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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 Age of Illumination: Jamgön KongtrulThe following is respectfully quoted from “Myriad Worlds” by Jamgön Kongtrul: This treatise [The Infinite Ocean of Knowledge] as a whole has [ten] divisions, equal in number to the ten perfections: The realms that appear during the age of illumination; Buddha, the Teacher; the doctrine, both scriptural and experiential; It’s continuation and spread in [...] |
The following is respectfully quoted from “Treasury of Precious Qualities” by Longchen Yeshe Dorje and Jigme Lingpa as translated by Padmakara Translation Group: The characteristics of good disciples By contrast, good disciples don the armor of devotion like Nagabodhi, who realized the Truth. They have steadfast minds and like Pelgyi Yeshe serve the teacher [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Treasury of Precious Qualities” by Jigme Lingpa translated by the Padmakara Translation Group: The Karmic Process in General There is absolutely no doubt that when we die, we must go where we are propelled. Like fish caught on a hook, we are entangled in the strings of our [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Treasury of Precious Qualities” a commentary by Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Kangyur Rinpoche: SAMSARIC EXISTENCE For ages we have lingered in samsara, unaware of its defects, believing that this is a wholesome, beneficial place. And yet it is a state in which suffering and its causes abound and where [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Treasury of Precious Qualities” by Longchen Yeshe Dorje and Jigme Lingpa as translated by Padmakara Translation Group: Spiritual masters have already accomplished their own aim. It is now their task to labor for the sake of others. It is important to understand that their various activities are [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “The Jewel Ornament of Liberation” by Gampopa as translated by Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche: Homage to the Three Jewels The Three jewels of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are the rarest and most sublime objects in the universe. Therefore, from now until he attains enlightenment, the author of the [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Treasury of Precious Qualities” by Jigme Lingpa, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group: Homage to the Three Jewels The Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are the rarest and most sublime objects in the universe. Therefore, from now until he attains enlightenment, the author of the treatise [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Treasury of Precious Qualities” by Jigme Lingpa, with commentary by Longchen Yeshe Dorje and Kangyur Rinpoche, as translated by Padmakara Translation Group: The Value of Human Existence: 1. So long enchanted in samsara’s wilderness, Tormented by the cutting of their heads and limbs, With seeds of future sorrow [...] The following is respectfully quoted from “Treasury of Precious Qualities” by Jigme Lingpa: There are ten ways of behaving, related to body, speech and mind, that are to be abandoned. To begin with, there are three physical acts: killing, taking what is not given, and sexual misconduct. These are followed by four negative actions [...] |
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