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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 teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Commitment to the Path” When we practice the Buddhadharma, one of the first things that we have to do is to examine the faults of cyclic existence. Nobody likes to do that. That is not fun. But what is interesting is [...] The following is a full length video teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo given at Kunzang Palyul Choling: Video streaming by Ustream Universality of all beings. Equanimity. The Six Realms Copyright © Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo. All rights reserved [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] The following is an excerpt from a teaching called “Your Treasure is Heart” In order to understand how mental discipline will help you feel more compassionate, you need to understand that compassion is not an emotion. Bodhichitta is not an emotion. It doesn’t exist on that dense a level. It’s not as dense as [...] The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Keeping Heart Samaya” As sentient beings revolving in samsara, trying to go through life in the ordinary ways that sentient beings go through life, we are unable to see some of the conditions of samsara. For instance, the Buddha teaches us [...] An excerpt from a teaching called “The Importance of Shakyamuni” by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: All of the blessings of the Buddhist path are available to us because of the supreme compassion of Lord Buddha. If he had not chosen to stay and forego his parinirvana for some time, forego his entry into the state [...] An excerpt from a teaching called Perception and Karma by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo, July 19, 1989 I’d like to illustrate some very basic teachings on the six realms of cyclic existence by looking at a cup of water. In the human realm, this is a cup of water and it has lemon in it. I [...] From a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Today I received a gift- a metal detector. I wanted one because I’m interested particularly in meteorites. And old things. I know- geek! I am feeling better, but not quite enough to go hunting for treasure yet. I think of the treasure we all embody, [...] |
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