"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." --George Santayana "History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done." ~ Sydney J. Harris Introduction A new campaign and online petition to recognise the Jonang Tibetan Buddhist tradition has been launched by the… Continue reading RECOGNISING JONANG AND RIGHTING PAST WRONGS IN TIBET: New online campaign launched by Tibetan Jonang lineage holder to demand that central Tibetan exile government authorities officially recognise one of the main Tibetan Buddhist lineages
Tag: kalacakra
‘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
A SHINING MASS OF DHARMA: The Extraordinary and Vast Collected Works of Jetsun Tāranātha. New website and translation on his Life and Works
Introduction For the New Moon today, the first day of the sacred month of Saga Dawa tomorrow,and the recent commemoration of Jetsun Tāranātha's passing (May 17th), I am happy to launch and announce a brand-new website and first ever published English translation of the outline/contents of Tāranātha’s Collected Works, see https://taranathascollectedworks.com. To accompany the launch,… Continue reading A SHINING MASS OF DHARMA: The Extraordinary and Vast Collected Works of Jetsun Tāranātha. New website and translation on his Life and Works
KARMA KAGYU KĀLACAKRA LINEAGE AND BOKAR RINPOCHE: 17th birthday offering for the yangsi Bokar Rinpoche
Today, on the occasion of the Bokar Rinpoche yangsi's 17th birthday, and for the forthcoming grand ritual of Kalacakra at Bokar Monastery from 27th April to May 5th, I offer this short article of an overview as well as links to research and translations I have written about the former 2nd Bokar Rinpoche and his… Continue reading KARMA KAGYU KĀLACAKRA LINEAGE AND BOKAR RINPOCHE: 17th birthday offering for the yangsi Bokar Rinpoche
PRAISES TO TĀRĀ! TWENTY-ONE TĀRĀ BLESSINGS IN BODH GAYA FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE. Empowerment by HH 14th Dalai Lama, introduction to the four main traditions of twenty-one Tārās and ‘The Explicit and Secret Aspects’ of Tārā commentary by Jetsun Tāranātha
Introduction As an offering for the Twenty-one Tarā (jenang) permission empowerment given today by HH 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (video here), in the place where Shakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment, (which I was fortunate to attend in person), I offer first a brief introduction to the four main traditions of the Twenty-One Tārās (two from… Continue reading PRAISES TO TĀRĀ! TWENTY-ONE TĀRĀ BLESSINGS IN BODH GAYA FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE. Empowerment by HH 14th Dalai Lama, introduction to the four main traditions of twenty-one Tārās and ‘The Explicit and Secret Aspects’ of Tārā commentary by Jetsun Tāranātha
‘MEETING THE ULTIMATE GURU’S FACE’: 30TH PARANIRVANA ANNIVERSARY 3RD JAMGON KONGTRUL RINPOCHE
The guru is the luminosity of one's mind.In knowing this to be so,The guru's mind and mineAre undivided and never separate, This is meeting the ultimate guru's face. --excerpt from the Billowing Clouds of Blessings: Guru Yoga (tr. Adele Tomlin) For the 30th Paranirvana Anniversary of the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul today, am re-posting an article I… Continue reading ‘MEETING THE ULTIMATE GURU’S FACE’: 30TH PARANIRVANA ANNIVERSARY 3RD JAMGON KONGTRUL RINPOCHE
REVEALING ONE’S INNATE, SHINING ‘VAJRA’ FACE: YIDAM DEITY YOGA. Part II of the Five-fold Mahāmudrā path (Garchen Rinpoche teachings, January 2022)
“Vajra-holder, originator of samsara and nirvana, primordially perfected yidam, deity of the mandala appearing before ordinary beings to be tamed: I pray to the guru—the exalted deity!” ---Rigdzin Chokyi Dragpa from 'Five-fold Mahāmudrā Supplication' "In one’s body, the king of deity forms, If the stable support of the unchanging base is not held, Mother dakinis,… Continue reading REVEALING ONE’S INNATE, SHINING ‘VAJRA’ FACE: YIDAM DEITY YOGA. Part II of the Five-fold Mahāmudrā path (Garchen Rinpoche teachings, January 2022)
NEW TRANSLATION: Milarepa’s Song on the Ten Pāramitās
"Great Kind, Lord Marpa Translator, Please be a refuge for sentient beings of degenerate times. May your dharma blessing pacify jealousy. Listen, Darlo, you teacher who seek fame: Thinking one is immortal, Obsessing over words that connect or contradict, Thirty-two years wasted without sensing it, If you practice now, that would be best." --Excerpt from… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: Milarepa’s Song on the Ten Pāramitās
3rd Jamgon Kongtrul, Rumtek Monastery Parinirvāṇa ritual and Kālacakra
For Dakini Day today, I offer a short post on the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul, one of the main lineage holders of Karma Kagyu and the Non-Sectarian movement in Tibet (Rimey), heart-son of 16th Karmapa and Kālacakra master (who passed away suddenly in a car crash in 1992). Rumtek Monastery Parinirvana anniversary puja Yesterday, Rumtek monastery… Continue reading 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul, Rumtek Monastery Parinirvāṇa ritual and Kālacakra
GURU PADMASAMBHAVA’S RETURN (2424 AD): Hero King of Shambhala, Rudra Cakri (Wrathful Chakra-Holder), Conqueror of Barbarians
"The emanations will appear to kill the barbarians, pacifying their arrogance and having brought them to the true path, the emanations will return. Then will start the Kṛida age (yuga). Cakrī will have two sons, Brahmā and Sureśvara. In the lineage of Sureśvara will arise very many, Kāśyapa and others. They will traverse the twelve… Continue reading GURU PADMASAMBHAVA’S RETURN (2424 AD): Hero King of Shambhala, Rudra Cakri (Wrathful Chakra-Holder), Conqueror of Barbarians