Astrology7/31/2010 Saturday You wake up happy and with a plan! You were thinking in your sleep, and the result is good. Talk things over with your inner circle, and with the boss, and you will feel stable. Energetic action, initiating new activity and moving forward stabilize the situation. Money or good luck come from activity, so [...] 
The Heart of Experience is the GuruAn excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 For many of you, I know that when we first started this temple it was family style, and you thought of yourselves as children, and I thought of myself as your mother in many ways, and there was a spiritual family dynamic. We [...] Astrology7/30/2010 Friday Take it easy early today and enjoy the lull because a storm is about to hit. Choppy seas ahead! Things loll along and then suddenly all heliotrope breaks loose! Hold your ground. Keep your head. Careful analysis that leads to action is good. You will be tempted to react strongly if a mistake has [...] |
Amitabha Stupa in Sedona An excerpt from the teaching, “Cosmology of a Stupa” given by Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche on the occasion of the consecration of the Amitabha Stupa in Sedona, Arizona This tradition of building stupas was passed down in India and finally reached Tibet. It was brought to Tibet by the very first Buddhist master to [...] An excerpt from the teaching “Cosmology of a Stupa” given by Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche
You might wonder, “Is this tradition of erecting stupas something that stems from the historical Buddha Shakyamuni?” If you really investigate it, you will find that actually, there were stupas that appeared prior to Buddha Shakyamuni. During the time of the [...] An excerpt from a teaching called Cosmology of a Stupa by Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche Stupas can be roughly divided into two categories – Theravada or Hinayana stupas, and stupas in the Mahayana tradition. There are further subdivisions of those stupas, with different shapes and designs. In the Hinayana tradition, there are stupas that are roughly [...] Stupas An excerpt from a teaching by H.E. Gochen Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche at Kunzang Palyul Choling in Sedona, Arizona on May 14, 2003. Tulku Sang-ngag is a renowned Stupa Builder and Vajrayana master. In addition to the many stupas he has helped to build and consecrate in the US, Kunzang Palyul Choling was very fortunate [...] Jetsunma's Stupa “The visual impact of the stupa on the observer brings a direct experience of inherent wakefulness and dignity. Stupas continue to be built because of their ability to liberate one simply upon seeing their structure” – Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche To find out more about Stupas and see other stupas in the United States, [...] |
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