Khandro Yeshé Tsogyel’s Prayer to Guru Rinpoche
Dec 24, 2020
For this Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you Khandro Yeshé Tsogyel’s supplication to the Great Guru, or Mahā Guru, Padmasambhava. Yeshé Tsogyel made this prayer of aspiration, her heart filled with devotion, as the Mahā Guru...
Read MorePrincess Mandarava’s Prayer to Guru Rinpoche
Nov 24, 2020
Phakchok Rinpoche shares a supplication from Princess Mandarava to Guru Rinpoche in order to inspire us in our devotional...
Read MoreBirth of Guru Rinpoche
Jul 29, 2020
On the 10th day of the fifth and sixth months of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, we celebrate the birth of Guru Rinpoche, the “Precious Master” and Buddha of our time. In Sanskrit...
Read MoreCultivating Devotion
Mar 19, 2020
Societal Human Values Series # 1 by Hilary Herdman Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo, (Srong-brtsan-sgam-po, reigned 629-650 CE. ), among his many achievements, promoted a moral code known as the Sixteen Principles of Societal...
Read MoreMore Joyful News From Nekhor! Upcoming Pilgrimage in November 2019
Oct 23, 2019
Tukdrup Barché Kunsel Pilgrimage: November 2019 To inaugurate the publication of Following in Your Footsteps: the Lotus Born Guru in Nepal, Nekhor invites you on our inaugural Tukdrup Barché Kunsel pilgrimage! This...
Read MoreThe Visionary Journey of Shuksep Jetsün Rikdzin Wangmo
Oct 8, 2019
Today, I would like to share with you the account of the visionary journey to Zangdok Palri of one of the great female practitioners of the twentieth century, Shuksep Jetsün Rikdzin...
Read MoreWhat Devotion Really Is, Part 3 – Infallibly Inseparable
Jul 23, 2019
By Erric Solomon Infallibility of the Guru There seems to be a lot of talk in Buddhist blogs, magazines and in real-time lectures about what it means for a guru to...
Read MoreWhat Devotion Really Is, Part 2 – Cultivating Devotion and Sometimes Saying No
Jul 16, 2019
By Erric Solomon How to Cultivate Devotion In modern culture, we seem to have lost the traditional regard for our mentors. In the old days, you apprenticed to a trade. Your master...
Read MoreWhat Devotion Really Is, Part 1 – Devotion Beyond Concepts
Jul 9, 2019
By Erric Solomon What is devotion? Is there something about the guru/disciple relationship that makes it unsuited to the modern world? If this relationship is truly essential to swiftly making progress along...
Read MoreDevotion and the Guru’s Grace
Mar 3, 2019
Devotion and the Guru’s Grace Please know that what follows is simply my dream, which may not be your dream. I have had the unique opportunity (some may not perceive it...
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