Changing Habits
An excerpt from a teaching called How Buddhism Differs from Other Religions by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Many people have gone to teachers and said, “What was I in my past life? What kind of being am I?” thinking that they are different somehow and that this is important. It’s really not the case. We [...] Astrology MondaySpeak to a higher up, appeal again for your cause, and things go well. You continue tending to details and fixing and refining things you did before, but this is exactly 
Creating Happiness
An excerpt from a teaching called How Buddhism Differs from Other Religions by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo If all we want is happiness, how do we do it? It’s a little, but there’s a real trick to it, but you can create happiness. Here’s how it’s done. First of all, all sentient beings are equal. [...] |
An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 Before I ever learned about the Buddha dharma, I actually used to do a practice that my teachers have told me was a natural kind of Chöd. What I would do is contemplate on different body parts and it took me months and [...] An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 Sometimes when we begin to make offerings of what we experience to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, we may think it’s not a good idea to offer something that’s not ours, but that’s only because we’re materialists and have this idea of ownership. We [...]
An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo from The Spiritual Path Sometimes the ordained have problems with desire. When you take on robes, it doesn’t mean that desire ceases. Why not make that desire meaningful? You can offer desire to the Three Precious Jewels. It’s not a big secret that you’re feeling [...] |
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