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Short Confession from Nam Cho Ngondro Vajrasattva

Short Confession from Nam Cho Ngondro Vajrasattva

The following prayer is a short confession from the Nam Cho Dzogchen Ngondro Vajrasattva practice:

In the View, I confess all commitments broken through mental activity. Knowing the View is the all-pervasive foundational Bodhicitta; realizing that the View exists in non-existence, and practicing meditation that is non-existent, realizing that activity is neither existent nor [...]

Astrology

Hard work, attention to detail and a solid grasp of the facts propel business matters forward today.  A favorable deal is made, and a job offer can come.  Take it.  A powerful energy has people zipping around cleaning, organizing and working like mad.  It feels good and it is.  Keep it up.  A chatty energy [...]

The Importance of Samaya

The Importance of Samaya

The following is respectfully quoted from “Perfect Conduct: Ascertaining the Three Vows” by Dudjom Rinpoche:

6.b.1(e.4) Restoring through the general cleansing of three yogas: As is taught in the Hasti-upapraveśya-tantra, the general cleansing yoga of the nest of remorse is the “Stirring the Depths.” By confessing in this way, there is nothing [...]

Astrology

The best idea ever pops up today.  It provides a brand new direction that will succeed. Take it! This is harder to do than it sounds.  A critical energy that wants all the facts and details also is here. Avoid the tendency to pick apart the things that come your way, it will undercut your [...]

I Am Awake

The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “The Foundation of Bodhicitta”

The Buddha simply displayed enlightened activity and he gave teachings on enlightened activity. It has not been the custom of those who have truly obtained realization or those who have obtained a high level of realization (perhaps [...]

Turning On the Light

The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Commitment to the Path”

Lord Buddha teaches us that we are wandering in cyclic existence, and that cyclic existence is tricky.  We are taught that cyclic existence is like that room full of furniture, full of obstacles.  You have to get [...]

Awakening from Non-Recognition: Video Teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is a video teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered at Kunzang Palyul Choling in Maryland.

 

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How do we awaken to our true nature? Jetsunma describes the state of non-recognition in which we live and describes how to transform that into a state of awareness of our true [...]

Discerning the Qualities of Awakening

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

To describe the precious state of Lord Buddha, and the other Buddhas in that miraculous state… When Buddha was asked “are you a God? Are you a man? A great Rishi? A saint?” “Who or what are you?” Lord Buddha simply said, [...]

Awakening

A poem by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

AWAKENING

I am Love. I pour myself out on the waters…and the Earth. Over time and space I pour, I am, never ending. I encompass all Unto Myself. I am pregnant with Creation. I penetrate all. I am fulfilled– Love.

I am [...]

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