Engaging with the Buddha - S1 25 Feb 2011
|
|
- Ralf Sharp
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Engaging with the Buddha - S1 25 Feb 2011 You saw the 2 YouTube movie clips presented just now. The first movie clip showed the busy city-life which is exactly how our lives are right now - we are seeking peace and happiness and liberation from problems but due to our ignorant mind, instead of searching for the solution inwardly, we search for it externally. We spend effort towards gaining money, name, fame, wealth and hoping to find ultimate lasting happiness. And yet, not a day passes by where we are completely exhausted and empty-handed; genuine happiness escapes us. Then, we engage in an endless search for desirous relationships but at the end of the day, all turn out to be disappointments. The fact is that there is no solution to be found in the external world which will help us obtain lasting or genuine happiness. For those who are young and healthy, it is urgent for you to wake up to understanding the fact that in life, money, the ordinary concept of love and status is not enough. There is something else that we must cultivate, namely the spiritual path. The first clip showed how we are now and the second clip showed how we can be and how we need to discover the Buddha nature, ultimate happiness and total perfection. This cannot be discovered from amongst external phenomena but within our own mind. So today, I d like to split the topic into two: Why we need spiritual practice for our present lives and why we need spiritual practice for future lives too. why we need spiritual practice for purposes of our present life. We can see for ourselves that somehow we cannot find happiness that lasts. Today, science has advanced greatly and yet we face environmental disasters, more adversities, there are more new illnesses emerging and compared to 1000 years ago, it is a far more degenerate time. The world has become more and more unsafe. At a physical level, medicine are now more powerful and sophisticated. However, these have not been able to keep up with the new illnesses being discovered. Thirty years back, cancer was rare but today, cancer is more common than the flu. Despite medical progress, its methods do not always extend life and sometimes become an obstacle to long life. Then, although people have more possessions, mentally they are not contented and afflicted desire has increased greatly. As a result, the mind suffers more and more - more discontented; more distracted; more negative. The reason for this is that the beings who live in this universe never look towards inner cultivation, never used wisdom to learn about karmic impact, never looked into the nature of mind and only relied on external, material factors for help. Therefore, If we are unable to obtain some control over our mind in the sense of transforming it through understanding of for example, karma; if we don t manage our emotions, then no matter how conducive external conditions may be, we will not find peace. Bliss and contentment can come from learning the spiritual path and making it part of our lives so that it becomes one with our mental continuum. For us as Buddhists, if we wish to experience a fruitful, peaceful, present life, Dharma/spiritual practice is necessary. If we wish to experience the sensation of floating high in the sky without the obstruction of afflicted emotions, we have to engage into Dharma practice. We cannot obtain such happiness through money, fame, staying in a big house or driving
2 a nice car. The contentment received through training of one s mind is the best. It comes from cultivating the spiritual path/dharma which is the advice of Shakyamuni Buddha and consists of what he cultivated to eliminate all suffering and attain all happiness. The advice then has become the tools for us to cultivate to achieve the same things. If one wishes to live in genuine peace for even one day, money alone cannot give you that. There may be some joy but it will be temporary and superficial. Thus, if we wish to truly live in peace even for at least an hour of a day, we must cultivate Dharma. Why we need spiritual practice for our future life. Whether you believe in future lives or not, there is a continuation of our consciousness/feelings. One needs to subdue one s mind and to do this, one has to practice Dharma. There is no reason not to believe in future lives. We can observe and think. The Buddha himself declared that there are numberless past and future lifetimes. As long as mind exists, whether now or in the future, at its core is the wish for peace and not suffering. Therefore, if you want to secure genuine lasting happiness in future lifetimes as well, it is necessary to learn & cultivate Dharma now, while we have the intelligence and wisdom to appreciate virtue; to understand the value of life and benefits from cultivating Dharma. When we experience the last moment of this life - i.e. death, the last moment of consciousness, the perceptions experienced then, every single thought and feeling as we go through the death passage without the cultivation of Dharma, will be intense suffering. It will be physically torturing, mentally torturing and all experiences at that time will be dominated by suffering. This suffering has to be experienced by everyone at death unless one has spiritual practice. Buddha himself went through this and taught that only Dharma can protect us from suffering and secure a happy death and good rebirth. We cannot hope to escape the suffering of death. We may trick ourselves into thinking that my death will not be one of suffering but as long as we have taken human rebirth, sickness, old age, death and the continuation of life after life, is a package deal. The Buddha experienced sufferings in previous births too as human and nonhuman and in that life as Siddartha, he was born as a prince, wealthy, famous and protected but his through analysis of many lifetimes, he knew that there would be no genuine happiness until one is able to practice renunciation. Not everyone can renounce in the sense of becoming monks and nuns but can practice renunciation to worldly attachments and this means reducing grasping and creating the space to cultivate the inspiration of liberation from all suffering. How does one cultivate Dharma? We need to study and practice the Lam Rim, the graduated path to enlightenment which contains the Buddha s 84,000 teachings. These can be broadly categorised under 3 principles (hence referred to as the Three Principal Aspects of the Path) namely, renunciation, bodhicitta and right view of emptiness.
