"One who makes the lamp offering accumulates immeasurable and boundless blessings."--Pradīpadānīya Sūtra (Sutra of the Merit of Offering Light) "So what is the key to lighting a lamp? It is a pure mind, which is very important. The depth of the merit of lighting a lamp depends on our mental attitude when lighting the lamp,… Continue reading SOUNDS OF “ANCIENT, INNER TIBET” AND AWAKENING THE LIGHT, WEALTH AND WISDOM OF THE “BUDDHA HEART”: The 17th Karmapa’s live online speech at the final day of the Kagyu Monlam Taiwan 2025 (English translation and summary), sounds of “inner Tibet” and the “speaking, living” Buddha Shakyamuni image