For the New Moon today, am happy to share and announce the creation and launch of another Dharma translations and research website dedicated solely to the Collected Works of the Karmapas. As I have already done a significant amount of translation, research and transcripts on the 1st-17th Karmapas, I decided it would be beneficial to… Continue reading THE COLLECTED WORKS OF THE KARMAPAS: New website resource of Collected Works of Karmapas (Part 1): First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa
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Offering for the ‘crown jewel’ of Kagyu, the erection of the Sambhogakāya, the unequalled, great Gampopa: New praise to Dagpo Gampopa by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (16th August 2024)
Today, for the forthcoming commemoration on the 19th August 2024 of the parinirvāṇa of Karma Kagyu founding forefather, Dagpo Gampopa, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa published a new Offering Praise in Tibetan. As there is no English translation of the praise, I have provided one here (see below). Apologies for any errors in meaning or intent!… Continue reading Offering for the ‘crown jewel’ of Kagyu, the erection of the Sambhogakāya, the unequalled, great Gampopa: New praise to Dagpo Gampopa by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (16th August 2024)
REMEMBERING THE ‘CROWN JEWEL OF ALL KAGYU’, JE GAMPOPA : An overview of research and translations on Je Gampopa and online commemoration with 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
མཆོག་བྱིན་རླབས་དངོས་གྲུབ་དཀྱིལ་འཁོར་ནས༎ རྗེ་སྒམ་པོ་པ་ལ་གསོལ་བ་འདེབས༎From the mandala of supreme blessings and siddhi, Lord Gampopa, I supplicate!--Excerpt from 15th Karmapa's Praise to the Dagpo Kagyu lineage Today, the full moon day, is also the parinirvana of one of the most important lineage forefathers of the Kagyu lineages, Je Gampopa, the ‘Crown Jewel of all Kagyu’. As an offering for… Continue reading REMEMBERING THE ‘CROWN JEWEL OF ALL KAGYU’, JE GAMPOPA : An overview of research and translations on Je Gampopa and online commemoration with 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
‘YOUR LIPS ARE WHAT WILL SEND YOU TO HELL AND NEED TO BE SHUT AND LOCKED’: 8th Karmapa on the difference between ‘dry’ and ‘juicy’ words, Je Gampopa on signs of the Dharma disappearing, and the importance of having pure perception of all people’s faults and mistakes, and keeping your lips shut (17th Karmapa’s Spring teachings 2023 (Day 5)
"From the outside, it might seem like they have the conduct of a bodhisattva that seems to benefit others. However, because they are thinking about this life only, then it is only of pseudo-benefit for others. The Bodhisattva actions they do are pseudo-actions." “Sometimes you do see faults, you see it and think that really… Continue reading ‘YOUR LIPS ARE WHAT WILL SEND YOU TO HELL AND NEED TO BE SHUT AND LOCKED’: 8th Karmapa on the difference between ‘dry’ and ‘juicy’ words, Je Gampopa on signs of the Dharma disappearing, and the importance of having pure perception of all people’s faults and mistakes, and keeping your lips shut (17th Karmapa’s Spring teachings 2023 (Day 5)
GOING BACK TO THE FEMALE ROOTS OF VAJRAYĀNA: A 21st Century review of the female and yogic roots of Vajrayāna, monastic vows and tantric practice, and the invisible, silent female consort
“My female messengers are everywhere; They bestow all the spiritual attainments By gazing, touching, kissing, and embracing. The most excellent place for yogis is Wherever there is a gathering of yoginis; There all the magical powers will be attained By all those blissful ones.” --Cakrasaṁvaratantra “As The Great Tantra of the Primordial Buddha emphatically forbids… Continue reading GOING BACK TO THE FEMALE ROOTS OF VAJRAYĀNA: A 21st Century review of the female and yogic roots of Vajrayāna, monastic vows and tantric practice, and the invisible, silent female consort
A KAGYU NEW YEAR FESTIVE FEAST OF DHARMA DELIGHTS! Full transmission of Gampopa’s Collected works by 12th Gyeltsab Rinpoche and 17th Karmapa’s teaching on the Thirty Verses by Vasubandhu
“Read well the ‘Collected Works of Gampopa‘, the crown jewel of all the Kagyu. These teachings on the union of Kadampa and Māhamudrā are more wondrous and greater in blessings than other works and termas. The Kagyu masters of the past all received siddhi through these profound teachings. Meeting the Buddha’s teachings through the compassion… Continue reading A KAGYU NEW YEAR FESTIVE FEAST OF DHARMA DELIGHTS! Full transmission of Gampopa’s Collected works by 12th Gyeltsab Rinpoche and 17th Karmapa’s teaching on the Thirty Verses by Vasubandhu
The Doctor of Dagpo (Dagpo Lhaje) whose family tragedy led to monkhood: ”Four Dharmas’ of Gampopa’ by 17th Karmapa (Part II)
HH 17th Gyalwang Karmapa teaching on Four Dharmas of Gampopa (Day Two) On the second day of the 17th Karmapa’s teaching on the four Dharmas of Gampopa, he taught the first part of the life-story of Gampopa (Dagpo Lhaje). Covering topics such as how he was a renowned doctor whose loss of wife and children… Continue reading The Doctor of Dagpo (Dagpo Lhaje) whose family tragedy led to monkhood: ”Four Dharmas’ of Gampopa’ by 17th Karmapa (Part II)
‘All Buddhists can be called ‘Kagyupa”: the ‘Four Dharmas’ of Gampopa by 17th Karmapa (Part I)
HH 17th Gyalwang Karmapa teaching yesterday on the 'Four Dharmas of Gampopa' Yesterday was the first day of HH Gyalwang Karmapa’s teachings on the ‘Four Dharmas of Gampopa’, given for the annual Kagyu debate meeting (this year held at Zurmang monastery, Sikkim). The 17th Karmapa was in excellent form, giving a detailed and interesting teaching… Continue reading ‘All Buddhists can be called ‘Kagyupa”: the ‘Four Dharmas’ of Gampopa by 17th Karmapa (Part I)