3 Renounce worldly/samsaric afflictions, samsaric ideas i.e. all that is based on the afflictions of ignorance, anger, attachment etc. Cultivate the bodhi mind, which is the great compassionate mind to free not ponly onself but all living beings from suffering. See the true nature of true existence: See that things do not exist as they appear to us; see that we mistakenly think that samsara is enjoyable, without realising that is suffering. Some people go to Australia thinking it s safer but they then experienced house break-ins. Life is not as we perceive it. The truth of existence is the nonexistence of its own independent nature. Things comes about dependently and through various factors. They don t just pop up out of nowhere. The conclusion is the whether in this or next life, we need to cultivate Dharma. What is Dharma? What is the essence of Buddha s advice? What is the meaning of the spiritual path which we label Dharma it refers to the teaching which helps us transform/cure our mind of afflicted emotions and enables us to gain enlightenment. What are the objects that we need to apply Dharma to? We need to apply it to our 3 doors of body, speech and mind. One s present body, speech and mind is controlled by contaminated emotions and delusions. Example the moment we walk, so many ants die underneath our giant feet; just one movement, many formless beings are struck; our speech harms others or we gossip; our minds are cunning and negative think of it - within one minute, how many negative thoughts arise? How many positive thoughts arise? Try to count them with white and black beads. White bead for virtuous thoughts; black beads for negative thoughts. You ll find that at the end of the day there will be more black beads than white! Our thoughts are quite violent. A combination of the actions of our body, speech and mind can be powerful and affect many others. Therefore, it needs to be subdued. It needs Dharma to subdue and transform it. For the newcomers a bit of history Gautama Buddha who was born Prince Siddartha, understood the nature of samsara and the value of liberation and enlightenment. He renounced his princely life at the palace, cultivated Vinaya vows, actualised solitary meditative practices, engaged in the practice of the 3 higher trainings (morality, concentration and wisdom) and was able to purify immense past negative karma plus actualise a great amount of virtue. This assisted him in realising the stages of the path and under a bodhi tree in Bodhgaya, Bihar, at the dawn of Vesak day, he destroyed the 4 maras including delusion and death and entered into retreat for 49 days and thereafter, turned the Dharma 3 times (such special groups of teachings are called the Turning of the Wheel ). At the 1 st Turning of the Wheel at Varanasi, Buddha taught the 4 Noble Truths (principally for the Theravadan disciples); the 2 nd Turning at Rajgir, he gave teachings on wisdom (Heart Sutra) to mainly to the higher capability beings of the Mahayana path; the 3 rd turning of the wheel was at Vaisali was to disciples who were also of the Mahayana school but held a lower view of the explanation on emptiness. While the Buddha was turning the 2 nd Wheel (at Rajgir), he simultaneously turned the wheel of Dharma on tantra, where he arose in the form of Vajradhara to deliver the tantra teachings.
4 When the Buddha taught at Varanasi and Rajgir, he took the aspect of a monk; when was teaching tantra, he manifested as Vajradhara which is the sambogayakaya aspect of the Buddha (perceivable only by bodhisattvas). Hence, Buddha taught both Sutra and Tantra. Many people have a misunderstanding of tantra or simply don t believe that there is Buddhist tantra. They think tantra is a Hindu concept and didn t come from the Buddha. Some practitioners even comment that Buddhist tantra copied Hindu tantra. This is totally untrue. The tantra that Buddha taught was cultivated by all the past Buddhas for numberless aeons before and even before this universe was formed. What he revealed were the teachings he received from past Buddhas, his Gurus. So all these teachings were taught by the Buddha. The main followers of the 1 st turning of the wheel were Theravadans. Of course, the 4 Noble Turths is the common teaching amongst all Buddhists. What is commonly practiced by Chinese Mahayanic practitioners is the Heart Sutra, the perfection of wisdom sutras taught during the 2 nd Turning of the Wheel. These teachings together with the tantra teachings were brought to Tibet. So you are now in a Tibetan Buddhist centre and you are receiving these teachings from a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Although you may say that you are studying Tibetan Buddhism, the fact is that you are studying Buddhadharma. One shouldn t be discriminatory when studying e.g. we shouldn t say, I only practice the Theravadan way and not the Mahayana or, I only practice Mahayana and not tantra. Tibetan Buddhists practice the entire aspects of the Buddhadharma namely, they regard as preliminary practices, the teaching of the 4 Noble Truths and 8 fold path and the Vinaya vows; this is followed by practising the bodhisattva path / the Sutra path (containing all the 3 principal aspects of the path) and then they also practice tantra, which involved meditatios to transform the impure to the pure. Buddha said without putting into practice all these teachings together, one cannot complete the practice to attain enlightenment. This means that once one has a stable understanding of the 4 Noble Truths, vows, bodhicitta, then to speed up your progress towards enlightenment it is necessary to adopt tantra practice. If we cultivate only the common