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 Heart Nectar of the Saints: His Holiness Dudjom RinpocheThe following is respectfully taken from “The Lamp of Liberation: A Collection of of Prayers, Advice and Aspirations” Heart Nectar of the Saints: A Prayer of Aspiration That Condenses the Essence of the Oral Teachings: by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Sole unfailing and unchanging Refuge, Lord of the Mandala, Most [...]  Faults of Cyclic Existence[Adapted from an oral commentary given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in conjunction with a ceremony wherein he bestowed the bodhisattva vow upon a gathering of disciples at Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, November 1999. ---Ed.] Of all worldly phenomena, whether great or small, nothing is permanent and nothing endures. Therefore, when you find yourself [...] Only You Can Awaken Bodhicitta Within: Full Length Video TeachingThe following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in Sedona Arizona: Shown 9/20/09. Given just after the 9/11 tragedy, Jetsunma encourages us to look within and reinvigorate our practice within. She also explains the imbalance at this time between the male and female. As women are defiled, so Tara [...] AstrologyAn emotional situation or a family matter captures your attention today. You are pulled away from outside matters, and you must deal with an internal situation. A powerful force opposes this and tries to force you outward. Do your best to balance both sides, giving each its due. An act of generosity can mediate between [...] |
Vidydhara Terton Migyur Dorje The Nam Chö Dzogchen Lineage Prayer
OM AH HUNG CHÖ YING NAM PAR DAG PA’I PHO DRANG NA OM AH HUNG In the perfectly pure palace of the Dharmadhatu (Sphere of Truth) KÜN ZANG YAB YUM LA SÖL WA DEB To Samantabhadra Yab-Yum, I pray. TSHE CHIG SANGYE DRUB [...] Migyur Dorje Written by Gelong Palzang One of the questions that often comes up for Western practitioners is why is lineage important? As long as you find a teacher you like, what difference does it make if he or she has a lineage or not? Here is what His Holiness, the 12th Gyalwa Drukpa, [...]
H.E. Ven. Yangthang Tulku is a highly revered Lama in the Nyingmapa Lineage of Tantrayana Buddhism. He is known to be the embodiment of Vimalamitra, a Dzogchen Master regarded as the chief propagator of Buddhism in Sikkim. In his past life he was also the great terton Lhatsen Namkha Jigmed from Sikkim [...] The most senior living lineage-holder of the Palyul Tradition, Tulku Thubten Palzang Rinpoche (“Tulku Thubzang Rinpoche”), was born in the year of the Fire Rat (1936). He was discovered by the great Khenpo Ngaga Rinpoche, the same Khenchen who confirmed the recognition of our late Holiness, Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche. Tulku Thubzang Rinpoche [...]
The Fifth Karma Kuchen Rinpoche (1970 – date) The 5th Karma Kuchen Rinpoche was born in the year of Iron Dog (1970), along with many auspicious signs in Southern India, to a noble religious family. When he was two years old, the late His [...]
Eight-Week Guru Yoga Series Starts on Friday, March 11, at 7 p.m. At the request of Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, KPC Spiritual Director, KPC will be offering an eight-week class on Guru Yoga. Guru Yoga is the heart of Vajrayana Buddhist practice: becoming non-dual with the Mind of the Guru is to become non-dual with the Mind of [...] The Third Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche, Thubten Leshed Chokyi Drayang, also known as Do-Ngag Shedrub Tenzin Chog-Lei Namgyal (1932 – 2009)
The third Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche was born in the year of the Water Monkey (1932) in the Powo region of Kham, in South-Eastern Tibet. Details of his [...]
The Second Drubwang Pedma Norbu Rinpoche, Pedma Kunzang Tenzin Norbu (Thubten Chokyi Langpo) (1887 – 1932) The second Drubwang Pema Norbu was born in the fifteenth rabjung year of the Fire Pig (1887) under the exact circumstances prophesied by the first Pema Norbu. “When [...]
The Third Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, Orgyen Do-Ngag Chokyi Nyima (1854 – 1906) The third Karma Kuchen Rinpoche Do-ngag Chokyi Nyima was born in Ahlo Khateng in the fourteenth rabjung year of the Wood Tiger (1854). His birth was prophesied by a letter left [...] |
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