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A NEW RECOMMENDATION FOR “ENDOWED WITH THREE CONFIDENCES: LIFE STORY OF GURU PADMASAMBHAVA* BY JE TĀRANĀTHA**: Niraj Kumar, Kalachakra translator and commentator
I am delighted to share a new recommendation for my book, *Endowed with Three Confidences: Life Story of Guru Padmasambhava*, by the distinguished Indian writer **Dr Niraj Kumar**, translator and commentator of the five-volume *Kālacakra Tantra*. Niraj Kumar has provided a glowing endorsement, praising the book’s presentation, accessible language and illustrations, and its ability to…
What and whom is worthy of respect and reverence according to Buddhist teachings?
In this short reel, I briefly discuss, who is worthy of our reverence and devotion ccording to Buddha’s teachings? The great Shakyamuni Buddha had twenty-three great female disciples who showed extraordinary accomplishments and realisations and powers in relation to Dharma scholarship, inner qualities and mental powers and genuine and profound levels of realisation of emptiness/lack…
THE GURU EMBODIMENT OF ALL SECRETS (LAMA SANGWA DUPA) WITH PADMASAMBHAVA AS VAJRADHARA: Guru Chowang, the Second Karmapa and the treasure transmission of “Eight Chapters: An Activity sadhana for “Lama Sangwa Dupa”
Introduction In the rich tapestry of Tibetan Buddhism, the transmission of hidden treasure texts, or termas, creates a profound bridge between different lineages. Among these, the interaction between the Nyingma (Ancient) school and the Karma Kamtsang (Karma Kagyu) tradition contains some of the most specialized esoteric practices. While the Kagyu lineage is historically celebrated for…
HOW DID THE DALAI LAMAS COME TO RULE TIBET POLITICALLY AND RELIGIOUSLY? A Buddhist history lesson in Gelugpa-Mongolian sectarian violence, destruction, suppression, and foreign military influence in Tibet, Bhutan and Ladkah
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”— George Santayana “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.” –Aldous Huxley “Do not lose view to conduct, or you might take things as real. Do not…
THE PROBLEM WITH GREED: Exploring the difference between inner and outer wealth
“There is sufficiency in the world for man’s need, but not for man’s greed.” –Mahatma Gandhi “There is no fire like greed…..” –Gautama Buddha, Dhammapada 251 Buddha taught that one of the main negative mind-states that needs to be abandoned to reduce suffering or ourselves and others, is greed (Lobha). What is greed? An excessive…
INFINITE OCEAN OF DHARMA: THE 2ND KARMAPA’S COLLECTED WORKS. Translation of new Tibetan text about the 2nd Karmapa’s Collected Works as offering for the 2nd Karmapa’s Parinirvana today
“As mentioned earlier, the Karmapa, Karma Pakshi was also the one who first composed the complete texts of the Six Dharmas of the Karma Kagyu. There was only a few scattered oral instructions in the teachings of the Third Karmapa, but there was no complete and extensive text.” “His collected works are as vast and…
CRUEL MONKS IV: THE UNPRECEDENTED POLITICAL, ARTISTIC, AND INTELLECTUAL CENSORSHIP DISCRIMINATORY BAN, INSTITUTIONAL GASLIGHTING,CRUEL DEFAMATION BY LAMA DRAGPA: An unprecedented monastic institutional betrayal, misogyny, and political and intellectual censorship and character assassination in the Palpung Sherab Ling Tibetan Buddhist community by Lama Dragpa (General Secretary), against a lone, female Buddhist scholar-translator
“The earth is my witness.” –Shakyamuni Buddha “Although Lama Dragpa wears the robes and title of a Karma Kagyu monk, his administrative actions towards a lone woman devotee and scholar, careless conduct during a sacred empowerment, are not aligned with Buddhist ethics and principles, and seem driven by an excess of unaccountable power in one…
INDIAN EDITION: “Endowed with Three Confidences” Life-story of Guru Padmasambhava by Je Tāranātha (storybook adaptation for all ages)
✨ Guru Padmasambhava, the man who brought Buddhism to Tibet Discover the extraordinary life of Guru Padmasambhava—one of the most influential figures in Tibetan Buddhism—in a beautifully colour illustrated storybook for all readers aged 10 and upwards, based on Jetsun Tāranātha’s original life-story account, Endowed With Three Confidences. Now available in India (published by Notion…
ENTERING THE SPACE OF DAKINIS: The Dakini as an abrasive, paradigm-shifting voice shattering egos and Jigme Lingpa’s Secret Autobiographies (Dakini Conversations with Prof. Janet Gyatso)
“The dakini is a figure who stands at the crossroads of memory and innovation, the personal and the transpersonal. In Jigme Lingpa’s secret autobiographies, she appears not merely as a passive muse, but as a troubling, direct, and sometimes annoying messenger of truth who forces the visionary to look past the conventional structures of the…
YESHE TSOGYEL WISDOM DAKINI MANTRA “VAM HA RI NI SA”: Listening to and understanding the meaning and purpose of Yeshe Tsogyel’s mantra, and a new musical and vocal composition
“You are a fully qualified dakini and the mother who gives life to all triumphant buddhas.” –Guru Padmasambhava to Yeshe Tsogyel New Musical Composition and Inspiration These days, the main energy and inspiration for my activities is coming from Guru Padmasambhava and one of his main and most influential consorts, Yeshe Tsogyel. This article explores…
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