the following was recorded tonight at OccupyDC. Brian is requesting prayers for peace and harmony:
Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
Bodhicitta and the Faults of Cyclic Existence
The following is a full length video teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered at Kunzang Palyul Choling:
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You Are Hope! #Occupy #OWS #OccupyEarth
The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:
Did you know that for vegan holidays one can stuff a large not over ripe pumpkin with chestnut and buttery root veggies, bread cubes, spices etc. And for your “manly” protein dish – a vegan lentil loaf with peanut butter based brown gravy. Yum delish! With brown rice and a salad to round it out! Don’t forget your reward, a glass of Champagne to toast the turkey you saved, and viva la Occupation! Got any extra for the soldiers of peace?
Find out where they are, bring comfort. They are prolly eating Cliff Bars, peanut butter and jelly, and looking for somewhere to soak their bruised feet: heroes. We should wash and oil their feet. I see Christ in their eyes. Love and suffering. Nurses! We can treat and bandage their feet. And feed them.
I see Lord Buddha in their bodies, true renunciation for the liberation of all sentient beings. I see the chariots in battle, the Lord Krishna and his entourage, valiantly charging the enemies of truth. May this battle be won!
Dear, valiant noble ones, I look in your eyes and I see the true face. And I love you, my heart follows you; you are hope!
#OCCUPY Wall ST! #OccupyBerkley #OccupyEARTH #OccupyCal #OccupyTibet #OccupyHIPHop #JustTAKEitBACK #JustOccupy! #TRUTH #FeedThePOOR #LOVE
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Living a Sacred Life: Full Length Video Teaching
The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Living a Sacred Life”
Jetsunma talks about how to “marry” one’s practice. How to live a life inseparable from the path.
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Venerable Gyaltrul Rinpoche: Advice on Practicing Purely
The following is a YouTube Video of a message delivered to the sangha at Tashi Choling on November 5, 2011 when Venerable Gyaltrul Rinpoche attended tsog:
Used with permission of: mirrorofwisdomvideo.org.
While Samsara Burns
The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:
Some of them are prideful, full of themselves in a way that precludes actual opening. Like cigar smoke in a furnished room makes a man.
Some are like Nero, madly playing in the bubble of delusion while samsara burns. Burns.
Some are ignorance. Like eyes watching a world of smoke and mirrors, totally orchestrated by madness.
Some are mechanical, reactive, tight. With a prototype protective covering, no one will notice they are not quite human.
For some it means nothing. Awake, asleep – shallow and deep. Up and high or on the fly – maybe you can’t help it. Or maybe I can’t.
Some go evil. Manipulation is evil. Like raising my kids. No one can discipline unless they have birthed and loved, wanted the best for them, I believe. And stick with that.
And the killers? Just keep them from harming more. I don’t care if they watch cable , swim, and have massage all day.
I wish we could all sit down and pray,
make offerings in some peaceful way,
for our selfishness we could offer light
no reason to fight.
Listen, we can do this,
we can blow right through this,
if we never take our minds off what’s right- Ja!
I could go on all night! Hallelujah and Amen!
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What Are Your Five Senses Telling You? Full Length Video Teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at Kunzang Palyul Choling:
We are constanting giving ourselves information about our world through our 5 senses. What are they telling us? and how should we use that infomation?
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Entering the Path of Dharma Part 1: Full Length Video Teaching
The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at Kunzang Palyul Choling:
Jetsunma describes entering the path of Dharma. The student teacher relationship; the teacher’s responsibility; and the student’s responsibility.
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Ngondro as the Antidote: Full Length Video Teaching
The following is a full length video teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered at Kunzang Palyul Choling:
All beings suffer from the dis-ease of desire. The mind of Enlightenment appeared in the world as the Buddha who prescribed the medicine. If taken deeply and applied consistently, cure is guaranteed. And yet, constantly engaged in an ongoing mantra of delusion and discursive thought, we think we know a better way. Jetsunma implores us, “Literally, there are beings right now who have no other connection to liberation than you. The more you dance around, the more they suffer, the longer they wait. These precious ones are the ones you should live and breathe for.” We have to take our medicine, for their sake.
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Truly Helping
The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:
When a person is mentally unbalanced, raging, obsessive behavior, they need professional help. They do not need enabling, which is more like “idiot compassion” in that the ill person never actually gets help.
Many times they make constant claims and display pitiful behavior, or rage on and nag, etc. We all do that childish stuff once in a while, but if the patient cannot stop or help themselves it is a sickness and intervention is needed. Usually a psychiatrist or caseworker is needed, especially if the patient has history of illness, or is the kind that harms themselves and/or others. Don’t participate in the sickness. They need help, not enabling. Don’t try to be a hero. Try not to make it about what you want. Tough love is good. Compliance with an illness is actually selfish. Wrong behavior needs to stop; one can be loving in a firm way, offering boundaries to those too sick to recognize any. Do what is needed, not what is easy. These people crave attention for poor performance. Don’t play. Get them the help they need before they hurt themselves or others. That is the best way.
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