path of the Mahayana, it will take 3 countless eons merit. Tantra however has the method of expediting our practice to purify 3 countless eons of karma within this very lifetime on this very cushion. Enlightenment can be attained on this very cushion. This unique uncommon method of tantra can only be digested by practitioners who have a firm understanding of Lam Rim, all the stages of the Path including the 3 principal aspects of the path. We can only succeed in tantra if we have such a clear and firm understanding. If however as newcomers, you are uncomfortable saying you are practising Tibetan Buddhism, you can just say that I m practising Buddhism. When the Buddhadharma went to Tibet around 3 rd or 4 th century. During the 7 th century the Dharma declined due to King Langdharma who destroyed many monasteries and texts; after that, came Guru Padmasambhava and gradually, the authentic Dharma was restored. There was at one time in Tibet something called Yungdrung Dharma or Bon, which is similar to Taoist practice. It was common for them to depict the Buddha with a swastika. Nevertheless, Yungdrung Dharma also taught ethics to it followers. When the actual Buddhadharma went into Tibet, it followed precisely the tradition of Nalanda. Due to the kindness of King Yeshe Oe and his nephew Jangchp Oe, they invited Lama Atisha (who was also from Nalanda) to Tibet. In acknowledging the Tibetans faith and conviction in the
5 Buddhadharma and due to their merits, Lama Atisha composed the first Lam Rim text called Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, containing the entire 84k teachings of the Buddha, organised in a sequential manner. This teaching has become the root teaching for the entire Sutra and tantra as it contains all that is found in the Kangyur (more than 100 volumes of Buddha s teachings). //Later, Lama Tsongkhapa who wrote the short Lam Rim text called Foundation of All Good Qualities which we are going to study. In fact, he composed various Lam Rim texts, using Lama Atisha s teachings such as the Lam Rim Chenmo, the Middle length Lam Rim, Foundation of All Good Qualities. These texts contained both Lam Rim teachings and mind training teachings (lojong). Tibetan Buddhism is not Lamaism but authentic Buddhadharma. The author of the text that we are going to study, Lama Tsongkhapa, had inner wisdom since he was a boy and displayed great compassion. Conventionally, he was born as ordinary being with high wisdom and cultivated extensive studies engaging into solitary practice, preserving pure monastic vows, at the end of his life, he attained Buddhahood in one lifetime. In the ultimate aspect however, he is emanation of Manjushri, although conventionally, Manjushri was his Guru. So Buddhist tantra is about eliminating afflictions ignorance, anger, desire whereas Hindu tantra enhances desire. You need to be clear about the differences between Buddhist Tantra and Hindu tantra. Buddhist Tantric images can be misunderstood as soe depict mother and father embracing. In fact these are mere symbols that illustrate the illusory form, the form which negates ordinary, inherent existence. Buddhist tantra taught by Buddha himself and taught by the mahasiddhas and premised on strict morality. Lama Tsongkhapa himself was supreme in sutra and tantra and until the moment he passed away, remained a pure monk upholding all vows perfectly. Not even a slight transgression. Buddhist tantra is most suited to be practiced by only those who uphold pure vows perfectly. Other faiths may use this term in their own way but we must be clear about Buddhist tantra, which enables us to attain enlightenment in one lifetime.
Engaging with the Buddha - Geshe Tenzin Zopa Session 2
Engaging with the Buddha - Geshe Tenzin Zopa Session 2 This short text that we will be going through, Foundation of All Good Qualities (FGQ) is a Lam Rim text. Lam Rim is Tibetan for the Graduated Path
More informationLAM RIM CHENMO EXAM QUESTIONS - set by Geshe Tenzin Zopa
LAM RIM CHENMO EXAM QUESTIONS - set by Geshe Tenzin Zopa 15-8-10 Please write your student registration number on the answer sheet provided and hand it to the person in charge at the end of the exam. You
More information**For Highest Yoga Tantra Initiates Only. Tantric Grounds and Paths Khenrinpoche - Oct 22
Tantric Grounds and Paths Khenrinpoche - Oct 22 **For Highest Yoga Tantra Initiates Only At the present moment we have obtained the precious human rebirth which is difficult to obtain. We have met Mahayana
More information25th Kopan Course: Kopan 25 TOC
944 25th Kopan Course: 1992 Kopan 25 TOC LECTURE 1: 25 NOV 95 introduction Biography of Atisha Lam-rim texts All happiness and suffering come from the mind The suffering of change Dharma is the cause of
More information1 Lama Yeshe s main protector, on whom he relied whenever he needed help for anything 1
1 Dorje Shugden Dorje Shugden is a spirit or mundane Dharma protector that some believe is a fully enlightened being. He has become a rallying cry for some who wish to return Tibet to a theocracy (His
More informationEVENING: FINAL VAJRASATTVA SESSION
Chapter 11.qxd 12/4/99 9:22 AM Page 81 11 Thursday, February 11 EVENING: FINAL VAJRASATTVA SESSION LAMATSONG KHAPA S PRACTICE OF THETHIRTY-FIVE BUDDHAS Even though there are some people who are unable
More informationLamp for the Path to Enlightenment by Lama Atisha
LampforthePathtoEnlightenmentbyLamaAtisha CommentarybyGesheTenzinZopa 26&27Nov2010 Introduction InorderforustogettheblessingofrealisationsandcontinuetoreceiveteachingsonthePath,it requires the teacher
More informationReason to Practice Dharma. Here is why we need to practice Dharma besides doing ordinary work.
