It was an inspiring and moving experience indeed to visit and pay homage to the golden relic stupa of the 8th Kenting Tai Situ Chokyi Jungne (chos kyi 'byung gnas) (1700-1774) that is housed at Sherab Ling monastery in Himachal Pradesh, India.  The monastery itself was founded in 1975 by the current 12th Tai Situpa,… Continue reading The 8th Tai Situpa, Tāranātha, Shentong and the Golden Stupa at Sherab Ling

Happy to share for free download here two new translations of supplication prayers composed by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche. The two supplications are about great Kagyu masters, but also holders of the Shentong, empty-of-other, view.  The Karmapas and Tai Situs (in particular the 8th Tai Situpa) were both propounders and teachers of Shentong, which… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATIONS: Supplication Prayers by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche

Here is a new translation of a short praise and supplication to HH 16th Karmapa, composed by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche in 2017, during his transmission of the Kangyur at Rumtek Monastery. Free download as .pdf here. The 16th Karmapa was one of the root lamas of 10th Sangye Nyenpa (the other being HH… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: Praise and Supplication to the 16th Karmapa, by HE Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche

New post on this website about the meaning of the 'three confidences' (yi ches ldan gsum) according to Jetsun Tāranātha.  With exclusive new excepts from his his major commentary on the Kālacakra tradition and practises, A Hundred Blazing Lights: A Supplementary Commentary on Meaningful to See, Instructions on the Profound Path of Vajra-yogas. See here.… Continue reading Jetsun Tāranātha on the meaning of ‘three confidences’