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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 [...] |
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; [...]
The Seven Branch Offering The following commentary was extracted from a teaching given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche at Kunzang Palyul Choling in 2001 on the occasion of offering the Bodhisattva Vow. To see the verses of the ceremony for the Bodhisattva Vow to which His Holiness was referring you can click [...] The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Your Treasure is Heart” There are many different ways that one can actually engage and begin to train the mind as a Bodhisattva. Actually, as a Bodhisattva the goal is to make every aspect of one’s life a vehicle for the [...]
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 Twenty‐One Homages to Tara OM JETSÜMA PHAGMA DROLMA LA CHAG TSAL LO OM To Jetsunma Arya Tara, I bow down. CHAG TSAL DROLMA NYUR MA PAL MO CHEN NI KE CHIG LOG DANG DRA MA JIG TEN SUM GÖN CHU KYE SHAL GYI GE SER JE WA LEI NI JUNG MA [...] The following is a collection of resources for all those who are new to Buddhist practice The Basics Back to Basics Why I Chose Buddhism To Be a Practitioner I WON! A Precious Human Rebirth! Buddha in the Palm of Your Hand Faults of Cyclic Existence The Six Realms of Cyclic Existence The Origin [...] Learn how to make your own Buddhist altar. Special thanks to Ananda Robie for the production of this video. From a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Whoever believes that one’s actions do not create specific cause and result, has an atheistic, nihilistic view. At death rebirth will be taken in the lowest hell realm. Such a view is destructive towards oneself and is harmful to others. It is never the case [...] |
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