November 7, 2011 My very dear brothers and sisters, who have come here to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Thekchen Choling. This is something to rejoice in so much because the center is able to be of
More informationTranscript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, 2014
Transcript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on, 2014 Root text: by Shantideva, translated by Toh Sze Gee. Copyright: Toh Sze Gee, 2006; Revised edition, 2014. 18 February 2014 Reflecting
More informationChoegon Rinpoche s Dharma Q&A Part II
Dear Dharma Friends, Below are parts of the teaching excerpted from H.E. Kyabje Drukpa Choegon Rinpoche s Dharma Book Cloudless Clarity, Volume I. The full contents of the book are as the Table of Contents
More informationTRAINING THE MIND IN CALM-ABIDING
TEACHINGS AND ADVICE TRAINING THE MIND IN CALM-ABIDING His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama said of Geshe Lhundub Sopa, He is an exemplary heir of Atisha s tradition conveying the pure Dharma to a new
More informationNotes from the Teachings on Mahamudra, by Lama Lodu, January 26 th, 2008
1 Notes from the Teachings on Mahamudra, by Lama Lodu, January 26 th, 2008 The lineage blessings are always there, very fresh. Through this we can get something from these teachings. From the three poisons
More informationTHE KING OF NOBLE PRAYERS ASPIRING TO THE DEEDS OF THE EXCELLENT
1 THE KING OF NOBLE PRAYERS ASPIRING TO THE DEEDS OF THE EXCELLENT I prostrate to the youthful Manjushri. Seven preliminaries to purify one s mind. I prostrate with pure mind, speech and body to all the
More informationTranscript of teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on the Heart Sutra and Stages of the Path (the Six Perfections)
Transcript of teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on the Heart Sutra and Stages of the Path (the Six Perfections) Root text: The Heart of Wisdom Sutra by Shakyamuni Buddha, translation Gelong Thubten
More information**For Highest Yoga Tantra Initiates Only. Tantric Grounds and Paths 3 Khenrinpoche Oct 25
Tantric Grounds and Paths 3 Khenrinpoche Oct 25 **For Highest Yoga Tantra Initiates Only Please cultivate the proper motivation that at this time I ve achieved the precious human rebirth, something that
More informationThe Benevolent Person Has No Enemies
The Benevolent Person Has No Enemies Excerpt based on the work of Venerable Master Chin Kung Translated by Silent Voices Permission for reprinting is granted for non-profit use. Printed 2000 PDF file created
More informationAs always, it is very important to cultivate the right and proper motivation on the side of the teacher and the listener.
HEART SUTRA 2 Commentary by HE Dagri Rinpoche There are many different practices of the Bodhisattva one of the main practices is cultivating the wisdom that realises reality and the reason why this text
More informationThe Sadhana of Armed Chenrezig
The Sadhana of 1000 Armed Chenrezig A Brief Sadhana of the Compassionate Buddha, Arya Chenrezig 2 Front Visualisation (Note: If you have the initiation of 1000 Armed Chenrezig you may visualise yourself
More informationA. obtaining an extensive commentary of lamrim
Q1. The objective of the study of tenet is A. obtaining an extensive commentary of lamrim C. to develop faith in the three jewel B. to enhance our daily practice D. all of the above Q2. The Heart Sutra
More informationTranscript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Wheel-Weapon Mind Training
Transcript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Root verses: Excerpt from Peacock in the Poison Grove: Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind, translation Geshe Lhundub
More informationFinding Peace in a Troubled World
Finding Peace in a Troubled World Melbourne Visit by His Holiness the Sakya Trizin, May 2003 T hank you very much for the warm welcome and especially for the traditional welcome. I would like to welcome
More informationRefuge Teachings by HE Asanga Rinpoche
Refuge Teachings by HE Asanga Rinpoche Refuge(part I) All sentient beings have the essence of the Tathagata within them but it is not sufficient to just have the essence of the Buddha nature. We have to
More informationBodhi Path and Lama Ole Nydahl. by Shamar Rinpoche. An Answer to Questions Raised about Bodhi Path and Lama Ole Nydahl
Bodhi Path and Lama Ole Nydahl by Shamar Rinpoche 06.07.10 An Answer to Questions Raised about Bodhi Path and Lama Ole Nydahl This letter is my response to two questions that I have been asked by many
More informationVenerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. The Union of Sutra and Tantra in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche The Union of Sutra and Tantra in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition This article is dedicated in memory of our precious Root Guru, His Eminence the Third Jamgon Kongtrul,
More informationANSWER TO THE QUE U S E T S IO I NS
ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS Q1. The objective of the study of tenet is A. obtaining an extensive commentary of lamrim B. To enhance our daily practice C. to develop faith in the three jewel D. All of the above
More informationTranscript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on The Eight Categories and Seventy Topics
Transcript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on The Eight Categories and Seventy Topics Root Text: by Jetsün Chökyi Gyaltsen, translated by Jampa Gendun. Final draft October 2002, updated
More informationV3 Foundation of All Good Qualities: The verse begins with This life is as impermanent as a water bubble.
