What 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 MoreNgakso Drubchen 2019 – Kathmandu, Nepal -
Mar 25, 2019
From the 14th to the 22nd of March, the monks of the Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal, held the annual Ngakso Drubchen – “Ocean of Amrita Mantric-mending”. Over the course...
Read MoreBuddha Nature: Where Is It? -
Mar 24, 2019
We are often asked, “where is Buddha” and we may point to a statue or picture. We point outward but the real Buddha is inside, our innate nature, the nature of our...
Read MorePurposeful Teachings -
Mar 7, 2019
Purposeful Teachings Address Needs Every one of the Buddha’s teachings has a purpose–each one suits the needs of a particular person. When we examine a teaching, we should ask if it is...
Read MoreDevotion and the Guru’s Grace -
Mar 3, 2019
Devotion and the Guru’s Grace by Craig Davis Please know that what follows is simply my dream, which may not be your dream. I have had the unique opportunity (some...
Read MoreBell and Dorje: Understanding Ritual Objects -
Feb 4, 2019
In the Vajrayana context, practitioners utilize the bell and dorje as important symbolic ritual items. In this video, Tulku Migmar explains just some of the significance of this pair of implements. We...
Read MoreTulku Urgyen Rinpoche – Parinirvāṇa Anniversary -
Jan 28, 2019
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and the Ngakso Pūjā 2019 Commemoration January 29 Each year, practitioners at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Boudha, Nepal, commemorate the parinirvāṇa of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Therefore they...
Read MoreSupplication -
Jan 18, 2019
Supplication: The Real Meaning Supplication is a key element of Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana practice. We’ve heard this over and over again, but what does it really mean? Phakchok Rinpoche frequently explains that...
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