BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION OF LONE BUDDHIST WOMAN AT PALPUNG CENTRE IN AUSTRIA: Female administrator’s “anonymous and unauthorised” email banning lone woman’s attendance at Avalokiteshvara empowerment, harassment in person, refusing to refund registration fee and wasting police time

Generally, as I wrote about here, my time in Europe attending teachings with HE 9th Gyalton Rinpoche was blissful, meaningful and memorable indeed. I was able to attend most of his teachings that I had planned on. However, sadly it was deliberately disturbed (on several occasions) by a few "power-trip" administrators intent on harming that… Continue reading BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION OF LONE BUDDHIST WOMAN AT PALPUNG CENTRE IN AUSTRIA: Female administrator’s “anonymous and unauthorised” email banning lone woman’s attendance at Avalokiteshvara empowerment, harassment in person, refusing to refund registration fee and wasting police time

THE KANGYUR (WORDS OF THE BUDDHA) TRANSMISSION: Completion of 100-plus volume, Kangyur reading transmission by 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche and Benchen Monastery, Nepal, personal message from 17th Karmapa and other observations/wishes

“Originally the scriptures of Buddhism were not written down in words and letters. The Buddha would say something orally, and the students would memorize what he said. Students who had achieved the dharani power of perfect memory would recite them to each other from memory. This was the tradition at the time.” Those students would… Continue reading THE KANGYUR (WORDS OF THE BUDDHA) TRANSMISSION: Completion of 100-plus volume, Kangyur reading transmission by 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche and Benchen Monastery, Nepal, personal message from 17th Karmapa and other observations/wishes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2sVYwl4sM On the sixth day of the 'Good Deeds' teachings, HH Gyalwang 17th Karmapa gave detailed teachings on the life of 8th Karmapa with an introduction to two of the 8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje’s important teachers, the 2nd Goshri Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Tashi Namgyal and the 1st Sangye Nyenpa, the siddha from Denma. Up until now,… Continue reading EATING ONLY THE ESSENCE: Birthplace of 8th Karmapa and his first gurus, 2nd Goshri Gyaltsab Rinpoche and 1st Sangye Nyenpa, Siddha from Denma: ‘Good Deeds’ teaching by 17th Karmapa (Day 6)

'Only the united beat of sex and heart together can create ecstasy.'-Anais Nin Introduction This article is an attempt to clarify some of the information and misunderstandings surrounding monasticism, sex, women, consorts in Vajrayana (or Tantric) Buddhism. The first half discusses the monastic vows and rules on sexual relations, the role and meaning of a consort,… Continue reading TANTRIC BUDDHISM, VOWS, SEX AND WOMEN – the importance of love, respect and consent and what happens when a woman speaks out about lama misconduct

As an offering to the gurus on this Dakini Day, I publish for the first time, a new translation of a 'song' by Tibetan master, Gotsangpa Gonpo Dorje (rgod tshang pa mgon po rdo rje) (1189-1258), a series of short verses that he calls 'Eight Swirling Spears’ (mdung skor brgyad); together with a compiled commentary… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: ‘Eight Swirling Spears’ by Gotsangpa, with commentary by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche

I am happy to announce my new (and the first) translation of a White Tara commentary by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche on a root sadhana text by HE Tenga Rinpoche is now available for free download here: White Tara sadhana Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche generously gave his feedback and comments on the translation after giving… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: White Tara Commentary by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche on root sadhana text by HE Tenga Rinpoche

Have recently been spending significant time at Benchen Monastery, Pharping Nepal attending the teachings and Vajrakilaya Drubchen led by HE 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche. While I was there in September 2018, I had the good fortune and timing to offer Rinpoche a personal copy of Taranatha's Commentary on the Heart Sutra, just before he was… Continue reading New translation project: 10th Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche’s Shentong Commentary on the Third Karmapa’s ‘Mahamudra Aspiration Prayer’