Foundation of All Good Qualities Verse Geshe Tenzin Zopa The meaning of life is to develop the compassionate heart. The best gift to oneself, parents, to loved ones, to enemies, is compassion. The most
More informationLama Zopa Rinpoche s Birthday Message
Lama Zopa Rinpoche s Birthday Message Thank you very much to everyone who offered my birthday. Ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha. All my dear students, and dear friends, and dear benefactors, dear helpers, everyone,
More informationReligions of South Asia
Religions of South Asia Buddhism in the Subcontinent The essence of Buddhism The middle way of wisdom and compassion. 2,500 year old tradition. The 3 jewels of Buddhism: Buddha, the teacher. Dharma, the
More informationSong of Spiritual Experience
I have explained in simple terms The complete path that pleases the Conquerors. By this merit, I pray that all beings never be Separated from the pure and good path. The venerable guru practiced in this
More informationBP 2 Module 4b Middle Length Lam Rim, the Great Scope - Introduction to the Six Perfections. Lesson 1 1 August 2013
BP 2 Module 4b Middle Length Lam Rim, the Great Scope - Introduction to the Six Perfections Lesson 1 1 August 2013 2B4B-2A2C-2C- How to learn the bodhisattva deeds after developing the spirit of enlightenment-
More informationCONTACT DETAILS FOR PHENDHELING. Newsletter of PhenDheLing Tibetan Buddhist Centre
CONTACT DETAILS FOR PHENDHELING We now have new email addresses at Phendheling to make it easier for our members and friends to direct their enquires to the relevant people. Spiritual consultations : secretary@phendheling.org
More informationFour Noble Truths. The truth of suffering
Four Noble Truths By His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Dharamsala, India 1981 (Last Updated Oct 10, 2014) His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave this teaching in Dharamsala, 7 October 1981. It was translated by
More informationText at practices-all-bodhisattvas
English Dharma talk January 21, 2017 By Geshe Pema Tshering Land of Compassion Buddha Edmonton http://compassionbuddha.ca Thirty seven practices of Bodhisattvas Class? Text at http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/gyalse-thogme-zangpo/37-
More informationComplete Buddhist Path of Enlightenment Meditating on true sufferings
Complete Buddhist Path of Enlightenment Meditating on true sufferings 1 Why do we need to meditate on True Sufferings? Meditating on true sufferings Realize that whole Samsara is the nature of suffering
More informationThe New Heart of Wisdom
The New Heart of Wisdom Also by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Meaningful to Behold Clear Light of Bliss Universal Compassion Joyful Path of Good Fortune The Bodhisattva Vow Heart Jewel Great Treasury of Merit Introduction
More informationMeditation Workshop BGF, Wat Chetawan 9 May 2010
Meditation Workshop BGF, Wat Chetawan 9 May 2010 Geshe Tenzin Zopa I rejoice in everyone taking time to be here. The Buddha has expressed in many sutras that the amount of merit that can achieve from engaging
More informationTranscript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Wheel-Weapon Mind Training
Transcript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Root verses: Excerpt from Peacock in the Poison Grove: Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind, translation Geshe Lhundub
More informationTranscript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, 2014
Transcript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, 2014 Root text: by Shantideva, translated by Toh Sze Gee. Copyright: Toh Sze Gee, 2006; Revised edition,
More informationEight Steps to Happiness
Eight Steps to Happiness Also by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Meaningful to Behold Clear Light of Bliss Heart of Wisdom Universal Compassion Joyful Path of Good Fortune Guide to Dakini Land The Bodhisattva Vow
More informationThe Reasons for Developing Virtuous Personalities
The Reasons for Developing Virtuous Personalities B4: Encourage to Develop Virtuous Personalities C1: The Reasons for Developing Virtuous Personalities Always comply with your friends in word and deed
More informationTranscript of teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on the Heart Sutra and Stages of the Path (the Six Perfections) Lesson August 2013
Transcript of teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on the Heart Sutra and Stages of the Path (the Six Perfections) The root text, Middle Length Lam-Rim, by Lama Tsongkhapa, translated by Philip Quarcoo,
More informationEVENING: FINALVAJRASATTVA SESSION
17 Monday, February 15 EVENING: FINALVAJRASATTVA SESSION REVIEWING VOWS We have been talking about the importance of generating regret at having created negative karmas, committed downfalls and degenerated
More informationNext is the explanation of how one practices the Generation stage and the completion of HYT.
Tantric Grounds and Paths Khenrinpoche - Part 2 22 Oct 2010 ** For Highest Yoga Tantra Initiates Only One should set up a proper motivation that one must achieve the precious supreme state of enlightenment
More informationName per date. Warm Up: What is reality, what is the problem with discussing reality?
