“Obstacles are a sign of success.” –16th Karmapa During the meaningful and auspicious one month stay (14th February to 15th March, extended twice on request) at the beautiful setting of Sherab Ling Monastery, Himachal Pradesh, India, I was able to complete several new pieces of original writing, research and translations, and make some new suggestions… Continue reading 8TH TAI SITUPA NEW RESEARCH AND TRANSLATIONS, AND ONE MONTH SHERAB LING MONASTERY STAY 14th February to 15th March 2026 (Summary report)
Tag: 9th Gyalton Rinpoche
12TH KHENTING TAI SITUPA 73rd BIRTHDAY AND WHITE TARA BLESSINGS AT SHERAB LING
Today (25th February) is the 8th day of the first Lunar month according to the Kalacakra calendar, traditionally celebrated as the birthday of HH 12th Khenting Tai Situpa and also Noble Tārā day. At Tai Situpa's main monastic seat in India, Palpung Sherab Ling, HE 9th Gyalton Rinpoche, tulkus, Khenpos, vajra masters, monastic community and… Continue reading 12TH KHENTING TAI SITUPA 73rd BIRTHDAY AND WHITE TARA BLESSINGS AT SHERAB LING
SHOWER OF WHITE TARAS WITH TAI SITUPA RED ACTIVITY CROWN “INNER VISION” AT SHERAB LING: 8th Tai Situpa’s Golden Stupa and “inner vision” shower of White Taras with red activity hats, and red and white rose flower garden, during Palpung Sherab Ling’s Gutor (nine-day, 24 hour) Mahakala ritual (Part I, Losar Sherab Ling))
Introduction The first day of the Tibetan and Chinese Lunar New Year (Losar), of the male Fire-Horse was on 18th February 2026. I was very fortunate to have the merit and motivation (and be heavily magnetised/pulled) to spend the few days before and during Losar day at the stunning Palpung Sherab Ling monastery near Bir,… Continue reading SHOWER OF WHITE TARAS WITH TAI SITUPA RED ACTIVITY CROWN “INNER VISION” AT SHERAB LING: 8th Tai Situpa’s Golden Stupa and “inner vision” shower of White Taras with red activity hats, and red and white rose flower garden, during Palpung Sherab Ling’s Gutor (nine-day, 24 hour) Mahakala ritual (Part I, Losar Sherab Ling))
“TRY WALKING IN MY SHOES”: NO DISCUSSION OR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BULLYING OF LONE, FOREIGN WOMAN. A summary list of “what, where, who and when” in relation to bullying and harassment campaign, with unaccountable “judge and jury” decisions by “anonymous” or “handpicked by Guru Vajradhara” administrators in Vietnam and Europe 2025
"Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened, but do not be silenced." --Bertrand Russell "Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist." "If you try walking in my… Continue reading “TRY WALKING IN MY SHOES”: NO DISCUSSION OR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR BULLYING OF LONE, FOREIGN WOMAN. A summary list of “what, where, who and when” in relation to bullying and harassment campaign, with unaccountable “judge and jury” decisions by “anonymous” or “handpicked by Guru Vajradhara” administrators in Vietnam and Europe 2025
THE CREATION STAGE AND PURE PERCEPTION IN VAJRAYANA: Taking refuge vows and getting a new refuge name, instructions on pure perception and the creation stage, and deliberately harassed/targeted by total strangers revealed as part of a general smear campaign to disrupt my connection with the teacher (Beaumont, Belgium Part II, 9th Gyalton Rinpoche)
"However, in the Vajrayana, the Buddha taught that you are Amitabha, or Avalokiteshvara, or Tara right here and now. Due to the obscurations though, we have not recognised it. So recognising that everything right now is the pure land of the Buddha, and is perfect, that is bringing the fruition as the path." "That Buddha… Continue reading THE CREATION STAGE AND PURE PERCEPTION IN VAJRAYANA: Taking refuge vows and getting a new refuge name, instructions on pure perception and the creation stage, and deliberately harassed/targeted by total strangers revealed as part of a general smear campaign to disrupt my connection with the teacher (Beaumont, Belgium Part II, 9th Gyalton Rinpoche)
