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HYPOCRITICAL ‘SPIRITUAL FOOLS’ AND HONEST ‘HERO YOGIS’: 8th Karmapa on pseudo-Dharma and pretender yogis, the importance of not breaching the lower vows, and of vast and enduring discipline, patience, and infinite effort (teaching by 17th Karmapa, Spring Teachings 2023, Day 3)
“Sometimes there are conflicts between the vows and have to make a choice, when that happens they say the one to choose is the higher vow [Vajrayana] and the lower one [Vinaya] is not the primary one, and this is often said. They misunderstand it and so engage in activities that ruin themselves and others.”…
‘OH SO BEAUTIFUL!’ TĀRĀ’S CAVE (Drolmai Phug): Meditation Cave where First Karmapa saw Tārā’s face and Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche’s song and connection to the place/nunnery
“On Lhasa’s west-side, at the supreme place Nyemo,There is a nunnery known as Tārā’s Cave,Beautiful, isolated, delightful and excellent,Here is a short history about it.”–Nyeche Tsendrug Introduction For Tārā day today, the nuns at the Arya Kshema event will perform the five-deity Tārā ritual of 1st Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa. For more on the Green Tārā lineage,…
New Audio-Video: ‘Magnetising All’ (Wangdu) aspiration chanted by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
Here is a new video (with audio) of HH 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje chanting the well-known Wangdu Prayer by Ju Mipham Rinpoche: ‘Great Clouds of Blessings: Supplication that Magnetises All That Appearance-Existence (in Tibetan: Nangsi Wangdu Dupai Sol Deb Jinlab Trin Chen (སྣང་སྲིད་དབང་དུ་སྡུད་པའི་གསོལ་འདེབས་བྱིན་རླབས་སྤྲིན་ཆེན་བཞུགས་སོ། ། ) or Wangdu for short. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcHu-Q-WR-I In September 2022, the…
THE ‘SAMĀDHI MASTERY OF THE TREASURY OF SPACE’ AND EMANATING ENDLESS WEALTH: The purpose of liberation-stories, the meaning of ‘excellent deeds’, Drugpa Kunleg and the 8th Karmapa on the first pāramitā of generosity and the importance of non-attachment to wealth and pleasure (17th Karmapa Spring Teachings 2023 Day Two)
“When the understanding of ‘no-self’ has merged with mindEven though, external objects of lower ‘worth’cannot be established as wealth held as ‘mine’.To enrich ‘mother beings’, I fulfilled endless desires.I think of this as my excellent deed.” –8th Karmapa (Verse 22, Excellent Deeds) “Drugpa Kunleg thought that this kind of ‘loan contract’ or ‘diary’ life-story is…
BEING AN INDEPENDENT THINKER AND MEDITATING ON ULTIMATE BODHICITTA: The status of nuns in India and Tibet, 8th Karmapa’s vast knowledge of all the different views, his independence of thought, amazing qualities and vegetarian students (17th Karmapa’s Spring Teaching, Day One)
“Whoever has confidence in the four reliances and does not merely follow the flow of others’ words; who has the unmistaken intelligence to examine with their own mind, is someone to whom I mentally pay respect.—8th Karmapa “On examination, phenomena from the outset are ‘peaceful’.Whoever benefits, whoever is benefited,Whatever is beneficial are like merging space…
THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND WORKS OF THE 8TH KARMAPA, MIKYO DORJE: An overview and compilation of research and translations aand 17th Karmapa’s teachings
“The vajra mind of the chief, Bhagavan Akshobya,changed into a midnight blue crownSaid to be a manifestation of the aspect ‘Lion’s Roar’In all realms of samsara and nirvana,Greatly renowned, with activity equal to space.To the powerful yogi, Dusum Khyenpa.Hundreds of millions wisdom ḍākinīs of supreme activity,Created a splendid, deep blue crown, whichWhen offered and placed…
THE KARMAPAS AND CHOD: An overview of the Karmapas’ important role and influence in the Chod lineages, preservation and practice
“Namo prajñāpāramitāCompletely quieting all conceptual elaborations,not entering into the duality of existence and peace,showing the middle way free of extremes,Mother of the victors, having bowed to you,I write the instructions for cutting off discursive thoughtin order to sever by the meaning of noninflationthe ‘demon’ of dualistic clinging totally entangledby habitual patterns since beginningless time.”–3rd Karmapa…
HEARING ‘HER-STORY’ (III): ENVISIONING AND CREATING THE FEMALE LINEAGE TREE. Making the invisible roots and flowers of the lineage tree visible, original artwork visually portraying the Kagyu ‘foremothers’
“Men may have been the fruit of the Tantric vine, but women were the root, stalk, leaves, and flowers…. Although historians have glorified the men of Tantric Buddhism and effaced the women, Tantric Buddhism in India was characterized by the close association and cooperation of women and men who travelled, meditated, and explored the religious life together as esteemed peers. Women…
HEARING ‘HER-STORY'(II): DAGMEMA. Marpa’s Wife and Milarepa’s confidante, friend and teacher, her life, textual sources, visual depictions and new translation of Praise to Marpa by 17th Karmapa
“I have decided that you are a bad person for [forcing Milarepa to do] the meaningless work [of building] a fort. Please hold the great magician with compassion and [teach] the Dharma.” –Dagmema to Marpa “Marpa said, ”Great Magician, show me your back.” When he had finished examining it carefully, he said, ”My Master Naropa…
A BLOOMING LOTUS: Greetings on International Women’s Day 2023
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” “Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” “The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” Wishing all women and girls a happy, loving,…
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