The new year 2024 has begun and time to start some new habits and meaningful studies! Ever wanted to read Tibetan rituals and prayers in the beautiful and unusual Tibetan script itself without the need for phonetics? The script is not only used by Tibetan language speakers, but also in Sikkim, Ladakh and Bhutan. Want… Continue reading Learn Classical Tibetan I (Beginners) with scholar-translator in English in the New Year 2024!
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‘ALL BUDDHAS ARE BORN FROM WOMEN’: Remembering Abhidhamma teachings and Buddha’s mother at a contemporary Buddhist Nālanda in the sacred heart of India
"I tell you, monks, there are two people who are not easy to repay. Which two? Your mother and father. Even if you were to carry your mother on one shoulder and your father on the other shoulder for 100 years, and were to look after them by anointing, massaging, bathing, and rubbing their limbs,… Continue reading ‘ALL BUDDHAS ARE BORN FROM WOMEN’: Remembering Abhidhamma teachings and Buddha’s mother at a contemporary Buddhist Nālanda in the sacred heart of India
THE MANY ‘FACES’ OF ADELE TOMLIN: New personal website, adeletomlin.com
Happy to announce the launch of my new personal website, Adeletomlin.com, to complement the Dakini Translations website. Due to demand, this new website gives a simple presentation of my independent publications, books, articles, websites, podcasts, interviews, talks and personal photos in one place. The front page has a sample of the many inspiring and positive… Continue reading THE MANY ‘FACES’ OF ADELE TOMLIN: New personal website, adeletomlin.com
‘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! At the beginning of the Autumn season this September 2023, due to requests for Tibetan language… Continue reading ‘AWAKENING WISDOM’ NEW ONLINE COURSE: Read, study and understand the Heart Sutra in Tibetan (September 2023)
‘FOOD OF SINFUL DEMONS’ AND THE FAULTS OF EATING ANIMALS: Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet: Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Barstow (Dakini Conversations: Ep.4)
"Meat is a food for sinful demons." ---Nyammey Sherab Gyeltsen (1356-1415) Tibetan Bon master "I was struck, however, by Patrul [Rinpoche]’s mocking description of monks, beards tinged red from the bloody meat they were eating, covering their heads in shame. I had lived with Tibetans long enough to know that most ate meat with… Continue reading ‘FOOD OF SINFUL DEMONS’ AND THE FAULTS OF EATING ANIMALS: Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet: Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Barstow (Dakini Conversations: Ep.4)
TOP OF THE PODS: Newly launched ‘Dakini Conversations’ podcast ranked in Top Ten Buddhist Podcasts
After only being launched a few months ago, and with only three podcasts, Dakini Conversations has already been placed at no.10 in the top 40 'Best Buddhist podcasts' by a popular podcast website ! They state that their list is "the best Buddhist podcasts from thousands of podcasts on the web and ranked by traffic,… Continue reading TOP OF THE PODS: Newly launched ‘Dakini Conversations’ podcast ranked in Top Ten Buddhist Podcasts
New Video: Short Meditation on the Two Views of Emptiness and their relevance to daily life(from Tricycle Dharma Talk: May 2023)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7wGBV9s7VI Here is a short meditation on the two views of emptiness developed in Tibetan Buddhism, Empty-of-Self (Rangtong) and Empty-of-Other (Zhentong) which concluded a longer Dharma Talk on the topic for Tricycle Magazine. For the full Dharma Talk, see here. Moving away from the philosophical explanations to a more practical way to experience the… Continue reading New Video: Short Meditation on the Two Views of Emptiness and their relevance to daily life(from Tricycle Dharma Talk: May 2023)
Entering the Space of Dakinis: Interview with Prof. Janet Gyatso (Dakini Conversations: Ep.2)
For Dakini Day today, am delighted to announce the second episode of the Dakini Conversations podcast with Prof. Janet Gyatso, the first and current Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Divinity School of Harvard University. The Youtube video can be watched here: https://youtu.be/exI_XboQxFQ The audio-only podcast can also be downloaded and listened to on… Continue reading Entering the Space of Dakinis: Interview with Prof. Janet Gyatso (Dakini Conversations: Ep.2)
The nature and importance of genuine love in Buddhism
“The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” — Henry Miller "People carry roses, And make promises by the hour, My love she laughs like the flowers, Valentines can't buy her." — Bob Dylan Today, when globally people celebrate love on Valentine's… Continue reading The nature and importance of genuine love in Buddhism
THE GREAT WISDOM MOTHER (YUM CHENMO) NEW ART, BOOK EDITION AND WEBSITE: TĀRANĀTHA’S COMMENTARY ON THE HEART SŪTRA. Second edition of book with original Tibetan calligraphy artwork and new project/website dedicated to Tāranātha’s Life and Works
"Empty does not mean completely empty, but primordial awareness empty of dualistic appearances.""[The Heart Sūtra] teaches that the ultimate perfectly established [nature] is empty of apparent saṁsara and nirvana. The primordial awareness of the perfectly established ultimate nature pervades all of saṁsara and nirvana but is not contaminated by either saṁsara or nirvana. Since it… Continue reading THE GREAT WISDOM MOTHER (YUM CHENMO) NEW ART, BOOK EDITION AND WEBSITE: TĀRANĀTHA’S COMMENTARY ON THE HEART SŪTRA. Second edition of book with original Tibetan calligraphy artwork and new project/website dedicated to Tāranātha’s Life and Works