OPENING THE DOOR TO BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHICAL TENETS AND ULTIMATE VIEW: ” Gateway of Knowledge” by Ju Mipham Rinpoche with “Magic Key” commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche: Parinirvana anniversary commemoration offering

“To the great emptiness free from the elaborations of the eight limits,From the authentic logical path of the wise scholars,That totally connects all beings to the ground of  bliss and benefit,I prostrate to those kind and sacred gurus.” “It is not completely non-existent emptiness, mere nothingness like space, or the child of a barren woman.”… Continue reading OPENING THE DOOR TO BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHICAL TENETS AND ULTIMATE VIEW: ” Gateway of Knowledge” by Ju Mipham Rinpoche with “Magic Key” commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche: Parinirvana anniversary commemoration offering

THE MAGIC KEY FOR “ENTERING THE GATEWAY OF KNOWLEDGE” (KHE-JUG) PART I: THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS/TENETS (DRUB-THA): The non-Buddhist schools and two ‘externalist’ Buddhist schools of the Hinayana and Mind-Only (9th Thrangu Rinpoche’s teachings on Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche’s Gateway to Knowledge (Part I))

"Great emptiness free from the elaborations of the eight limits,From the authentic logical path of the wise scholars,That totally connects all beings to the ground of  bliss and benefit,I prostrate to those kind and sacred gurus." --Khenpo Gangshar in The Magic Key commentary (tr. Tomlin, 2023) "In Tibetan, drub means to prove, and tha means… Continue reading THE MAGIC KEY FOR “ENTERING THE GATEWAY OF KNOWLEDGE” (KHE-JUG) PART I: THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS/TENETS (DRUB-THA): The non-Buddhist schools and two ‘externalist’ Buddhist schools of the Hinayana and Mind-Only (9th Thrangu Rinpoche’s teachings on Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche’s Gateway to Knowledge (Part I))

‘SONG OF THE DZOGCHEN VIEW: MUSIC OF SWEET SOUNDS’ by Ju Mipham Gyatso. Based on teaching by 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

“However, those with little habituation to the abiding reality,Might not realize the secret point of the profound.I am not being disrespectful to you;So, if this strikes a nerve, please be patient." --Ju Mipham Rinpoche in Music of Sweet Sounds “I feel that it is fair to say that I have a strong lineage of blessings… Continue reading ‘SONG OF THE DZOGCHEN VIEW: MUSIC OF SWEET SOUNDS’ by Ju Mipham Gyatso. Based on teaching by 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

New Audio-Video: ‘Magnetising All’ (Wangdu) aspiration chanted by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

Here is a new video (with audio) of HH 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje chanting the well-known Wangdu Prayer by Ju Mipham Rinpoche: 'Great Clouds of Blessings: Supplication that Magnetises All That Appearance-Existence (in Tibetan: Nangsi Wangdu Dupai Sol Deb Jinlab Trin Chen (སྣང་སྲིད་དབང་དུ་སྡུད་པའི་གསོལ་འདེབས་བྱིན་རླབས་སྤྲིན་ཆེན་བཞུགས་སོ། ། ) or Wangdu for short. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcHu-Q-WR-I In September 2022, the… Continue reading New Audio-Video: ‘Magnetising All’ (Wangdu) aspiration chanted by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

‘MAGNETISING ALL (WANGDU)’ GREAT CLOUDS OF BLESSINGS SUPPLICATION BY JU MIPHAM RINPOCHE (NEW TRANSLATION) AND ORAL TRANSMISSION BY 17TH KARMAPA

"If due to having no control over your mind, you are unable to give rise to bodhicitta, emptiness and other non-worldly accomplishments, reciting Wang Du with diligence will allow you to gain these qualities with ease."-- Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche Introduction Yesterday, on Day 13 of the Summer Teachings, HH 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley… Continue reading ‘MAGNETISING ALL (WANGDU)’ GREAT CLOUDS OF BLESSINGS SUPPLICATION BY JU MIPHAM RINPOCHE (NEW TRANSLATION) AND ORAL TRANSMISSION BY 17TH KARMAPA

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Tāranātha and Ju Mipham Rinpoche on Kālacakra

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (('jam dbyangs mkhyen brtse' dbang po, 1820 - 1892) had a very strong connection with Tāranātha and the Kālacakra teachings via his deep friendship and connection with Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas, 1813-1899). According to his biographers: ''Khyentse Wangpo met Jamgon Kongtrul at the end of 1840,… Continue reading Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Tāranātha and Ju Mipham Rinpoche on Kālacakra