SOUNDS OF “ANCIENT, INNER TIBET” AND AWAKENING THE LIGHT, WEALTH AND WISDOM OF THE “BUDDHA HEART”: The 17th Karmapa’s live online speech at the final day of the Kagyu Monlam Taiwan 2025 (English translation and summary), sounds of “inner Tibet” and the “speaking, living” Buddha Shakyamuni image

"One who makes the lamp offering accumulates immeasurable and boundless blessings."--Pradīpadānīya Sūtra (Sutra of the Merit of Offering Light) "So what is the key to lighting a lamp? It is a pure mind, which is very important. The depth of the merit of lighting a lamp depends on our mental attitude when lighting the lamp,… Continue reading SOUNDS OF “ANCIENT, INNER TIBET” AND AWAKENING THE LIGHT, WEALTH AND WISDOM OF THE “BUDDHA HEART”: The 17th Karmapa’s live online speech at the final day of the Kagyu Monlam Taiwan 2025 (English translation and summary), sounds of “inner Tibet” and the “speaking, living” Buddha Shakyamuni image

HOMAGE AND DEVOTION TO THE GURU’S BLESSED FORM: The relics of 16th Gyalwang Karmapa presented in new Tibetan Buddhist Dharma centre, Namkha Oseling, Taiwan

Recently, I travelled over a thousand miles to visit Taiwan for the first time, and to view and pay homage to the relics of the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rigpe Dorje. As I wrote about here, from 1st to 3rd November, HE Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and HE Dilyak Rinpoche (with Nalandabodhi) hosted a Dharma teaching event,… Continue reading HOMAGE AND DEVOTION TO THE GURU’S BLESSED FORM: The relics of 16th Gyalwang Karmapa presented in new Tibetan Buddhist Dharma centre, Namkha Oseling, Taiwan