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The Potent Nectar of the Seven Line Prayer: VideoThe following is a full length video teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo on the Seven Line Prayer: Video streaming by Ustream Copyright © Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo All rights reserved [...] AstrologyHappy day! Things you’ve worked for fall into place in the afternoon! The morning involves indecision and emotional thinking. Something keeps triggering emotional reactions, and you must keep yourself under control in your professional life. The temptation to tell long, nostalgic stories to colleagues should be avoided. Stick to the facts. Separate mental matters from [...]  Start From the BeginningThe following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Faults of Cyclic Existence” Today then I will talk about something that is necessary as a foundational understanding in order to begin the Buddhist path. In order to understand what the Buddha is talking about, in order in fact to begin [...] AstrologyA diplomatic issue arises and a partner may appear too. You must take this person’s wishes into consideration, and here’s the rub. The new person comes with new ideas, and you are happy with your own way of thinking. Be aware that you may have become set in your ways and uninterested in changing to [...] |
The following is respectfully quoted from “Reborn in the West” by Vicki Mackenzie, recounting the life of Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: After she felt she could go no further with this particular meditation she prayed for guidance on what to do next. She had another dream which told her to examine all the probabilities that [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Enlightened Courage” a commentary by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: Bodhichitta is the unfailing method for attaining enlightenment. It has two aspects, relative and absolute. Relative bodhichitta is practiced using ordinary mental processes and is comparatively easy to develop. Nevertheless, the benefits that flow from it are immeasurable, for a [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “What Makes You Not Buddhist” by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche: Two thousand five-hundred thirty-eight years after Siddhartha walked out the palace door–at the time of year when many millions of people are celebrating, making merry, and anticipating a fresh start, the time to remember God for some, the [...]
The following is respectfully quoted from “Journey to Enlightenment” by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: Though you perfected the qualities of the three kayas, In order to liberate beings of the impure realms You manifested as a supreme renunciate; Lord Pema Vijaya, I miss you from the depth of my heart. The feeling that [...] An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Stabilizing the Mind” Do you really understand why you are practicing Buddhism? Ultimately, when you come to understand what the Buddha and all the great lamas have taught, you will come to understand that it basically boils down to the fact that all sentient [...] The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I tried to think to myself: So this life, what is it? What could it be like? I thought, “What is the best case scenario.” You know, this whole scene that I have right here? What’s the best way [...] The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I began to think, “This nature, this is something, this is really something.” So the practice that I engaged in (and this is how I was instructed to do so) was a practice of initially realizing the nature and [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Enlightened Courage” by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: As a preliminary to this teaching, we must consider three things: the preciousness of being born a human being, the fact of impermanence and the problem of samsaric existence. Human Birth We are at the moment in possession of a precious human [...] The following is respectfully taken from “Drops of Nectar” by Ngagyur Nyingma Institute: Drops of the Nectar of Oral Instructions 1: Orgyen Terdag Lingpa Om Svasti! Relying upon him, one is completely protected from the many fears of worldly existence. And established on the path of liberation. I pay homage to the most kind [...] |
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