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 [...] |
Dorje Phagmo An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 In our Ngöndro practice we find the practice of offering oneself, the practice of generosity. It’s called the practice of Chöd. Chöd can very easily be practiced constantly. The practice of Chöd is based on eliminating ego-clinging through transforming oneself into [...] An excerpt from a teaching called Compassion, Love, & Wisdom by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo The Buddha considers that the point is to turn the mind to such a degree that you will not be shaken from your determination to practice pure Dharma that leads to the ultimate goal. You have a choice to practice in different [...] Yeshe Tsogyal From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo The Vajrayana path is a great gift. Your mind can be purified through the practice of allowing it to arise naturally with those qualities of perfect union and perfectly purified perception. “Well,” you may say. “That sounds good, but will it [...] Vajrasattva From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Let’s say you have become satisfied with an idea of what a practitioner should be. You are quiet, meek, gentle, and ever so passive. You attempt to be pure by never adorning your face, hair or body. You do what you think [...] Chenrezig From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo As you generate yourself as a Buddha or Bodhisattva, reciting mantras and devotional prayers, your mind arises as a pure form. This is different from the ordinary mind that struggles to wake up each morning, dragging along its ego-clinging baggage or karma and [...]
From The Spiritual Path: A Compilation of Teachings by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Students who are flirting with, considering, or entering the path may become confused by the term “pure view.” Why? Because they register the ordinary meaning of these words, unaware that they will understand more later. If at this moment we [...] Guru Rinpoche Here are some online practice supports for Dharma students @ahkonlhamo – Musings and tweachings by Jetsunma @kunzangpalyul – Kunzang Palyul Choling updates on practices, events, and other news @palyulmedia – Updates about webcast teachings and teachings available at palyulproductions.org @kpcstore – updates on new Dharma product arrivals at [...] Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at KPC Maryland From a series of tweets: So many Spiritual teachers today are deeply invested in being a teacher solely out of ego, are only giving and loving when adored. How sad, like the blind leading the blind over a cliff. If a teacher puts someone down because the person will not follow- [...] In Dharma, one of the most important jobs we have is to fight and pacify our inner poisons. They are our inner demons, and that is the work. At the same time we must enrich and grow our virtue, our good qualities. This is a mirror to the way Guru Padmasambhava entered Tibet. When Guru entered [...] When following the path of Vajrayana, there are steps one must take just as they are. They are the technology, or method. Method must be accomplished as taught in each Lineage. If you mix it up, or combine with other methods there will be no result. Some people sample Buddhism and mix it up with Hinduism, New [...] |
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