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 Heart Nectar of the Saints: His Holiness Dudjom RinpocheThe following is respectfully taken from “The Lamp of Liberation: A Collection of of Prayers, Advice and Aspirations” Heart Nectar of the Saints: A Prayer of Aspiration That Condenses the Essence of the Oral Teachings: by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje Sole unfailing and unchanging Refuge, Lord of the Mandala, Most [...]  Faults of Cyclic Existence[Adapted from an oral commentary given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in conjunction with a ceremony wherein he bestowed the bodhisattva vow upon a gathering of disciples at Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, November 1999. ---Ed.] Of all worldly phenomena, whether great or small, nothing is permanent and nothing endures. Therefore, when you find yourself [...] Only You Can Awaken Bodhicitta Within: Full Length Video TeachingThe following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in Sedona Arizona: Shown 9/20/09. Given just after the 9/11 tragedy, Jetsunma encourages us to look within and reinvigorate our practice within. She also explains the imbalance at this time between the male and female. As women are defiled, so Tara [...] AstrologyAn emotional situation or a family matter captures your attention today. You are pulled away from outside matters, and you must deal with an internal situation. A powerful force opposes this and tries to force you outward. Do your best to balance both sides, giving each its due. An act of generosity can mediate between [...] |
In a dream I remember that I forgot what I remembered I knew that I knew it was a dream. I know I can stand still, in full presence and awaken How odd that our uncontrived Primordial Nature dances with SO MANY mirrors, all sizes and shapes. Splendid and devastating! OM MANI PEDME HUNG [...] The following poem is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement: I cried so much earlier, then I stopped a while. Time to cry again, no tears now. Too late for tears. I wish I had some tears left over. I wish the well wasn’t [...]
The colors of Autumn in full measure Bring to mind the ultimate pleasure A great Mandala, an offering treasure I offer to the Guru, gone beyond. If my eyes know beauty, it is His. If the scent is sweet it is His. If the sound is lovely, it is His. If the [...] The Journey From the birth of yearning To the moment of recognition The path, this journey, is method. One’s true nature the precious seed- Buddha ground. One’s journey, this path- the method. The awakening- this fruit- the treasure. How astonishing! The ground, the path, the fruit are Buddha. Praise to the Nirmanakaya Buddhas who [...] The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: I went to the river. Once again dry, but for the tears in my eyes there was none for me to drink. I need to drink. When water runs dry… We wait, the fish wait, the animals wait all of us wait. [...] Crazy Wisdom lives inside my head. Holy dreams when I go to bed Bitter tears that I cannot shed Ya better listen. So much suffering that we cannot see That’s the way it will always be. Until you yourself set your mind free Ya gotta listen. When your [...] |
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