Question: Rinpoche, I would like to sleep less so that I could have more time to practice. I don’t want to waste this precious life! I have chronic illness that leaves me so fatigued that I am unable to concentrate my mind. I become very dopey and drowsy. Do I just have to accept that this […]
Question: If one has recited many prayers, praises, offerings, and supplications to the guru in order to arouse and cultivate devotion, what is the best way to practice during the mantra recitation? Should one, for example, put aside thinking about the qualities of the guru and focus more on maintaining the clarity of the visualization […]
Question: Could Rinpoche please explain the “mahamudra of devotion” in relation to Guru Yoga practice? How does one approach this? Garchen Rinpoche: When you realize that your own mind and the mind of the guru are one, then you have uncontrived devotion. First, we give rise to devotion by thinking of the guru’s qualities, even […]
“Each person must find his or her own path. Nonetheless, seek guidance from wise and compassionate people and listen to them earnestly. This will help you find the best way to proceed – now and in the future.” – Karmapa on Guidance
A PRAYER TO “TĀRĀ THE SEVEN PROTECTORS” — BY LORD JIGTEN GONPO Once, when Lord Jigten Gonpo was staying at Echung Cave in Drikung, after having attained Enlightenment, he had a vision of the Seven Taras. At that time, he made the above supplication prayer through the seven verses. This prayer has manifold blessings and it is […]
“THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR” A practicing Bodhisattva seeks to conquer his formidable enemies – his egoistic delusion and all its forces – and then seeks to help others enslaved by similar adversaries. The main purpose of this training is the development of superior wisdom. Liberation from inner delusions and their resulting miseries is achieved […]
The Wheel of Blessing and Power An Explanation of the Glorious Drikung Kagyu Logo The Sun, the Moon, and the Hung Syllable Translated by Khenpo Konchok TamphelOm Svasti! I bow at the feet of Lord Vajradhara, Lodro Rinchen, and Dewegon, Danun, Nagarjuna, Shavari, and Tilipa, Naro, Metri, Marpa, Mila, Dagpo, and Dorje Gyal, And […]
[eyesonly username=”Lee”]This is for your eyes only Saraha: “I prostrate to the one who has vanquished the power of the maras”. In colloquial language, the term maras refers to external demons that try to tempt one in various ways. But according to the Buddhist tradition, mara in its fundamental sense refers to a factor that […]
