On the morning of Chokhor Duchen these were some of the butter lamps at Palyul Retreat Center in upstate New York. These inspire me!
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Sorry for the long delay in posts, working on some life stuff. Funny how life seems to always get in the way. Anyway a couple weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity of attending teachings by Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche in Bozeman Montana. And it was one of the best experiences of my life. First, I [...] Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche and myself at Namdroling Montana, May 3, 2010. Photo by Konchog Norbu This sutra was emailed to me from Jim who is a fellow Palyul student. This comes from the Karandavyuha Sutra (Sublime Treasure King Sutra) and is considered a Mahayana Sutra. This is an amazing sutra and I have added an additional section from this sutra at the end which I think is very important. Thanks [...] This one comes from my Rigpa Sangha friend. Julie. I met Julie in San Francisco during the Rigpa City Retreat in 2001, and she has been a great friend since. Thank you Julie for sharing this… With your compassion inspire us with your blessings I hope everyone will tune into PBS tonight to see the “The Buddha”. A film about his life, narrated by Richard Gere. For more information and the trailer click here. Muni Sutta: The Sage Danger is born from intimacy,1 society gives birth to dust.2 Free from intimacy, free from society: such is the vision of the sage. [...] The recent article in the Winnipeg Free Press, It’s Wrong to Cheapen Great Eastern Religions, talking about using eastern religious iconography for monetary gains got under my skin. Some things should not be used to make a dollar. First, they give a great shout out to Dharma Burgers, then they give the example of Victoria [...] Grant your blessing so that my mind may turn towards the Dharma. The Four Dharmas of Gampopa Inspiration can be long or short and this one from the [...] This is my favorite picture of Padmasambhava. From the Rigpawiki “this is an image of Padmasambhava which was made from life and blessed by him in the eighth century in Tibet. It is believed that on seeing this statue at Samyé, he remarked, “It looks like me,” and then blessed it, saying, [...] HH Penor Rinpoche 2008 ©Anna Hadzi . For practice advice click here |
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