Name per date Buddhism Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known to his followers as the Buddha. There are more than 360 million Buddhists living all over the world, especially
More informationHow to Understand the Mind
How to Understand the Mind Also by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche Meaningful to Behold Clear Light of Bliss Universal Compassion Joyful Path of Good Fortune The Bodhisattva Vow Heart Jewel Great
More informationSangha as Heroes. Wendy Ridley
Sangha as Heroes Clear Vision Buddhism Conference 23 November 2007 Wendy Ridley Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds Learning Objectives Students will: understand the history of Buddhist Sangha know about the
More informationCHAPTER 2 The Unfolding of Wisdom as Compassion
CHAPTER 2 The Unfolding of Wisdom as Compassion Reality and wisdom, being essentially one and nondifferent, share a common structure. The complex relationship between form and emptiness or samsara and
More informationAn Outline of the Path to Enlightenment 1
Handout #8 An Outline of the Path to Enlightenment by Nick Ribush The Buddha taught so that beings would be happy and satisfied. Having attained the ultimate happiness of enlightenment himself, out of
More informationWelcome back Pre-AP! Monday, Sept. 12, 2016
Welcome back Pre-AP! Monday, Sept. 12, 2016 Today you will need: *Your notebook or a sheet of paper to put into your notes binder *Something to write with Warm-Up: In your notes, make a quick list of ALL
More informationEach Person Watch Yourself
Each Person Watch Yourself On Rules and Discipline, Lineage, and Rinpoche s Hope for the Future Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche June 5, 2017 It is my hope for the future that we can not only maintain the centers
More informationKOPAN MEDITATION COURSE 1982 Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe. TABLE OF CONTENTS Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche s Discourses
KOPAN MEDITATION COURSE 1982 Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe TABLE OF CONTENTS Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche s Discourses November 18th Morning Welcome and Introduction 1 Introduction to Bodhisattvacharyavatara
More informationCommentary on the Heart Sutra (The Essence of Wisdom) Khensur Jampa Tekchog Rinpoche Translated by Ven Steve Carlier. Motivation
Commentary on the Heart Sutra (The Essence of Wisdom) Khensur Jampa Tekchog Rinpoche Translated by Ven Steve Carlier Motivation To begin with please review your motivation for studying this topic because
More informationI -Precious Human Life.
4 Thoughts That Turn the Mind to Dharma Lecture given by Fred Cooper at the Bodhi Stupa in Santa Fe Based on oral instruction by H.E. Khentin Tai Situpa and Gampopa s Jewel Ornament of Liberation These
More informationGenerating Bodhicitta By HH Ling Rinpoche, New Delhi, India November 1979 Bodhicitta and wisdom The enlightened attitude, bodhicitta, which has love
Generating Bodhicitta By HH Ling Rinpoche, New Delhi, India November 1979 Bodhicitta and wisdom The enlightened attitude, bodhicitta, which has love and compassion as its basis, is the essential seed producing
More informationThe Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas By Ngülchu Thogme Zangpo
The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas By Ngülchu Thogme Zangpo Homage to Lokeshvaraya! At all times I prostrate with respectful three doors to the supreme guru and the Protector Chenrezig who, though
More informationTranscript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, 2014
Transcript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on, 2014 Root text: by Shantideva, translated by Toh Sze Gee. Copyright: Toh Sze Gee, 2006; Revised edition, 2014. 25 February 2014 Establishing
More informationTranscript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Maitreya s Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana, Chapter One: The Tathagata Essence
Transcript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Maitreya s Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana, Chapter One: The Root verses from The : Great Vehicle Treatise on the Sublime Continuum
More informationAssociation KARUNA Center Transpersonal Project - Realization. Palyul Tradition. of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism
Association KARUNA Center Transpersonal Project - Realization Palyul Tradition of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism Programme of Khenpo Tenzin Norgay Rinpoche in Sofia and Varna (Bulgaria) 11-15 May
More informationIMI ORDINATION GUIDELINES FOR FPMT STUDENTS
IMI ORDINATION GUIDELINES FOR FPMT STUDENTS Background These guidelines have been developed by the International Mahayana Institute (IMI) to provide direction for students at FPMT Centers who are planning
More informationHow the FPMT Organization Started
1 How the FPMT Organization Started I would like to talk about the organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. At International Office in Portland when I was giving a teaching
More informationTranscript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Maitreya s Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana, Chapter One: The Tathagata Essence
Transcript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Maitreya s Sublime Continuum of the Mahayana, Chapter One: The Root verses from The : Great Vehicle Treatise on the Sublime Continuum
More informationAn Interview With Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Geshe Kelsang Gyatso discusses Dorje Shugden as a benevolent protector god
