Practice Tonglen with Om Ah Hung (Extract of Om Ah Hung Varja Recitation – teachings by Garchen Rinpoche in Garchen Retreat Center in Taiwan. Ina Dhargye translated Tibetan – English) So we cultivate such a mind of love when we, for example, think about the kindness that others have given us. So, we give rise […]
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Samsara and Nirvana, Two Sides of the Same Hand by Khenchen Könchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche a
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Only Genuine Compassion Will Do Before we can generate compassion and love, it is important to have a clear understanding of what we understand compassion and love to be. In simple terms, compassion and love can be defined as positive thoughts and feelings that give rise to such essential things in life as hope, courage, […]
MEANING OF REFUGE If you have already received the refuge vow before, in all four traditions it is the same. The Three Jewels are always the same. So if you have received refuge before, you do not have to receive it again. But you may if you wish. But even if you have received it […]
Meditating on the Non-Duality of Self and Others – Amitabha Teaching called Revealing the Path to Liberation by His Eminence Garchen Triptul Rinpoche “Look at the mind that is free of subject – object duality!” This is the point that we will contemplate. When you do not grasp at subject – object duality, when you […]
The Dalai Lama: “Let me begin by explaining what we mean by blessing when we talk about a lama’s blessing or the blessing of the Dharma in the Buddhist context. Blessing must come from within your own mind. It is not something that comes from outside, even though we talk about a lama’s blessing or […]
a This is a message to all the Buddhists in the world. In general, anyone who practices a religion, any religion, needs love and compassion. This love and compassion is to be directed towards all sentient beings: “May all sentient beings have happiness and may they be free from suffering.” Therefore, when people anywhere suffer […]
Purification and Obstacle Removal Shitro (100 Deities) Empowerment Six Bardos Teachings Special 4-day Stages of Meditation DUE TO LIMITED SEATING, EVENT PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AT aENGLISH and VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE TRANSLATION HOTELS and TRANSPORTATION to DDSC TEMPLE & GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY (Click for various Local Lodging Options) a Aug 13 – Aug 14, 2015: […]
