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Heart Nectar of the Saints: His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche

Heart Nectar of the Saints: His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche

The 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

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 Teaching

The 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 [...]

Astrology

An 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 [...]

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 Teaching

The 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 [...]

The Dharma

The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

The Dharma is as vast as samsara, and is also as stable, as long as there is samsara there will also be Dharma.

As long as there is Dharma there will also be Samsara, because the Dharma is natural, uncontrived and would [...]

The Mind as Your Guru Part 1 of 3: Full Length Video Teaching

The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at Kunzang Palyul Choling:

In order to practice Spiritual Fidelity – being true to your own nature you need to understand what that nature is. Also, understand what it isn’t. This involves studying the faults of cyclic existence, so we can [...]

The Challenges of the Contemporary Disciple

The following is respectfully excerpted from “How to Follow a Spiritual Master” edited by the Ngagyur Nyingma Institute:

We have tried above to show the deeper meaning and role of a Spiritual Master, as well as the way in which he should be sought and followed, by first looking at what dharma means, how [...]

Today

The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

We are women We are delicate and fragile And inconceivably strong Worlds are born from us We are sacred We are the oceans of the Earth Seducing and touching the sand This is our time

Copyright © Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo.  All rights [...]

Realize Your Natural State: Full Length Video Teaching

The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

Developing concepts based on the teachings of the Buddha is a good first step. But then one must apply the antidotes to purify perception to really realize the natural state of luminosity and compassion. Don’t mistake the concept for the actuality.

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A Teaching on the Four Immeasurables

The following is respectfully taken from “How to Follow a Spiritual Master” edited by Ngagyur Nyingma Institute.

The following story of King Tsangpa Lha (Brahma Deva) and his son Gyaltshab Dhampa provides insights into the way bygone great practitioners have followed and practiced with their own Masters. The Prince was seeking dharma teachings but [...]

From the Pratimoksha Sutra

The following quotes are respectfully taken from “How to Follow a Spiritual Master” by Ngagyur Nyingma Institute:

Hence, Lord Buddha has said in the Pratimoksha Sutra:

Abandon all non-virtues, Cultivate all virtues, Tame our mind in its entirety, This is the teaching of the Buddha.

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How to Generate Meritorious Activity

The following is a full length teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

 

Every religion has a concept of what is considered compassionate or virtuous. What we find is that often we “look” compassionate instead of deepeing in our practice of Vajrayana. This generates the ultimate result of enlightenment.

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