It’s a great day for friendly contacts. You can receive good news about a friend or group, and your associations are going well. In fact groups are your support system today, so stay close to you primary group. At the same time, do not co-mingle funds with your friends or group members. You won’t see that money again and the relationship will be damaged. Shakespeare said, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” and this is today’s message. Serious financial matters prevail, and this is an important time to pay off any debts you have. Just don’t ask friends to help out. Need a loan? Go to the bank! Have no ulterior motives in your interactions with others today. Love is grand.
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A cold reception hurts someone’s feelings, and it’s due to all thework in progress. Someone wants to spend time with those who are on assignment. Careful explanation is the key to success. People who enjoy working in partnership will be stunned to realize that they aren’t needed for this job. It doesn’t take two people to plunge the commode, one to work and one to chat. If this has been your style, be prepared to change styles. A hard-working person is inspired and can create a masterpiece, just what was dreamed of. The old guard is favorably aligning with a new way of doing things. At last! All the introspection and change is bearing fruit. It’s painful, yes, to see where you’ve gone astray. Arnold Glasow said, “The truth will ouch.” It isn’t over yet, but you are watching a flawed system fix itself. Pay attention, be supportive and don’t block the process.
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!
The Essence of the Path: by Dudjom Rinpoche
The following is respectfully quoted from “Counsels from My Heart” by Dudjom Rinpoche as translated by the Padmakara Translation Group:
To my Lord of Dharma, peerless, kind
My glorious Lama, homage!
His lotus feet I place
Upon my chakra of great bliss.
Here is my advice,
Some counsel useful for your mind.
Not to keep yourself from evil actions
Is to have no pratimoksha,
Not to work for others’ welfare
Is to have no bodhicitta.
Not to master pure perception
Is to have no Secret Mantra.
If illusions don’t collapse,
There is no realization.
If you opt for one side or the other,
That is not the View.
If you have a goal in mind,
That is not the Meditation.
If your conduct is a contrivance,
That is not the Action.
If you hope and wish,
You’ll have no Fruit.
Those with faith will go for refuge;
Those who have compassion will have bodhicitta;
Those with wisdom will gain realization;
Those who have devotion harvest blessings.
Those who have a sense of shame are careful how they act;
Careful in their actions, they are self-possessed;
Self-possessed, they keep their vows and pledges;
Keeping vows and pledges, they will have accomplishment.
Peaceful self-control: the sign of one who’s heard the teachings!
Few defiled emotions are the mark of one who meditates.
Harmony with others is the sign of one who practices.
A blissful heart is witness to accomplishment.
The root of Dharma is your very mind.
Tame it and you’re practicing the Dharma.
To practice Dharma is to tame your mind–
And when you tame it, then you will be free!
Come Back to Me: Music by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
The following is a music video slideshow prepared by a student of Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:
Copyright © Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo All rights reserved
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You have calmed down and gotten serious, just in the nick of time. Sober judgment replaces wild-eyed zealotry. You look things coldly in the eye and assess what can and can’t be fixed. Then you get to work. Slow and steady wins this race. Father Time is in charge of improvements and his motto is, “I may be slow, but I go, go, go.” You will complete every single task on your list, and you will look neither left nor right until you do. And you will take your own sweet time about it. The seniority system applies here, and upstarts who think they can jump the line because they are better qualified will be sent straight to the back. Things are actually getting done. Those who want to have fun need to wait till after hours
or leave the scene. Progress is being made!
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!
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A jaunty, brisk energy permeates the day. Run around, do errands, fix things energetically. It’s a great day for enthusiastic engagement motivated by inner change. You are aligning yourself correctly, in a way that is favorable for the future, and this releases energy previously tied by unresolved issues. Step aside if you see people moving swiftly, they are in no mood for dawdlers. If it’s possible to make philosophical home improvements, you’ll do it! (“Every kid deserves a south-facing window in their bedroom!”). Be careful not to go overboard and press your views on others. They have their own opinions. But do stick to your ideas. Carl Schurz said, “Ideals are like the stars. We never reach them, but like the mariners on the sea, we chart our course by them.” It’s a good day to argue legal matters and to write letters to the editor, setting people straight. Later, you’ll get off your high horse and settle down to some serious work. You deserve a rest.
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!
Contempt Toward the Vajra Family: The Third Root Downfall
The following is respectfully quoted from “Perfect Conduct” with commentary by Dudjom Rinpoche:
4.b.3.(b.3) Expressing contempt toward the vajra family:
The third is becoming angry toward general, distant, close and immediate relatives; holding a grudge; and showing jealousy, disrespect and so forth.
In general, all sentient beings are considered to be our relatives. Even closer are those who have entered the path of Dharma. Closer still are those who have entered Vajrayana, since those who have the same lama are considered to be children of the same father. Those who have received empowerment together at the same time are children of the same parents. Those who received empowerment first are the elders, and those who received it at the same time are likened to twins born into the mandala simultaneously. To express or to hold anger in one’s mind toward any of these near or distant vajra relatives, or out of jealousy to harm them with body and speech, to speak harshly to them, or to argue with them and express their faults, constitutes the third root downfall. It is especially important to be careful toward the innermost vajra family, because to fight with or abuse them in any way accrues extremely negative karma that is difficult to remove.
Astrology
You are backing up into a correct understanding of circumstances, thanks to Mercury retrograde. Looking into the past, or having the past come back to haunt you, is a good thing today. Put the information you now have to good use, and you will be happy with your progress. Your own manner of thinking and feeling is up for review. Do you have Hell on speed dial? Is negative or harmful thinking your pattern: resentment, hatred, bitterness, self pity? Do you still go up in flames when you discuss certain topics? Now is the time to examine your mind and change. Once the introspection is done, or perhaps during it, a happy trip, message or conversation brightens the day. Good news! Confucius said, “If, when you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about, what is there to fear?” Fix yourself and you fix the world today.
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!
Contradicting the Buddha’s Words: The Second Root Downfall
The following is respectfully quoted from “Perfect Conduct” with commentary by Dudjom Rinpoche:
4.b.3(b.2) Contradicting the Buddha’s words:
The second concerns the utterance of the sugatas, who reveal what to accept and what to reject. This includes the lama’s speech. To knowingly contradict it by engaging in unwholesome conduct is the second downfall.
The words of the sugatas clearly reveal the path of what to accept and what to reject in accordance with the advice given by one’s lama. The Tripitaka and the four tantras all qualify as the sugata’s utterance. Ignoring these teachings, acting in opposition to the three trainings (prātimoksa, bodhisattva, and Vajrayana), and displaying such conduct in front of others transgresses the Buddha’s speech. This downfall is second in weight to directly disrespecting the vajra master.