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
“PROTECTION FROM FEAR OF ENEMY ARMIES” WHITE TĀRĀ AND 8TH KENTING TAI SITUPA: Historical lineage from Indian panditas Vāgīśvarakīrti and Dharmakīrtiśrī, Karma Kagyu as holders of all main transmission from Je Gampopa, Palpung/8th Tai Situpa’s iconic (and subtly “political”) artworks, and newly transcribed e-book of White Tārā sadhana commentary by 9th Gyalton Rinpoche
"The white lady who deceives death.” འཆི་བ་སླུ་བྱེད་དཀར་མོའོ། ། --from the Origin of Tārā Tantra “Puṇya is merit. Jñāna is primordial awareness. Puṣṭiṃ kuru svāhā means may those increase.” “One million recitations of the root mantra is said to be accomplishment of the mantra. With ten million it is said that all activities are accomplished. In… Continue reading “PROTECTION FROM FEAR OF ENEMY ARMIES” WHITE TĀRĀ AND 8TH KENTING TAI SITUPA: Historical lineage from Indian panditas Vāgīśvarakīrti and Dharmakīrtiśrī, Karma Kagyu as holders of all main transmission from Je Gampopa, Palpung/8th Tai Situpa’s iconic (and subtly “political”) artworks, and newly transcribed e-book of White Tārā sadhana commentary by 9th Gyalton Rinpoche
“EMBODYING THE ESSENCE” WITH LOVE, TIME, PRESENCE AND STABILITY: “One Gone to Bliss” Buddha Nature experiential teachings on text by 3rd Karmapa by 9th Gyalton Rinpoche in Belgium (Part I: 11-12 September 2025)
"Time is free, but it is also priceless." "The nature of all beings is always Buddha [Awakened]. འགྲོ་བའི་རང་བཞིན་རྟག་ཏུ་སངས་རྒྱས་" —3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje "The reason samsara is beginningless is because it is an illusion. When you realise this then the illusion ends. The reason texts describe samsara as endless is because countless sentient beings are still… Continue reading “EMBODYING THE ESSENCE” WITH LOVE, TIME, PRESENCE AND STABILITY: “One Gone to Bliss” Buddha Nature experiential teachings on text by 3rd Karmapa by 9th Gyalton Rinpoche in Belgium (Part I: 11-12 September 2025)
HEARING THE “INNER VOICE” OF WISDOM WITH 9TH GYALTON RINPOCHE: Report on four day course with HE 9th Gyalton Rinpoche in Prague and some sights, sounds and observations
After attending the Discovering the Buddha Within I: Inner Peace course with HE 9th Chungpo Gyalton Rinpoche in Hanoi, Vietnam (see report here), as well as other teachings and empowerments Rinpoche then gave in Taiwan and Berlin this year, I decided to attend the second Buddha Within (a course devised by the 12th Tai Situpa)… Continue reading HEARING THE “INNER VOICE” OF WISDOM WITH 9TH GYALTON RINPOCHE: Report on four day course with HE 9th Gyalton Rinpoche in Prague and some sights, sounds and observations
AROUSING BLISSFUL BODHICITTA AND “JEWEL-IN THE LOTUS” RICHES IN BERLIN: HE 9th Khyungpo Gyaton Rinpoche’s teachings on 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, sightseeing walk in Berlin, and Dzambhala empowerment, Bodhicarya Berlin centre (5-6th August 2025)
"4. The practice of all the bodhisattvas is to renounce this life’s concerns, For friends and relatives, long acquainted, must all go their separate ways; Wealth and prized possessions, painstakingly acquired, must all be left behind; And consciousness, the guest who lodges in the body, must in time depart... 14. Even if others should declare… Continue reading AROUSING BLISSFUL BODHICITTA AND “JEWEL-IN THE LOTUS” RICHES IN BERLIN: HE 9th Khyungpo Gyaton Rinpoche’s teachings on 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, sightseeing walk in Berlin, and Dzambhala empowerment, Bodhicarya Berlin centre (5-6th August 2025)