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The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” The main thought about this teaching that I am going to describe to you is that all of this occurred before I ever met with my root guru, with either one of my root gurus. I have two root gurus,;I … Read more
An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999 Before I ever learned about the Buddha dharma, I actually used to do a practice that my teachers have told me was a natural kind of Chöd. What I would do is contemplate on different body parts and it took me months … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I came to understand that that is the way it would be. I had to not lie to sentient beings. I could not hold these beings in my arms and say, “Here I am for you. I’ll do anything I … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chöd” Understanding what is in front of you is like, I’ve used this analogy before, it’s like walking through a dark room. Let’s say that the life span that you have can be symbolized by a room. It’s dark because you … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” Westerners, in particular, have this habit. I think it may be somewhat unique to us because our experience is so multiple. We could go into the spiritual supermarket and buy ten different kinds of baloney. That’s the truth. We can … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” Somewhere in this process I had my second son. I remember picking him up. Here he is a newborn baby, and I am looking into his face. Those of you who have had children, you know what that is like. … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I thought about my ears in the same way. I would listen to some music, and I really like music so I could become hypnotized by the music; I could become entranced. I could become sort of addicted to music, … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I would work as hard as I could on each body part until I felt that I had gotten to some level of result, and then I would continue. For certain aspects of that practice, it really did take a … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I found, interestingly enough, that as I moved through the different body parts that each one of us are kind of attached to certain parts of us that we identify with more. I don’t need to tell you which ones … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” Then I began to examine parts of my body. I thought to myself, “Well, if this absolute nature is the only thing that makes sense, if this absolute nature is the only thing that seems precious and worthy and noble … Read more