"Incidentally it is only when the apparent absurdity of life is faced in all truth that faith really becomes possible. Otherwise, faith tends to be a kind of diversion, a spiritual amusement, in which one gathers up accepted, conventional formulas and arranges them in the approved mental patterns, without bothering to investigate their meaning, or… Continue reading The ‘completed’ investigation of Kagyu Samye Dzong Ireland abuse allegations
Tag: Women and Buddhism
A LOTUS WISDOM WOMAN’S SONG OF SALEY-O: International Women’s Day, March 8 2024
"Well-behaved women seldom make history.” “At first, a smiling, divine man,In the middle, a black-faced demon,At the end, a bull ready to beat you.Thinking thus, melancholy arises.So, this girl shall practice divine Dharma, andBe a companion of vajra-sibling friends!"--excerpt from Saley O’s song to Milarepa “..not only are the Buddhist past and Western scholarship on Buddhism… Continue reading A LOTUS WISDOM WOMAN’S SONG OF SALEY-O: International Women’s Day, March 8 2024
AN EMANATION OF NOBLE TĀRĀ: The amazing life and activities of Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (Dakini Conversations podcast, Ep.6)
Today is 25th December (Christmas Day for many), and a time of joy, giving and celebration, and tomorrow (26th) is a full moon. So it is with great pleasure to offer this timely 'gift' today (to women in particular) of a new Dakini Conversations podcast interview with renowned British-born Tibetan Buddhist nun and teacher, Jetsunma… Continue reading AN EMANATION OF NOBLE TĀRĀ: The amazing life and activities of Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo (Dakini Conversations podcast, Ep.6)
A BLOOMING LOTUS: Greetings on International Women’s Day 2023
"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness." “Above all, be the heroine of your life. Not the victim.” “The age of a woman doesn’t mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.” Wishing all women and girls a happy, loving,… Continue reading A BLOOMING LOTUS: Greetings on International Women’s Day 2023
RE-TELLING (AND RE-NAMING) ‘LHABAB DUCHEN’: WHEN MILK STREAMED FROM MOTHER’S BREASTS TO BUDDHA’S MOUTH AND BUDDHA’S GREAT ACT OF REPAYING MOTHER’S KINDNESS
“From women…buddhas come into this world…." "But when Queen Māyā saw the immense mightOf her son, like that of a seer divine,She could not bear the delight it caused her;So she departed to dwell in the divine realms." ---excerpt from Buddhacarita on Queen Māyā's death "I tell you, monks, there are two people who are… Continue reading RE-TELLING (AND RE-NAMING) ‘LHABAB DUCHEN’: WHEN MILK STREAMED FROM MOTHER’S BREASTS TO BUDDHA’S MOUTH AND BUDDHA’S GREAT ACT OF REPAYING MOTHER’S KINDNESS
BRAVEHEART BUDDHA: Women and lower castes as ‘foremost’ disciples, colloquial language teachings, ‘six requisites’ of monastics and the all-male ‘first council’
Here is the write-up of the 13th Day of the 17th Karmapa's recent teachings on the Origins of Secret Mantra (see video here). The Karmapa first considers the question of the dates of the Buddha, his birth and death; how they are calculated based on the time of Emperor Ashoka and why there are differing… Continue reading BRAVEHEART BUDDHA: Women and lower castes as ‘foremost’ disciples, colloquial language teachings, ‘six requisites’ of monastics and the all-male ‘first council’