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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 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 [...] 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 [...] The following is a full length video teaching from Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered at Kunzang Palyul Choling:
How does this relationship with a Guru work? Do you give over l thought? Of course not. Jetsunma explores how our habits get in the way of an honest relationship. Then she helps us see how [...] The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: It is really not healthy to get so upset constantly. Not for body and not for mind. If one has some practice or Dharma teaching, these can easily be overcome in one’s meditation. The trick is to actually apply what one [...] The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo on the first Guru Rinpoche Day of 2012: Interesting isn’t it, how we tend to think only of ourselves, and not even realize it? When His Holiness Penor Rinpoche passed to his Parinirvana I thought I’d never recover. But of course this [...] The following is a YouTube video prepared by a student of Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: © Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo all rights reserved. The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at Kunzang Palyul Choling:
Using the example of Mandarava whose love for her Guru and the path was so strong that even a rock could not hold her from that – Jetsunma talks about the western belief that we should [...] Ven Gyaltrul Rinpoche From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Teacher is the cornerstone of all practice. The Teacher is everything—the underlying strength and the means by which transmission and understanding occur. Let us compare the Teacher’s function with the function of various [...] The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Neurotic Interaction to Guru Yoga” If we rely purely on an emotional level, not much will come of the path. If we do not challenge ourselves to truly understand all of the thoughts that turn the mind (and you’ve been taught [...] The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Neurotic Interaction to Guru Yoga” Responsibility begins with recognition. Simply that. Recognition. There are some fundamental truths that must be recognized here in order to stop the game of projecting your own neuroses onto yet another external object. Because that is [...] |
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