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VISITING THE ANCIENT ‘INDRA JEWEL’ JAVANESE MENDUT AND PAWON TEMPLES. The Śailēndra dynasty in Java, three original 9th Century Buddhist statues⁸ representing awakening, compassion and power, ,the stellar constellation straight line and new photos and visit to Pawon temple (Indonesia 2026: Part II)
“Candi Mendut is a reflection of the sublime and stupendous “Indrajal” of the Javanese people when they attained unprecedented heights of power, when literary genius blossomed in their language of Javanese, when they enriched their lovely island with monumental structures that evoke wonder after twelve centuries, even in their ruined state.” “Even now it…
BOROBUDUR AND GURU PADMASAMBHAVA WISDOM BLESSINGS: Report of Khenting 12th Tai Situpa’s opening ceremony of Palpung Graha Maha Padmasambhava centre, Borobudur pilgrimage visit and full transcript of Tai Situpa’s talk (Indonesia 2026: Part I)
“Indonesia is like a treasure, and like a garden in which all the great faiths and great religions of human being flourish and shine. Today is so special for all of us I think because of that great treasure of all the precious gems of knowledge, wisdom and faith, one more jewel is added today…
LIVING A DHARMA DREAM! YEAR IN REVIEW 2025: Translations, research, transcripts, travel, videos, music, talks and more
“Life is a journey, not the destination.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson Introduction/Summary Looking back on the year 2025, as New Year 2026 quickly approaches, it has been a “jam-packed” 365 days full of Dharma creativity, research, translations, solo female travel pilgrimage, musical and video reels, political and historical observations, attending international Buddhist events in Vietnam and…
New E-Book: Noble Tārā available for free download
Happy to announce new e-book available for free download: Noble Tara E-book . It is a compilation of all the research and translations done on Noble Tārā (as listed in this section of the website) so far in one .pdf file. With sections on General Tārā, White Tārā, Green Tārā, Red Tārā and new translations…
SEASON’S GOOD WILL TO ANIMALS: Update and action request to email the Bodhi Temple management committee
To all those who signed this petition, a big thank you and Season’s Greetings today! Christmas is a time of year when people show love, kindness and generosity to each other and spend time with their families. However, not for animals bred and cooped up for long hours without movement to slaughter with no love…
ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORDINARY SEX AND THE UNION KARMAMUDRA PRACTICE AND NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS: 1st Kalu Rinpoche (1988) teaching on the necessity of prior practice and qualifications and the root downfall of mistaking ordinary sexual union and orgasm for tantric practice
“So, the preparation for karma mudra practice, for this so-called sexual yoga or sexual technique involves mastery over the ability to consciously lower and consciously raise the energy without losing it in the ordinary process of sexual orgasm….Then, once the energy has been raised, it is consciously directed throughout all of the various subtle channels of the body…
Vajravārāhi (Dorje Phagmo) and the First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa
“Bright red in colour: Magnetiser of the three realms[i]. Legs stand stretched and bent: non-abiding in the two extremes. The right, sow’s face: non-conceptual, ultimate reality. Devoid of robes: unpolluted by faults. Blazing like an aeon-ending fire: the light of primordial awareness. The left, wrathful face: demonstrating relative reality.” “In the place of Uddiyana in…
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF THE KARMAPAS: New website resource of Collected Works of Karmapas (Part 1): First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa
For the New Moon today, am happy to share and announce the creation and launch of another Dharma translations and research website dedicated solely to the Collected Works of the Karmapas. As I have already done a significant amount of translation, research and transcripts on the 1st-17th Karmapas, I decided it would be beneficial to…
EXTRACTING THE ORE OF GOLDEN COLLIDING STARS FROM “THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN: ONTOLOGY OF BLUE” ART EXHIBIT REVIEW
“Gold originated from the collision of neutron stars and supernova explosions that forge heavy elements. These particles later merged into cosmic dust, settled into forming stars, and eventually became concentrated in the Earth’s crust through geological processes. They either rose as mountains or settled as strata. Mountains, therefore, are repositories of ancient celestial events, preserving…
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE PETITION: Ban animal cruelty, slaughter and sale of meat near Buddhist temples and sacred sites
Please sign and share new petition to ban animal cruelty, slaughter and sale of meat near Buddhist temples and sacred sites: https://www.change.org/p/ban-animal-slaughter-and-sale-of-meat-near-buddhist-temples-and-sacred-sites For practising Buddhists, animal lovers and environmentalists it is deeply disturbing to witness the increasing prevalence of slaughterhouses and the commercial selling of meat, near sacred Buddhist sites in India, Nepal and South-East…
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