Today, the full moon (July 10th) is also "Universal Prayer Day", and am happy to offer another musical offering, an aspiration prayer for love and compassion for the world and the beings within it. The Great Compassionate One, the fully awakened Buddha Avalokiteshvara's six-syllable Mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is medicine and soothing for troubled… Continue reading NEW MUSIC/SONG: Breathing Out Love and Compassion (Om Mani Padme Hum), a mantra of healing and love for troubled times and minds (Adele Tomlin/Dakini Songs, July 2025)
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NEW TRANSLATION: Vajrayogini’s ‘Extremely Concise Practice of the Great Compassionate One’ by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Introduction Today on the full moon, I offer this first translation and publication of a practice text on Avalokiteśvara, Path of Blissful Union: Great Compassionate One. Extremely Concise Practice from Tsembu Tradition, by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse'i dbang po, (1820-1892). It can be freely downloaded on request here. Vajrayogini who gave the… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: Vajrayogini’s ‘Extremely Concise Practice of the Great Compassionate One’ by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
NEW PUBLICATION: ‘Direct Instructions on the Great Compassionate One’ by 8th Karmapa and commentary by 17th Karmapa
Here is the first published English language edition of an instruction text by 8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje, the Direct Instructions on the Great Compassionate One [1] (Avalokiteśvara) from the Tsembu lineage. As I wrote about here [2], the Tsembu lineage is one of the five main traditions of Avalokiteśvara in Tibet, and came from the deity… Continue reading NEW PUBLICATION: ‘Direct Instructions on the Great Compassionate One’ by 8th Karmapa and commentary by 17th Karmapa
Vajrayogini’s instructions on the ‘Great Compassionate One’: Tsembupa’s Lineage
Vajrayogini Today, for Ḍākinī day (and the launch of a new website section) here is a short post on Avalokiteśvara (the Great Compassionate One) in the lineage of 13th Century yogi, Tsembupa Dharma Ozer (tshem bu pa dar ma 'od zer), that came directly from the deity, Vajrayogini [i]. This post considers the origin of… Continue reading Vajrayogini’s instructions on the ‘Great Compassionate One’: Tsembupa’s Lineage