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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 [...] |
The following is an excerpt from a translation by Sarah Harding: Short homage to Buddha Men’a: CHOM DEN DEY I bow before DE ZHIN SHEK PA The Vanquisher, Tathagata DRA CHOM PAR Conqueror of enemies, YANG DAG PAR Completely pure and DZOK PAY SANGYE Perfect Buddha MEN GYI LA Menla, BHE DUR YA King [...] The following is an excerpt form a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Commitment to the Path” I like to see students start off kind of smallish and grow bigger in their practice, because I think that is more realistic. The best way to start out our practice is to understand what Dharma is [...] From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo You are able to practice because you had the karma to receive teachings. Merit has come to the surface of your mind; good karma is ripening. But linked with some of this ripening merit are some bubbles of not-so-good karma. So what [...] The following is from the Nam Cho Daily Practice Book from Palyul Ling Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche HUNG In the northwest country of Uddiyana, Born in the pollen heart of a lotus, Endowed with the most marvelous spiritual attainments, You are renowned as the “Lotus Born.” Surrounded by a retinue of many Dakinis [...] From a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Here we are in Barnesville Maryland where it is really pouring hard. Bird feeders just filled so seeds will clump. At least the little guys can stay dry in their little birdie houses. Too bad we don’t have a “Sunflower Seed Tiny Pizza” delivery service. [...] An excerpt from a teaching called Bodhicitta by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Some of you show up for practice because you think your teacher will get mad at you if you don’t. So you make yourself visible. Some of you show up for practice because you’ve got to get it in today. When do you [...]
An excerpt from a teaching called How Buddhism Differs from Other Religions by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo The most glorious thing about the Buddha Dharma is that you don’t wait for a blessing outside of you for permission or the grace to ascend to the heavens for no apparent reason. That’s the great [...]
An excerpt from a teaching called How Buddhism Differs from Other Religions by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Let’s say that a practitioner has dedicated their lives to practicing everyday for the sake of sentient beings, for the happiness of sentient beings. Maintaining their samaya or commitment practice very purely, practicing everyday [...] A Teaching by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo When one begins to understand some of the ideas that are presented in Dharma, one realizes that the goal that we are engaged in “moving toward,” if you’ll forgive that bad choice of words, is actually Buddha Nature itself. We tend to consider that the path is like [...] An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 As a teacher, sometimes I’ve had the opportunity to bring a student to task, to say, “Look, you’re all spaced out. You’re working hard, you’re going through the motions, but you’re not practicing. There’s no inner practice happening here.” The first [...] |
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