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VISITING A “WONDER OF THE WORLD”: BOROBUDUR BLESSINGS. The Ancient Borobodur temple, Kagyu Monlam, the 16 Arhats empowerment by 12th Gyaltsab Rinpoche and the ‘brilliant white’ temple for the Marme Monlam (Indonesian Pilgrimage III)

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'Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly.' --Ladies of the Borobudur After attending HE 12th Gyaltsab Rinpoche's empowerment and activities in Batam Island and visiting some other Buddhist temples there, I traveled to the sacred land of Java, Indonesia, first to the city of Yogyakarta. This whole region is… Continue reading VISITING A “WONDER OF THE WORLD”: BOROBUDUR BLESSINGS. The Ancient Borobodur temple, Kagyu Monlam, the 16 Arhats empowerment by 12th Gyaltsab Rinpoche and the ‘brilliant white’ temple for the Marme Monlam (Indonesian Pilgrimage III)

THE IMPORTANCE OF WISDOM AND REVIVING THE KAGYU AFTER CENTURIES OF DESTRUCTION IN TIBET: Final Day of Seven Pointing Out Instructions by 8th Karmapa, importance of both study and practice for the revival of Kagyu study communities, and teachings on the Fifty Verses of the Guru for the forthcoming Arya Kshema nuns’ Dharma event (17th Karmapa, Kagyu Guncho teaching Day 3, January 2024)

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"We do  not have such sharp faculties as the Kagyu forefathers did, and our faculties are really rather dull, our faith, our diligence, our prajñā (wisdom) and lesser in strength. So we are not the same as them. Thus, it is important for us to engage in a certain degree of listening and contemplation and… Continue reading THE IMPORTANCE OF WISDOM AND REVIVING THE KAGYU AFTER CENTURIES OF DESTRUCTION IN TIBET: Final Day of Seven Pointing Out Instructions by 8th Karmapa, importance of both study and practice for the revival of Kagyu study communities, and teachings on the Fifty Verses of the Guru for the forthcoming Arya Kshema nuns’ Dharma event (17th Karmapa, Kagyu Guncho teaching Day 3, January 2024)