An Interview With Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Geshe Kelsang Gyatso discusses Dorje Shugden as a benevolent protector god Tricycle Magazine, Spring 1998 Professor Donald Lopez: What is the importance of dharmapala
More informationMeditation. By Shamar Rinpoche, Los Angeles On October 4, 2002
Meditation By Shamar Rinpoche, Los Angeles On October 4, 2002 file://localhost/2002 http/::www.dhagpo.org:en:index.php:multimedia:teachings:195-meditation There are two levels of benefit experienced by
More informationThe Treasury of Blessings
Transcription Series Teachings given by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Part 2: [00:00:38.10] Tibetan Buddhist practice makes use of all three vehicles of Buddhism: the general vehicle, the paramita vehicle and
More informationChapter Three. Knowing through Direct Means - Direct Perception
Chapter Three. Knowing through Direct Means - Direct Perception Overall Explanation of Direct Perception G2: Extensive Explanation H1: The Principle of Establishment by Proof through Direct Perception
More informationNepal Mahayana Center Gompa INTERNATIONAL MAHAYANA INSTITUTE G.P.O Box 817, Katmandu, Nepal
022101 Nepal Mahayana Center Gompa INTERNATIONAL MAHAYANA INSTITUTE G.P.O Box 817, Katmandu, Nepal NOTES TAKEN DURING THE TEACHINGS GIVEN BY LAMA THUBTEN ZOPA RINPOCHE AT THE THIRD MEDITATION COURSE, OCTOBER
More informationChapter 2. Compassion in the Middle-way. Sample Chapter from Thrangu Rinpoche s Middle-Way Instructions
Sample Chapter from Thrangu Rinpoche s Middle-Way Instructions Chapter 2 Compassion in the Middle-way The meditation system based on the Middle-way that Kamalashila brought on his first trip to Tibet was
More informationTHE BENEFITS OF THE PRAYER WHEEL. The Source of the Practice of the Mani Wheel
THE BENEFITS OF THE PRAYER WHEEL The Source of the Practice of the Mani Wheel As the great master Nagarjuna was predicted by the Great Compassionate One: In the naga s country in the palace of the King
More informationKopan Course 28 December Lecture 1
Kopan Course 28 December 1995 Lecture 1 Today we will do the great initiation of the great compassionate-eyed looking-one deity, and before that some preparation. Preparation means checking in various
More informationDiscovering BUDDHISM at Home
Discovering BUDDHISM at Home Awakening the limitless potential of your mind, achieving all peace and happiness SUBJECT AREA 6 All About Karma Readings 6. All About Karma 1 Discovering BUDDHISM at Home
More informationSamantabhadra Prayer. Homage to the ever-youthful exalted Manjushri!
Samantabhadra Prayer Homage to the ever-youthful exalted Manjushri! With purity of body, speech, and mind, I bow to all the heroic Buddhas of the past, present, and future without exception in every world
More informationI bow down to the youthful Arya Manjushri!
THE KING OF PRAYERS The Prayer of Ways High and Sublime I bow down to the youthful Arya Manjushri! O lions amongst humans, Buddhas past, present, and future, To as many of you as exist in the ten directions
More informationTranscript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, 2014
Transcript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on, 2014 Root text: by Shantideva, translated by Toh Sze Gee. Copyright: Toh Sze Gee, 2006; Revised edition, 2014. 27 March 2014 Chapter Three:
More informationTranscript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Wheel-Weapon Mind Training
Transcript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Root verses: Excerpt from Peacock in the Poison Grove: Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind, translation Geshe Lhundub
More informationDownloaded from
Downloaded from www.holybooks.com What to do with Dharma teachings The Buddhadharma is the true source of happiness for all
More informationHow to Understand the Mind
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso How to Understand the Mind THE NATURE AND POWER OF THE MIND THARPA PUBLICATIONS UK US CANADA AUSTRALIA ASIA First published as Understanding the Mind in 1993 Second edition 1997; Third
More informationThe Heart Sutra. Commentary by Master Sheng-yen
1 The Heart Sutra Commentary by Master Sheng-yen This is the fourth article in a lecture series spoken by Shih-fu to students attending a special class at the Ch'an Center. In the first two lines of the
More informationTranscript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Wheel-Weapon Mind Training
Transcript of the oral commentary by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Dharmarakshita s Root verses: Excerpt from Peacock in the Poison Grove: Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind, translation Geshe Lhundub
More informationBENEFITS OF STUDY GROUPS AND CENTERS
BENEFITS OF STUDY GROUPS AND CENTERS Yesterday at the Long Life puja I talked about the benefits of the center, using Institut Vajra Yogini as an example of how much benefit sentient beings receive. So
More informationBuddhist Tenets. Commentary on Chokyi Gyaltsen s A Presentation of Tenets. by Geshe Tenzin Zopa
Buddhist Tenets Commentary on Chokyi Gyaltsen s A Presentation of Tenets by Geshe Tenzin Zopa Why study Emptiness? Because the Buddha taught that this is the direct & sole weapon to combat ignorance which
More information********************************
9 May 2009, PM, evening Due to the past, present, future merit accumulated by myself and others, all sentient beings, may all those who have come to Vajrayogini Institute and Nalanda, are here, and will
More informationHIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA S TEACHINGS on TSONG-KHA-PA S LAM RIM CHEN MO, THE GREAT TREATISE ON THE STAGES OF THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
Day Two, Afternoon Session 1 Day Two, Afternoon Session July 11, 2008, Lehigh University HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA S TEACHINGS on TSONG-KHA-PA S LAM RIM CHEN MO, THE GREAT TREATISE ON THE STAGES OF THE
More informationThe Two, the Sixteen and the Four:
The Two, the Sixteen and the Four: Explaining the Divisions of Emptiness Topic: The Divisions of Emptiness Author Root Text: Mahasiddha Chandrakirti Author Commentary: The First Dalai Lama Gyalwa Gedun
More informationSCHOOL OF WISDOM LIVING THEOSOPHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. December 3-14, 2018 DAY 7 OPENING THE HEART
SCHOOL OF WISDOM THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY December 3-14, 2018 DAY 7 OPENING THE HEART LIVING THEOSOPHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY THE OPENING OF THE HEART THICH NHAT HANH " WHEN YOU LISTEN TO A DHARMA TEACHING,
More informationSpiritual development does not take place over a few hours, that is impossible. It takes years and years of practice. From the Buddhist perspective,
The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas Preliminary Teachings to the Kalachakra Initiation His Holiness the Dalai Lama Translator: Jeffery Hopkins Santa Monica, California July 1989 I will be lecturing
More informationTEACHINGS. The Five Guidelines form the foundation and are the way we progress in our practice. They are:
美國行願多元文化教育基金協會 - 行願蓮海月刊 Amita Buddhism Society - Boston, USA 25-27 Winter Street, Brockton MA 02302 歡迎流通, 功德無量 Tel : 857-998-0169 歡迎光臨 : Welcome to http://www.amtb-ma.org June 20, 2018 TEACHINGS The Five
More informationTranscript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on The Eight Categories and Seventy Topics
Transcript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on The Eight Categories and Seventy Topics Root Text: by Jetsün Chökyi Gyaltsen, translated by Jampa Gendun. Final draft October 2002, updated
More informationTHE PRACTICE OF GIVING
This document is a commentary bij Geshe Lhakdor on Shantideva's Shikshasamuccaya-karika; it has been downloaded from internet, but unfortunateliy the source is unknown. INFO: http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=shikshasamucchaya
More informationBuddhism. enlightenment) Wisdom will emerge if your mind is clear and pure. SLMS/08
Buddhism SLMS/08 By about 600 BCE, many people in India had become dissatisfied with Brahmin power and privilege. Many began to question the rigid caste system of Hinduism, and began looking for other
More informationBuda Shakyamuni (Line drawing by Amdo Jamyang)
The Bodhicitta Vow 2 The Bodhicitta Vow 3 Buda Shakyamuni (Line drawing by Amdo Jamyang) 4 Marpa Dharma Translations Group, 2015 contacto@cetepso.com.ar Can be reproduced for personal use. The Bodhicitta
More informationSamsara and Nirvana. Subject: The Four Noble Truths Translator/Compiler: Fedor Stracke
Samsara and Nirvana An Explanation of the four noble truths based on the Great Exposition on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Lama Tsong Khapa. Subject: The Four Noble Truths Translator/Compiler:
More informationA Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment
A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Skt: Bodhipathapradîpa) (Tib: Jangchub Lamdron) - Atisha Dîpamkara Shrîjñâna (982 1054) Homage to the Bodhisattva, the youthful Manjushri. 1 I pay homage with great
More informationA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Bodhicaryavatara) Class 17 By Shantideva
English Dharma talk August 26, 2017 By Geshe Pema Tshering Land of Compassion Buddha Edmonton http://compassionbuddha.ca A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (Bodhicaryavatara) Class 17 By Shantideva
More informationOVERVIEW OF THE LAMRIM OUTLINE
OVERVIEW OF THE LAMRIM OUTLINE 1. Preeminent qualities of the compilers 2. Preeminent qualities of the teachings 3. How the teachings should be studied and taught 4. How to guide students to enlightenment
More informationTranscript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds, 2014
Transcript of the teachings by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi on, 2014 Root text: by Shantideva, translated by Toh Sze Gee. Copyright: Toh Sze Gee, 2006; Revised edition, 2014. 6 February 2014 Reflecting on
More informationText at practices-all-bodhisattvas
English Dharma talk January 14, 2017 By Geshe Pema Tshering Land of Compassion Buddha Edmonton http://compassionbuddha.ca Thirty seven practices of Bodhisattvas Class? Text at http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/gyalse-thogme-zangpo/37-
More informationEssence of Vajrayana
Essence of Vajrayana Also by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Meaningful to Behold Clear Light of Bliss Buddhism in the Tibetan Tradition Heart of Wisdom Universal Compassion The Meditation Handbook Joyful Path of
More informationClick to read caption
3. Hinduism and Buddhism Ancient India gave birth to two major world religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. Both had common roots in the Vedas, a collection of religious hymns, poems, and prayers composed in
More informationFour Noble Truths. The Buddha observed that no one can escape death and unhappiness in their life- suffering is inevitable
Buddhism Four Noble Truths The Buddha observed that no one can escape death and unhappiness in their life- suffering is inevitable He studied the cause of unhappiness and it resulted in the Four Noble
More information