Extraordinary Technology
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 for the [...] Astrology9/9/2010 Thursday Problems must be solved early in the day. You are blocked on three sides: personal, partnership and the world. So go in the open door, which is home and family. A safe haven awaits you there. This is a wonderful day to spend time working on domestic issues, and family is behind you all [...] 
Ordinary or Extraordinary?
An excerpt from a teaching called How Buddhism Differs from Other Religions by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In the Buddha Dharma there are mainly two kinds of compassion. There is ordinary compassion, and there is extraordinary or sublime compassion, also called ordinary bodhicitta or sublime bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the great display of compassion, which is [...] |
Chenrezig OM MANI PADME HUM A Teaching by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo In order to understand the Buddha’s teachings one has to understand cause and effect relationships, and in order to understand cause and effect relationships, one has to understand the two extremes of eternalism and nihilism. In this nation we are [...] An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo from the Vow of Love series One of the most important and central thoughts in Buddhist philosophy is the idea of compassion. The Buddha taught that we must cultivate our lives as a vehicle to be of benefit to all sentient beings. It’s good that you’re a [...] Excerpt from a teaching on Compassion by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo If you’ve never practiced the Buddhadharma before, or if you’re interested in practicing, or if you have practiced some general meditation and you feel it’s time to move on to a path that is more stable or well known, then you’re in a perfect place for [...] |
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