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Serious matters continue to absorb your attention, and people tell secrets that must not be repeated.  The act of “airing out” inner matters is important now.  Another person can explain away a fear or notion that worries you.  Listen to confidences if people tell them, and be sympathetic.  Something hidden comes to light.  Later in [...]

Kün-zang La-may Zhal-Lung: Introduction by Sonam T. Kazi

Kün-zang La-may Zhal-Lung: Introduction by Sonam T. Kazi

The following is respectfully quoted from an introduction to Kün-zang La-may Zhal-lung by translator Sonam T. Kazi:

It is a universal truth that it is extremely enjoyable to live in this phenomenal world. Nobody wants to part with worldly pleasure. It is also a universal truth that everything that conditionally exists, sooner or later, [...]

Learning to Step Back

Learning to Step Back

The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Art of Dispelling Anger”

I study sentient beings.  I must have done it in another life, because as a child I knew this. I sort of woke up from my childhood knowing that all beings are suffering. And I understood somehow [...]

Astrology

Hurtful or sad news comes during the night or early morning, and serious issues must be faced.  Avoid the temptation to joke now; what’s happening is no laughing matter.  At the same time, kind and soothing words mean everything today.  A pleasant conversation with a sympathetic person can change someone’s world.  A dangerously depressing frame [...]

Incense Offering

The following is a prayer from the Namchö Daily Practice Book from Palyul Ling International:

TSUL TRIM DRI DEN PÖ CHOG DAM PA DI This pure supreme incense, which bears the scent of pure moral self-discipline,

TING DZIN NGAG DANG CHAG JYAI JYIN LAB KYI By the blessings of mantra, mudra and samadhi

SANG [...]

Incense Offering

From: “Great Perfection Buddha In the Palm of the Hand: The Lama’s Oral Instructions Upon the Recitation and Visualization of the Preliminary Practices Ngondro” as revealed by Vidydhara Terton Migyur Dorje

TSHÜL THRIM DRI DEN PÖ CHOG DAM PA DI

This pure, supreme incense, which bears the scent of pure discipline,

TING DZIN NGAG [...]

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