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Astrology

January 23, 2012 by Norma

An exchange or get together with others may have worn you out. You’re over-stimulated and not ready for the day. You feel like “all the seven dwarfs at once.” But alas, the day is ready for you. Here it is! Set aside the wish to be with friends or to rework issues from the past. An enjoyable time can make you unfit for daily activities, unwilling for the discussion to stop. In a different arena, your mind is sharp and your work is excellent. As you move through the tasks of the day you feel great. Health issues can be swiftly resolved and a slow moving project is coming into being. Quiet time in meditation or with loved ones is wonderful, but you need to pull away from other demands, from thinking of what others need to do. Leo Tolstoy said “Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.”

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 True Meaning of Friendship

January 22, 2012 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at Kunzang Palyul Choling:

Friends are so precious in our lives. How can we maximize these relationships to move both our friends and ourselves toward enlightement.

Astrology

January 22, 2012 by Norma

The right thing is said to the right person and a goal is born. Good. Act promptly on information you receive, and finish up any leftover work early in the day. Obstacles arise later on. You either can’t finish or don’t feel like finishing a job. All eyes are on a leader’s predicament. You would like the situation to change, but it won’t just yet. Behave in a dignified manner today. You may be called upon to judge a situation or to give advice. Don’t do this in your bathrobe. Elsewhere, exciting changes in groups get things moving. Friends appear, and a new direction is possible. Tend to the sick and respect people’s feelings. Important things are happening. Wilma Rudolph said “Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.”

Transform Neurosis Into True Guru Yoga: Full Length Video Teaching

January 21, 2012 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is a full length video teaching from Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered at Kunzang Palyul Choling:

How does this relationship with a Guru work? Do you give over l thought? Of course not. Jetsunma explores how our habits get in the way of an honest relationship. Then she helps us see how to change that so we are moving toward enlightenment.

Astrology

January 21, 2012 by Norma

A friend appears who is inspiring, magnetic and “over the top.” You are excited, full of new ideas and ready to move ahead. Proceed carefully. Two paths appear: the first is something brand new and represents a true opportunity. It’s a bit daunting. The second seems just perfect, and you are super excited and sure it’s the right one. Watch it, the second path is a dead end. Your job is to distinguish the difference between the two. Machines and all things relating to space and technology are great. Elsewhere, meditation, art and all behind the scenes activities are wonderful. A loving physician or caring person is just what the doctor ordered. Good medicine is present today if you leave your comfort zone and seek it out. Karen Kaiser Clark said “Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.”

Every Time

January 20, 2012 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

It is really not healthy to get so upset constantly. Not for body and not for mind. If one has some practice or Dharma teaching, these can easily be overcome in one’s meditation.

The trick is to actually apply what one knows, rather than react like a child in a snowball game. I feel a good sign of adulthood is to cope well, and take responsibility for one’s actions. To assume one has a part in the drama. In fact, our dramas always begin and end with our own habitual tendencies. One cannot blame the environment, it is all within. Every bit of phenomena’s display actually occurs within.

For instance the FBI lost the case in which I am victim. So what. I’ll keep me and mine safe, somehow. I’ll deal. It is samsara, and we must bear it. So I deal, no? And what (or who) doesn’t kill me will make me strong.

Anyone who has born a heavy burdon will attest to that. You grow up. You bear it. And you become strong. This is an opportunity for me I must accept. I will. My heart is big and my shoulders very strong. I’ll just do what it takes. Every time.

Vajrayana’s Final Hour: Full Length Video Teaching

January 20, 2012 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is a full length video teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

We are living in the timo of degeneration – kaliyuga – this is the perfect time to practice Vajrayana – the diamond vehicle – before it’s too late.

Astrology

January 20, 2012 by Norma

Irritation kicks off the day, or else you “get up on the wrong side of the bed.” Men and those in positions of power feel blocked, out of tune with what’s going on. Depressed! Make no forward effort until the feeling of frustration passes, which it will during the course of the day. Suddenly, you feel great and friends are everywhere! Machines help you out, and you can advance your position with a good idea. Beware of over spending! Elsewhere, an absolutely magnetizing attraction awaits you, something quiet and luscious. For heaven’s sake, don’t overlook this happiness in the face of all the rest. Ann Richards said “The here and now is all we have, and if we play it right it’s all we’ll need.”

Interdependence

January 19, 2012 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is from a series of tweets by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:

Hello all. I have some doctor appointments today, so I thought I’d drop in on Twitter. Miss you all. I am doing well, though. IBS is slowing, headaches are less awful, (much) lower back somewhat improved, BP lower, PTSD treatment helpful.

Better to take responsibility yourself than to blame and point. Sadly, our karma is our own, and nobody else’s. When we point and blame we demonstrate how incompetent we are in understanding cause and effect.

At any rate we must eventually come to see the full equation. Cause and effect – result. Exacting result.

The relative universe is like a woven fabric. If one thread is pulled, it also pulls elsewhere in time and space. If pressure is applied somewhere it will produce a “pull” somewhere else. And no measure of denial or disrespect will change anything, although it will increase blind, babbling ignorance with no blessing to help anyone.

The Bodhisattva Ideal: Full Length Video Teaching

January 19, 2012 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

The following is a full length video teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at Kunzang Palyul Choling:

Live for the benefit of others – let love guide everything in your life and you will be moving toward the Bodhisattva ideal.