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The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I tried to think to myself: So this life, what is it? What could it be like? I thought, “What is the best case scenario.” You know, this whole scene that I have right here? What’s the best way this … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I began to think, “This nature, this is something, this is really something.” So the practice that I engaged in (and this is how I was instructed to do so) was a practice of initially realizing the nature and then … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” I hope all of us will remember that, according to Lord Buddha’s teachings, there are many realms of cyclic existence, more than the human realm. There are lower realms of cyclic existence such as the animal realm, and there are … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” Here’s what my practice looked like. At that time I didn’t know that it is better to meditate sitting up, so, I mediated some of the time laying down and some of the time sitting up. I actually found that … 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 Chod” I eventually came to draw a lot of strength and a great deal of comfort from that early practice (Chöd) because I found out that I actually never ever had to make another decision. And that’s what we struggle with … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Western Chod” My teachers have instructed me that that practice is actually called ‘chöd’ (and there is an umlaut above the o). Actually there is no text to go with it so you couldn’t say it was the practice of chöd as … Read more
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Art of Dispelling Anger” We must take ourselves to task more. I don’t want to speak harshly because harshness doesn’t help, but I want to say succinctly and directly, we have to take ourselves to task regarding our faults and our poisons. … Read more
From the speech treasury of Padmasambhava The Longevity Supplication of Lhacham Ahkön Lhamo called A GARLAND OF UTPALA FLOWERS EH MA HO ORGYEN DU MA THA LA’I ZHING KHAM NE EH MA HO In the pure realm, Dumatala’i of Orgyen, KHA CHÖD KHANDRO’I TSO MO DRÖL MA KAR White Tara is the principal Dakini … Read more
From a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: Oooo boy, today I have an awful toothache, one tooth is abscessing, another one with temporary filling fallen out, so I had to take pain meds and still hurting. I have…have to see a dentist tomorrow if someone will fit me in. I hate to go … Read more