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 Requesting the Turning of the Dharma Wheel[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.] Because of the negative karmic accumulations of sentient beings, from time to time, somewhere in the ten directions, the [...] AstrologyYou awaken full of joy and zip; you’re ready to charge out into the world and get things moving! You’re magnetic, and others are attracted by your energy. Use your power well. A show of support and encouragement gives heart to someone who has been having a tough time. Do not hesitate to express strong [...]  Sources of Major Tantric ScripturesThe following is respectfully quoted from “The Practice of Dzogchen” by Longchen Rabjam translated by Tulku Thondup: Sources of the Major Tantric Scriptures According to the history of the tantric scriptures, most of the tantras of the New Translation School of Tibet—such as Guhyasamaja and Kalachakra and the tantras belonging to the division of [...]  Confession[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.] From beginningless time, throughout countless lifetimes, we amassed negative karma and nonvirtue before we encountered the dharma. As followers [...] |
Traditional Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony The King of Noble Prayers Aspiring to the Deeds of Excellent Conduct Homage to the ever-youthful Arya Mañjushri! Whoever dwells in the ten directions of this world, Jambhudvipa, The Sugatas of the three times who are the lions among men, To all of them without exception, I bow down with [...] An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo from the Vow of Love series Having understood that all sentient beings are suffering, and having cultivated in your mind the aspiration of Bodhicitta, you should make fervent wishing prayers, constant wishing prayers. My teachers have told me that time and again great Bodhisattvas have [...] An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo from the Vow of Love series In the Vajrayana tradition one contemplates very deeply on certain thoughts before you ever go on to any deeper practice, and these thoughts are called the ‘Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind.’ The idea is that your mind becomes [...] An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo from the Vow of Love series According to the Buddha’s teaching all sentient beings have experienced suffering and continue to suffer. We have old age, sickness and death. We don’t know what to do about them. We get run over by cars and all kinds [...] |
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