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Tarot as spiritual path? An interview with Robert Place, Tarot scholar and artist: part 3 of a series

Tarot has been described as "Yoga for the West" and an insight method that is spiritual-path neutral. Tarot symbolism, in fact, can apply to almost any spiritual path, as explained by scholar and artist Robert Place: "Once I could see that pattern, it became obvious that it contained an archetypal truth that...
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“Yoga for the west” How Tarot can map to almost any spiritual path — including Buddhism — as meditative art. Part 2 of a series

"You should know all phenomena are like dreams." — Shakyamuni Buddha. In Tibetan Buddhism, Milam, lucid dreaming, is an important practice. Visualizing deities is a principal practice. One of the reasons for both is as a method for overcoming the dualistic mind — helping glimpse reality as it truly is. The language...
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Mo Dice and Mala, Bamboo Sticks, Tarot, and other “divinations” — insightful self-guided Buddhist practice or superstition?

Although Mo is a common Tibetan Buddhist practice, not every Buddhist may be comfortable with Mo Dice or Mo Mala Divination — either because of a lingering prejudice, or as a rational mind rejecting non-objectively observable phenomenon. However, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin wrote: “MO: Tibetan Divination System — should be seen...
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Celebrating the Supreme Assembly, the Sangha: Maga Puga Day and Fourfold Assembly Day

Youth give "dana" to monastic Sangha, a meritorious action.
Celebrating the Supreme Assembly, the Sangha: Maga Puga Day and Fourfold Assembly Day 1
Magha Puja Day is also known as Sangha Day or Fourfold Assembly Day in especially in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia where it is a public holiday.  It is celebrated on the first full moon day of the month of...
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Maha Puja Day, Sangha Day, Fourfold Assembly Day

Youth give "dana" to monastic Sangha, a meritorious action.
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Magha Puja Day is also known as Sangha Day or Fourfold Assembly Day in especially in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia where it is a public holiday.  It is celebrated on the first full moon day of the month of...
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A Light to the World — Celebrate Buddha’s Descent from Heaven on Lhabab Duchen: merit multiplied ten million times

Buddha Descending from Tushita Heaven after 3 months of teaching the Devas and his Mother.
A Light to the World — Celebrate Buddha's Descent from Heaven on Lhabab Duchen: merit multiplied ten million times 3
Light a candle to celebrate the light that came into our world as Gautama Buddha, the Enlightened One. Friday, November 22, 2024 — the 22nd day of the ninth lunar month — marks...
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Buddha Day – Chokhor Duchen Celebrating the First Teaching: How to celebrate Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma — this year on July 9 or 10, 2024

Buddha Day - Chokhor Duchen Celebrating the First Teaching: How to celebrate Buddha's First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma — this year on July 9 or 10, 2024 4
Wall mural painting of The Buddha in Dharmchakra Teaching Mudra, representing the Turning of The Wheel of Dharma mudra or pose, Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet. In Buddhism, the Dharma Chakra symbolizes "teaching." The Jokhang is a Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet...
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Saga Dawa Duchen and the Month of Merits: Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana Celebrated With “Merit Multiplied”

Saga Dawa, the most sacred day of the year, celebrated in a march at Gantok in Sikkhim.
Saga Dawa Duchen and the Month of Merits: Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana Celebrated With "Merit Multiplied" 5
  The entire fourth month of the lunar year is meritorious, this year running between May 9 and June 6. On the full moon day (15th day) of this sacred month...
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Who are the Five Great Wisdom Buddhas and Why Are They So Important? How to Visualize and Practice the Five Dhyani Buddhas

Five Dhyani Buddhas.
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Who are the five Great Conquering Buddhas and what are their five Wisdoms? Why are they so important in daily Mahayana Buddhist practice? How are they different from Shakyamuni Buddha, who was born into our world? In this feature we'll introduce the important Five Buddha...
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Shakyamuni Gautama Buddha’s Renunciation Day (March 17) and His Journey to Spiritual Awakening

Gautama "cuts his hair" as a sign of renunciation.
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In the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, the most important days for celebrating the glorious Awakened Buddha Shakyamuni Gautama Buddha, are his Birthday, Renunciation Day, Paranirvana Day. His Renunciation Day, which falls on the 8th day of the 2nd Lunar Month,...
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