Yesterday, was the full harvest moon and also the mid-Autumn festival (the 15th day of the 8th lunar month) celebrated by Chinese people all over the world. For this festival, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa published a new calligraphy artwork in red and black with the chinese symbols Píng'ān (平安) which means 'be safe and sound',… Continue reading ‘BE SAFE AND SOUND’ (PÍNG’ĀN). The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s new Chinese calligraphy artwork and message for the mid-Autumn festival 2023
Month: September 2023
Buddhism and Eating Animals: Is It Permissible or Not?
"It is not true, Mahāmati, that meat is proper food and permissible for the Śrāvaka when [the animal] was not killed by himself, when he did not order others to kill it, when it was not specially meant for him. "--Shakyamuni Buddha in Lankāvatāra Sūtra, Chapter 8 "How hateful this murdering beings ‘custom’!How hugely regrettable… Continue reading Buddhism and Eating Animals: Is It Permissible or Not?
THE LIFE AND ‘SOUL’ OF YESHE TSOGYEL. As woman, disciple, consort and dákini; and contemporary female empowerment in Tibet. Interview with Dr. Jue Liang (Dakini Conversations, Ep.5)
“A disciple like me, who is a woman with little wisdom and a dull mind; I have limited understanding and am narrow-minded. May I request an oral instruction on enlightenment in this lifetime with a female body, a teaching that is easy to know, to grasp, to understand, and to realize!”--Yeshe Tsogyel's request to Guru… Continue reading THE LIFE AND ‘SOUL’ OF YESHE TSOGYEL. As woman, disciple, consort and dákini; and contemporary female empowerment in Tibet. Interview with Dr. Jue Liang (Dakini Conversations, Ep.5)
THE PROFOUND INTENT OF MANTRA, ‘FIRE PEAK’ ORNAMENT OF THE DHARMATA: ATIYOGA (DZOGCHEN). The supreme pinnacle path of Atiyoga (Dzogchen), the non-duality of creation and completion (Magic Key Commentary teaching by 9th Thrangu Rinpoche (Session 10) (Magic Key Commentary teaching by 9th Thrangu Rinpoche (Session 10)
“Ati-yoga is like the pinnacle of the path and highest of the paths. So it is the ultimate of all vehicles, the final destination of all results, the fastest, greatest, and best of all paths. The profound dharma that can bestow liberation in an instance.” “There are these and many other elaborations but explaining the… Continue reading THE PROFOUND INTENT OF MANTRA, ‘FIRE PEAK’ ORNAMENT OF THE DHARMATA: ATIYOGA (DZOGCHEN). The supreme pinnacle path of Atiyoga (Dzogchen), the non-duality of creation and completion (Magic Key Commentary teaching by 9th Thrangu Rinpoche (Session 10) (Magic Key Commentary teaching by 9th Thrangu Rinpoche (Session 10)
FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATION, ‘AWAKENING WISDOM’ NEW ONLINE COURSE: Read, study and understand the Heart Sutra in Tibetan (September 2023)
Read and Understand the Heart Sutra in Tibetan with Adele Tomlin, scholar-translator and founder of Dakini Translations Ever wanted to read and understand a well-known text in Tibetan, but lack of time and guidance? Well here is your chance! From 17th September 2023, due to requests for Tibetan language classes, a new five-week online course… Continue reading FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATION, ‘AWAKENING WISDOM’ NEW ONLINE COURSE: Read, study and understand the Heart Sutra in Tibetan (September 2023)
THE STRUGGLE FOR A MODERN TIBET: Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day (Mangtso Duchen) and the ideals of a liberal, ‘free speech’, secular democracy
Today, the 2nd September is the 63rd anniversary of the officially declared day, widely known within the Tibetan exile community as Tibetan Democracy Day, Mangsto Duchen (‘Mangsto’: democracy; ‘Duchen’: occasion). It marks the founding of Tibetan democracy by the Central Tibetan government in exile (CTA), based in Dharamsala, India, which governs over 1 million Tibetan… Continue reading THE STRUGGLE FOR A MODERN TIBET: Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day (Mangtso Duchen) and the ideals of a liberal, ‘free speech’, secular democracy