Astrology7/31/2010 Saturday You wake up happy and with a plan! You were thinking in your sleep, and the result is good. Talk things over with your inner circle, and with the boss, and you will feel stable. Energetic action, initiating new activity and moving forward stabilize the situation. Money or good luck come from activity, so [...] 
The Heart of Experience is the GuruAn excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 For many of you, I know that when we first started this temple it was family style, and you thought of yourselves as children, and I thought of myself as your mother in many ways, and there was a spiritual family dynamic. We [...] Astrology7/30/2010 Friday Take it easy early today and enjoy the lull because a storm is about to hit. Choppy seas ahead! Things loll along and then suddenly all heliotrope breaks loose! Hold your ground. Keep your head. Careful analysis that leads to action is good. You will be tempted to react strongly if a mistake has [...] |
An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 For many of you, I know that when we first started this temple it was family style, and you thought of yourselves as children, and I thought of myself as your mother in many ways, and there was a spiritual family dynamic. We [...] An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 Another aspect of constant mindfulness – it’s sort of like hand-in-glove with offering – is gratitude. When you think about the appearance of all phenomena, like beautiful flowers, beautiful trees, all of our beautiful stuff, suppose you were able to develop the habit [...] An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 We have to find a way to live in a constant state of recognition. The greatest power that any of us can have is that practice of recognition. To give rise to the bodhicitta in our ordinary lives, to give rise to an [...] An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 Guru Rinpoche himself said, “I will appear as your Root Guru,” and that appearance is to be recognized. It demands to be recognized. One of the reasons why I harp so much on reciting the Seven line Prayer is because the Seven line [...] An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 One of the practices that we are taught as Buddhists is that always, always, Guru Rinpoche should be above the crown of our heads. We should be mindful that Guru Rinpoche is always there, seated on his lotus throne. Upon going to sleep, we [...] An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 The most important thing you can do to develop spiritual discrimination is to elevate the Root Guru. The Root Guru is the source of how you have come to the path, is the root teacher who gives you the preliminary teachings, is the [...] From: The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava “Dissolving in the expanse of space From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Many people don’t like to be challenged. We want our religion to fit nicely into our lives. No untrimmed edges, everything nice. Don’t rock the boat. We want our practice to be conventional—and convenient. But do not expect “nice” in your relationship with your [...] Dorje Phagmo From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Is it just a coincidence that the one path that can bring about realization in a single lifetime is the one path that focuses upon the Guru as the ultimate object of refuge? No, for it is the astonishing potency of the [...] From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Every great lama has yearned with sincere intensity for the Precious Teacher. How is it that some people have that yearning and others do not? Some people seem shallow and prideful. Others seem blessed with spontaneous devotion and love. What accounts for the difference? [...] |
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