“Guru Rinpoche replied: The time for propagating this teaching has not yet arrived, so it should be concealed. When I placed the casket containing the […]
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For the Benefit of All Sentient Beings
“Do not scorn the meek; make no distinction between high and low! Do not envy the qualified; adopt their qualities for yourself! Do not ponder […]
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“When you are still the demons are still; when you are pacified the demons are pacified; when you are liberated the demons are liberated; and […]
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“All pheonomea of samsara and nirvana are your own mind, and do not appear apart from this mind- devoid of a self-nature, beyond thought, word, […]
Read MoreMeditation and Momos
“Well, you may then ask, ‘What is the difference between buddhas and sentient beings?’ It is nothing other than realizing or not realizing mind. The […]
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“Master Padma consecrated these secluded locations to be sacred places for sadhana. He personally visited everywhere in the land of Tibet and concealed innumerable terma […]
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“The basis for realizing enlightenment is a human body. Male or female, there is no great difference. But if she develops the mind bent […]
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“I am present in front of anyone who has faith in me, just as the moon casts its reflection, effortlessly, in any vessel filled with […]
Read MoreA Bhutanese Festival
We landed in Paro, Bhutan, and drove a strenuous meandering 12 hours across the country to Bumthang – a broad Himalayan foothill valley filled […]
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