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While Samsara Burns

November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

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!

What Are Your Five Senses Telling You? Full Length Video Teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

November 22, 2011 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?

Here is a teaching you did not ask for

November 22, 2011 by Holly

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A teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

Try to believe in the Love….that the Love that exists is

Absolute. It never varies, it is unchanging. You did nothing

to deserve it and you cannot destroy it. It is your belief in the

Love, your acceptance of it, this changes from moment to

moment, circumstance to circumstance, tossed about on the

waves of your emotions.

Let your heart fall deeper under the surface to where the

waves seem very far away. There you will find it, and me.

Make a samaya now to go deeper every day, to diligently

travel to that calm place where the sands do not shift at all.

You never asked for this! Only for what is temporary,

turbulent, based on a self that you have only imagined. Learn

to ask for what is true. That you will be answered is certain

because the answer is already accomplished.

Beneath the waves it is already there.

I am with you again, still, always.

I do love you.

Written as a birthday gift for a student September 20, 1986 in Poolesville MD

A hard fact or situation must be faced today. An older person, or someone who is in trouble, must be tended to. Now is the time to pay back kindness received and favors extended. Seek out those who have helped you in any way and express your gratitude. If you wait, it may be too late. A sudden inspiration or hunch comes. Act on it, and you will be successful. Ignore it and the opportunity fades away. Absolutely keep working on solving the problem at hand, you can do it. At the same time, the urge to travel is strong and if you go somewhere you’ll enjoy it. Confucius said “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Entering the Path of Dharma Part 1: Full Length Video Teaching

November 21, 2011 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

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.

Astrology

November 21, 2011 by Norma

A diplomatic gesture early in the day falls flat, and you’ll need to wait out a moment of indecision. In a different direction, you initiate activity in a work situation and it is exactly what’s needed! A detailed presentation or analysis is just perfect; be sure you’ve done your homework. A thoughtful strategy fires up something that seemed stalled out, stuck in the mud. Today the dead can come back to life, and something you thought was done has re-entered the picture. Even an old love can come back, so do a careful balancing act between work and love and things go well. Winston Churchill said “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”

Ngondro as the Antidote: Full Length Video Teaching

November 20, 2011 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

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.

Astrology

November 20, 2011 by Norma

An early remembrance can hurt your confidence. Speak of it to someone who can keep a secret, and you’ll walk away fortified and happy again. Men and women are in harmony today, so definitely spend time with a person of the opposite sex. Kids are a bit fussy and in need of special attention. Once all this is settled, spend time with an important person or discuss a significant project that is growing right now. The “fortunate tide” that Shakespeare spoke of is happening in this very moment. Something is being slowly and steadily built. Continue to pour your energy into whatever project you’re involved with, it’ll be a winner. Shakyamuni said “A person writing at night may put out the lamp, but the words he has written will remain. It is the same with the destiny we create for ourselves in this world.”

Truly Helping

November 19, 2011 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

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.

Turning the Mind Towards Dharma: Full Length Video Teaching

November 19, 2011 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is a full length video teaching offered at Kunzang Palyul Choling called “Turning the Mind Towards Dharma”