Chökhor Düchen – The Great Festival of the First Turning of the Dharma Wheel
Jul 12, 2021
On the auspicious day of the Chökhor Düchen Festival, we remember the Buddha's first teaching. Traditionally, we refer to that event with the expression of the "first turning of the Dharma...
Read MoreScent Offerings in Vajrayana Buddhism
Jul 1, 2021
From our earliest records, we know that followers of the Buddha perfumed their sacred spaces with incense and scented unguents. Tibetan Buddhists set up shrines or make offerings at places of pilgrimage...
Read MoreChokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa
Jun 10, 2021
On June 11, 2021, we celebrate the 151st parinirvāṇa anniversary of the renowned tertön (treasure revealer) Chokgyur...
Read MoreOffering Mudras in the Lamé Tukdrup Barche Künsel Tradition
Jun 1, 2021
Mudrā is a sanskrit word with a deep variety of attached meaning and symbolism. Outwardly, it refers to the hand gestures of the Buddha. In Sādhanā practice, a variety of mudras are...
Read MoreOṃ āḥ hūṃ: The Three Syllables
Jun 1, 2021
The seed syllables oṃ āḥ hūṃ (pronounced “hung”) represent vajra, or wisdom, body, speech, and mind. These syllables oṃ āḥ hūṃ adorn the forehead, throat, and heart of all Vajrayana deities, such...
Read MoreLamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel (The Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles)
Jun 1, 2021
According to the terma tradition of Chokgyur Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentsé, there are four levels of heart-practice or guru sadhanas: the outer is Barché Künsel, the inner is Sampa Lhündrup, the secret...
Read MoreThe Lake-Born Guru’s Heart Essence (Guru Tsokyé Nyingtik)
Jun 1, 2021
It is mentioned in Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence, by Guru Rinpoche, that there are four levels of heart-practice or guru sadhana: the outer is Barché Künsel, the inner is Sampa Lhündrup, the secret is...
Read MoreTukdrup Sampa Lhündrup: The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes, the Guru’s Heart Practice
Jun 21, 2020
It is mentioned in the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence, by Guru Rinpoche that there are four levels of heart-practice or guru sadhanas: the outer is Barché Künsel, the...
Read MoreThe Benefits of Tsok Offering Practice
Jun 21, 2020
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche explained: All practices on the path to buddhahood are methods for gathering the accumulations of merit and wisdom and for purifying our obscurations. These two processes of accumulation and...
Read MoreBumgyur Dawa: Month of Miracles and Merit
Feb 24, 2020
Bumgyur Dawa: Opportunity to Accumulate Vast Merit Bumgyur Dawa is the Tibetan term for a month where karmic actions are multiplied by 100,000. The first fifteen days of the first month of...
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