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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 [...] The following are some teachings from other Lineages: Terton Sogyal Rinpoche: On Ignorance Surely one of the most heart-breaking aspects of our lives is that we cannot recognize the fundamental cause of our suffering. Isn’t it curious how we can not detect ignorance at work? But, you see, this lack of awareness [...] Links to story about birds: http://www.whiotv.com/news/28788559/detail.html http://parrotnation.com/2011/08/06/an-avian-auschwitz/ SIGN THE PETITION: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/save-the-parrots-of-troy-ohio/ // Owner: Doug Ratcliff – who currently is refusing to allow volunteers to feed and water 10 birds have been rescued and are being cared for at Dayton South Veterinary Clinic but dozens more are remain in wretched conditions at the home, 30 [...] The following is an excerpt from Mother of Knowledge translated by Tarthang Tulku Yeshe Tsogyal is calling out to Guru Rinpoche as he prepares to leave Tibet to tame the land of savages: The sun that warms the land of Tibet, shining over both gods and men, has set. Now who will warm us, [...] The following is an invitation offered to participants of the Palyul Ling Retreat in upstate New York: After the wonderful experience of being in New York at Kyabje Penor Rinpoche’s center with our precious Palyul family, many people wish the summer would last. If you are one of these, Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo and the [...] Ok, someone has done a bit of work and you’re here to tell them what’s wrong with it. The job needs revision but try to revise in such a way that everyone is happy. You can correct things without damaging someone’s ego or wounding their spirit. If the other side is incommunicado, go back and [...] Excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo from the Vow of Love series To truly understand the mind of compassion is to understand suffering. To be willing to cultivate aspirational compassion and act in accordance with those aspirations, so that you fully intend to liberate your mind from the causes of suffering and [...] Excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo from the Vow of Love series How can you develop the kind of love that sustains itself? How can you cultivate compassion like a fire that never runs out of wood to burn? That never goes out. The fire of compassion is based on being courageous [...] Excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo from the Vow of Love series It’s almost impossible to attain the goal of selfless compassion, where you commit every fiber of your being to benefiting all sentient beings, seen and unseen, without a moment’s hesitation. It’s almost impossible to develop the kind of compassion where [...] |
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