hatred and delusion, non-virtuous karma is generated. All suffering arises from non-virtuous karma.” Ten Non-Virtues Killing Stealing Sexual Misconduct Lying Harsh words Slander Gossip Coveting Cruelty Wrong View Ten Virtues Renounce killing; [...] An excerpt from a teaching called Cosmology of a Stupa by Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche Stupas can be roughly divided into two categories – Theravada or Hinayana stupas, and stupas in the Mahayana tradition. There are further subdivisions of those stupas, with different shapes and designs. In the Hinayana tradition, there are stupas that [...] Here is another excerpt from the first chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life called “The Benefits of the Awakening Mind.” May these words written by Shantideva inspire all who encounter them. #26 How can I fathom the depths Of the goodness of this jewel of the mind, The panacea that relieves the world of pain And is [...] Download PDF of Prayer Prayer to Guru Rinpoche to Remove Obstacles DÜ SUM SANGYE GURU RINPOCHE Precious Teacher, the embodiment of all Buddhas of the Three Times: NGÖ DRUB KÜN DAG DE WA CHEN PO’I ZHAB To your lotus feet of Great Bliss, possessor of all spiritual attainments, BAR CHED KÜN SEL DÜD DÜL [...] Chenrezig A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva Chapter One: Benefits of the Awakening Mind #5 Just as a flash of lightning on a dark cloudy night For an instant brightly illuminates all, Likewise in this world, through the might of Buddha, A wholesome thought rarely and briefly appears. #25 [...] Stupas An excerpt from a teaching by H.E. Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche at Kunzang Palyul Choling in Sedona, Arizona on May 14, 2003. Tulku Sang-ngag is a renowned Stupa Builder and Vajrayana master. In addition to the many stupas he has helped to build and consecrate in the US, Kunzang Palyul Choling was [...] Here is another excerpt from the first chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life called “The Benefits of the Awakening Mind.” May these words written by Shantideva inspire all who encounter them. #26 How can I fathom the depths Of the goodness of this jewel of the mind, The panacea that relieves the world of pain And is [...] |
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