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INDIAN EDITION: 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…
THE HUMAN LIFE OF GURU PADMASAMBHAVA’S AMAZING DEEDS AND JEALOUS PLOTS TO DESTROY HIM: New Translation of Je Tāranātha’s “Endowed with the Three Confidences” with new images and book adaptions for younger/general readers
“This child will be most supreme among practitioners of the Secret Mantra, and, because he has all the marks of the Lotus Family, he will always carry Amitābha’s blessing. Therefore, combining Padma (lotus) and Avabhāsi (shining), his name shall be Padmāvabhāsa.” “More than that, Padmasambhava did great acts for the beings of Tibet. In this…
TIBETANS TREATING GURU PADMASAMBHAVA BADLY AND SEVEN-LINE SUPPLICATION OUTER, INNER AND SECRET MEANING. New video of 17th Karmapa teaching and chanting of seven-line supplication with audio and visuals
“Surrounded by circles of many dakinis.” “It is said that though he was kind to Tibet, his kindness went unnoticed by many. Unlike other Indian scholars and translators, there were many in Tibet who objected to and denigrated Guru Padmasambhava.” –17th Karmapa (2021) Today is Dakini Day, and I am sharing two video clips of…
TRAIL-BLAZING FEMINIST AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT LEADER, GLORIA STEINEM PASSES AWAY AGED 92 YEARS
“The Truth will p** you off but first it will set you free.” “We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.” “Being nuns is excellent. We need women to be able to choose whether to have one child or four children. And…
NATURAL DISASTERS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND KILLING AND EATING ANIMALS (17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s 2021 teaching and message about the Nepal-Tibet tragedy)
“I would like to ask everyone to do whatever you can to preserve and protect the environment so that we can prevent any future disasters.” –17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje (August 2026) 17th Karmapa’s statement about the environment and natural disasters Yesterday the 17th Karmapa Facebook page posted a short and moving message in English,…
CRUEL MONKS III: Buddhist #metoo, monastic mis-use of tantra to extract the “life-essence” from women’s subtle mind-bodies, patriarchal monastic power and privilege and child abusive Dob Dob culture, a Jekyll and Hyde “porn and F-Boy” culture and the question whether women should be participating in such cultures/institutions
“The time has come for Buddhist women, together with male allies who genuinely support equality and respect for women, to reconsider where they place their devotion, labour, money, public endorsement and trust. A monk’s robes are not proof of realisation, compassion, courage or even ordinary decency. A prestigious title does not transform bullying into enlightened…
The Development of the Other Early Buddhist Sub-Schools according to the Northern and Southern Tradition transmissions (17th Karmapa, Day 6, Summer 2026)
Introductory Summary On Day 6 out of eight days of the Summer Mar-Ngog 2026 teachings (which have now finished), the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa continued with his detailed research on the history of Buddhism, after the Buddha’s parinirvana by focusing on the split of the other main group, Sthaviravada into sub-schools. Here is a summary of…
AN UNDISTURBED YOGIC RE-UNION OF MOTHER AND CHILD LUMINOSITY: A moving aspiration and final written offering for the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa from personal debate and philosophy tutor, Geshe Rinchen Ngodrub before his recent passing in Hong Kong (8 August 2026)
“Supreme being with whom heart and mind is merged, Created from billion-fold merit, Karmapa, When the stages of dissolution of dying begins, By the power of severing harm, may the yogic union be undisturbed.” It was announced on social media Facebook page of 17th Karmapa yesterday that the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa wanted to share a…
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