SAMANTHABHADRI’S CHILD OF THE ROOT OF BLISS: TAKING THE RESULT AS THE PATH IN SECRET MANTRA VAJARYANA. The three aspects of yidam deity practice, the three roots of Vajrayana practice, and the first two of the three inner tantras, Maha and Anu Yoga, and the three-fold mandala of Samanthabhadra

“The three inner tantras assert that both the essence and the nature are the deity. The first of these is the mahāyoga, which focuses on the creation stage." “This Anuyoga asserts that one must restrain the aspect of ordinary confused perception into the expanse by focusing on the points of the channels, winds and drops… Continue reading SAMANTHABHADRI’S CHILD OF THE ROOT OF BLISS: TAKING THE RESULT AS THE PATH IN SECRET MANTRA VAJARYANA. The three aspects of yidam deity practice, the three roots of Vajrayana practice, and the first two of the three inner tantras, Maha and Anu Yoga, and the three-fold mandala of Samanthabhadra

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW AT THRANGU RINPOCHE’S MONASTERY: Remarkable and auspicious rainbow signs at Thrangu Rinpoche’s Nepal monastery during 49-day parinirvana ritual

These stunning and moving photos (see below) of a rare spherical rainbow surrounding the sun and human-like clouds, were posted on July 6th by the Thrangu Tashi Monastery in Namo Buddha, Nepal. Such a rare rainbow and clouds phenomenon are seen as highly significant and auspicious signs of realisation in a Vajrayana Buddhist master of… Continue reading SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW AT THRANGU RINPOCHE’S MONASTERY: Remarkable and auspicious rainbow signs at Thrangu Rinpoche’s Nepal monastery during 49-day parinirvana ritual

"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))

“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

As an offering for 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, vajra brothers and sisters, and his community of followers, I have created a short video with my original translation of the Swift Re-birth Supplication composed by HH 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. I have entitled it 'Swift Dawn of the Lion's Speech Sun'. The video here,… Continue reading ‘Swift Dawn of the Lion’s Speech Sun’: Re-birth Supplication for 9th Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa