Lee Kane
Lee Kane is the editor of Buddha Weekly, since 2007. His main focuses as a writer are mindfulness techniques, meditation, Dharma and Sutra commentaries, Buddhist practices, international perspectives and traditions, Vajrayana, Mahayana, Zen. He also covers various events.
Lee also contributes as a writer to various other online magazines and blogs.
New PODCAST! Guru Rinpoche Wish-Fulfilling Mantra 108 times — chanted by amazing Hrishi!
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Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava’s Powerful Wish-Fulfilling Mantras — Protection, Prosperity, Healing! Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava’s mantra connects us with the Enlightened Padmasambhava. For centuries, it has been chanted for its spiritual and miraculous qualities. Bring the benefits of this short, ...
Three Great Bodhisattvas of Wisdom, Compassion, and Power — Manjushri, Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani.
Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattvas
The Three Great Bodhisattvas represent the three main focuses of Buddhist Practice — to cultivate Wisdom, Compassion and the Power of Enlightened Activity. Thought of in another way, the Three Great Bodhisattvas represent the Three Main Qualities and ...
VIDEO By Popular Demand! Mantra-Only: Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava’s Powerful Wish-Fulfilling Mantras — Protection, Prosperity, Healing
Videos
Our most requested video — and most requested mantra! After watching the popular documentary video (also embedded below) many people have requested a mantra-only version. Play now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24PvrVGmdBQ Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava's mantra connects us with the Enlightened Padmasambhava. ...
VIDEO: Quantum Buddha Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava Documentary & mantras 108 times chanted w visualizations
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZDln4kJNSQ Why is Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus-Born Padmasambhava, considered the second Buddha of our times? Why are Padmasambhava's teachings more than just another teaching lineage in Buddhism? Why are Guru Rinpoche's teachings more akin to Quantum Physics than ...
PODCAST: Padmasambhava, Quantum Buddha: Guru Rinpoche Documentary & Mantra Chanted 108 times
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Why is Guru Rinpoche, the Lotus-Born Padmasambhava, considered the second Buddha of our times? Why are Padmasambhava's teachings more than just another teaching lineage in Buddhism? Why are Guru Rinpoche's teachings more akin to Quantum Physics than religion? ...
One Sutta to rule them all — Buddha’s most important sutta on Mindfulness: The Satipatthana Sutta “The Only Way”
Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
Of all the Suttas, one of the most important taught by the Buddha is the Satipatthana Sutta — The Discourse on The Only Way. Although this discourse on Arousing Mindfulness is considered to be the main method of ...
Buddhism has Nothing to do with Nihilism and everything to do with Experiencing; Why “Emptiness” and “Nothingness” are poor translations of Shunyata
Dharma, Zen • Chan • Seon
Emptiness, Nothingness or Voidness, as English translations for Shunyata are unfortunate — and entirely misleading. To paraphrase the Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh: "Emptiness means empty of self — but in the fullness of everything else... it is ...
Pacifier of War and Strife, Avalokiteshvara Guanyin Chenrezig — Bodhisattva delivering us from every danger; Chapter 25 Lotus Sutra
Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattvas, Sutras & Sutta
Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin, Chenrezig, Kannon) is immediately synonymous with the word Bodhisattva — He (or She) is the quintessential Bodhisattva — the superhero savior. How do we ask for the Bodhisattva's aid? Simply think of the Bodhisattva, say the ...
The Six Paramitas, the Liberating Actions: a Complete Buddhist Path for Modern Living: Generosity, Discipline, Patience, Diligence, Meditation, Wisdom
Buddhist Practices, Mahayana
In modern life, distractions overwhelm us from the moment we wake up until we go back to sleep. We are bombarded with visual, auditory, and sensory information, making focus difficult. In ancient times, it was perhaps easier to ...
VIDEO: Hayagriva Buddha’s Sanskrit Mantra: King of All Protections, Pacifies Strife, Disease and Negativities—chanted 108 times
Videos
The mantra of the Heruka manifestation of Amitabha Buddha — the great and glorious Hayagriva — has been called the "King of All Protections" mantra. Many Buddhist teachers have requested students recite Hayagriva's supreme mantra in troubled times. ...
VIDEO: Palden Lhamo Shri Devi is the Terrifying Protector Aspect of Tara, Supreme Dharma Protector Mother
Tara, Videos
Palden Lhamo Shri Devi is that wrathful parent we need when we're in danger. As a child, who did you go to for protection: the parent who let you do anything and smiled while you did it, or ...
Palden Lhamo, the Terrifying Female Protector aspect of Tara: “Sole Mother, Lady Victorious Over the Three Worlds”
Buddhist Practices, Dalai Lama, Tara
As a child, who did you go to for protection — the parent who let you do anything and smiled while you did it, or the parent who yanked you back from the brink with a stern voice ...
VIDEO: White Mahakala, Buddha of Wealth — bringing generosity and good fortune to our lives
Videos
Wonderful video introduction to White Mahakala and his mantra for prosperity and generosity practices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BddyVdHtQ70 Prosperity MANTRA Om Guru Mahakala Hari Ni Sa Siddhi Dza Compassion comes in many forms. Sometimes we need a friend. Sometimes we need ...
Visualization Activates the Mind; Mindfulness Stills the Mind — Which is Right for Your Buddhist Practice?
Meditation, Mindfulness, Vajrayana, Zen • Chan • Seon
The great Lama Yeshe said: "Our problem is that inside us there is a mind going, 'Impossible, impossible, impossible. I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't' ... Human beings have great potential; they can do anything. The ...
Video Dharma Recitation: Tara, Giver of Peace, Read by Jason Espada, ends in Tara Mantra Chanting
Tara, Videos
New Video on our YouTube Channel! Tara, Giver of Peace, Dharma Reading plus Yoko Dharma singing the Tara mantra: Tara Giver of Peace Prayer Tara Mothers pray to you and children pray to you Merchants pray to you ...
Vajrasattva’s Purifying and Healing 100-syllable mantra in Sanskrit beautifully chanted
Podcast
Buddha taught us how to purify obstacles, obscurations, negative karma, even disease, through Vajrasattva meditation, visualization and mantras. Chant along the 100-syllable Sanskrit mantra, here beautifully chanted by Hrishikesh Sonar, with the meditative images of Vajrasattva. Visualize all ...
Rebirth vs Reincarnation: “If it isn’t ‘We’ who is reborn — if it is merely a continuum of us, but not us — then how does Karma work in the next life?” — A Reader Asks
Our Readers Ask, Rebirth / Reincarnation, Sutras & Sutta
In case you are wondering why we have an adorable picture of a happy baby as our feature image, its not a cheap trick (well, maybe it is, but there's a reason!) In Buddhist belief, we are taught ...
Podcast: Hayagriva Buddha’s Supreme Mantra chanted in Sanskrit 108 Times: Pacifies strife, obstacles diseases
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Many Buddhist teachers have requested students recite Hayagriva's supreme mantra in troubled times. In The Sutra of Forming Hayagriva it is written: "Whoever, including even the insects, has heard the name and mantra of Hayagriva only one time ...
Podcast: White Mahakala — bringing generosity and good fortune to our lives with Chenrezig’s auspicious form of compassion
Podcast
Compassion comes in many forms. Sometimes we need a friend. Sometimes we need a protective warrior. Sometimes, a fierce kick in the rear (metaphorically). And sometimes we need to reduce our obstacles to Dharma practice. Chenrezig, the Lord ...
21 Taras Surya Gupta Thanka — stunning art by Angeli Lhadripa Shkonda: interview featuring 21 Tara closeups
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Tara
Angeli Lhadripa Shkonda's artistic vision focuses her beautiful artistic skills on her beloved Tara Buddha. Taught by traditional teachers, Angeli creates thangkas that are luminous with Enlightened energy, alive with colour and detail and discrete gold details. We ...
Losar 2022: Getting Ready to Bring in the Year of the Tiger March 3, 2022; 15 days before and after Losar
Dharma
On the Tibetan Lunar Calendar, Losar — New Year! — falls on March 3, 2022 — which is the year 2149 in the Tibetan calendar. Due to differences in the lunar calendars [note below] the Tibetan calendar is ...
White Mahakala — bringing generosity and good fortune to our lives with Chenrezig’s auspicious form of compassion
Avalokiteshvara
Compassion comes in many forms. Sometimes we need a friend. Sometimes we need a protective warrior. Sometimes, a fierce kick in the rear (metaphorically). And sometimes we need to reduce our obstacles to Dharma practice. Chenrezig, the Lord ...
The Dalai Lama and eight other teachers explain how to avoid taking Refuge in the wrong things and why Refuge can help us overcome obstacles
Dalai Lama, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
"We are extraordinarily adept at taking refuge, the problem is we take refuge in the wrong things." writes noted Buddhist teacher and psychologist Rob Preece, in his breakthrough book, Preparing for Tantra. [1] Rob Preece explains what he means ...
Podcast: Five Buddhist Wisdom Dakinis: Dharma Activities with Mantras sung by Yoko Dharma
Podcast
What are the Five Wisdom Dakinis? Why are they central to Tibetan Buddhist practice? Why are they associated with activity practices— peaceful, increasing, magnetizing, subjugating and supreme activities — such as Chod? In this presentation, we ...
Podcast: Healing Parnashavari Tara Mantra, the specialist in Epidemics, sung 108 times by incredible Hrishi!
Podcast
Healing Parnashavari is Tara's Healing emanation, also lovingly known as Tara Dressed in Leaves. Her mantra is renowned through the centuries, for healing and especially for effectiveness against epidemics. In this Buddha Weekly special presentation, enjoy the healing ...
PODCAST: Supreme Mother Protector Palden Lhamo, Aspect of Tara
Podcast
As a child, who did you go to for protection: the parent who let you do anything and smiled while you did it, or the parent who yanked you back from the brink with a stern voice and ...
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Literary Legacy Celebrated with Charitable Bundle of ebooks: No Mud, No Lotus excerpt
Zen • Chan • Seon
Thich Nhat Hanh's words, teachings and books have been a comfort and refuge for many Buddhists around the world. The great teacher's wisdom and compassion live on in his many books. Now, Parallax Press, a non-profit publisher founded ...
Video: Healing Parnashavari Tara Mantra 108 times with beautiful master art visualizations sung beautifully by Hrishi
Tara, Videos
Parnashavari is Tara's Healing emanation, also lovingly known as Tara Dressed in Leaves. Her mantra is renowned through the centuries, for healing and especially for effectiveness against epidemics. In this Buddha Weekly special presentation, enjoy the healing mantras ...
Video: Five Buddhist Wisdom Dakinis: Dharma Activities including Chod, with Mantras sung by Yoko Dharma – 49 languages subtitled
Videos
Five Wisdom Dakinis: awareness dances into elemental form, wisdom of the Five Buddhas, empowering Chod and Dharma activity Play video (subtitles and languages enabled): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUOOD95WrBU What are the five Wisdom Dakinis? Why are they central to Tibetan Buddhist ...
Video: 3 Principal Paths — Essence of Lamrim: Part 1 Renunciation for laypeople: Ven Zasep Rinpoche
Videos
The Lamrim teachings on the Three Principal Paths — it can be spelled Principal or Principle, either is correct with slightly different contexts — is considered the very essence of Buddha's teaching. (Therefore his Principles but also his ...
Celebrating Lunar New Year! Happy Year of the Tiger: roaring back for 2022. Wishing you every auspiciousness!
Dharma
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, is Lunar New Year, celebrated in Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore and Vietnam! [Tibetans are on a slightly different lunar calendar, see below.] HAPPY YEAR OF THE WATER ...
“Learning how to die” and “Why Meditating on Death May Bring Joy to Life”: What the Buddhist Teachers Say About End of Life, Dying, and Palliative Care
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Dalai Lama, Dharma, Meditation, Rebirth / Reincarnation, Teachers, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
Thich Nhat Hanh: "The notion of death cannot be applied to reality." The great teacher Thich Nhat Hanh, who passed away at 00:00hrs on 22nd January, 2022, at the age of 95, often wrote about impermanence, with an ...
Chod practice: offering yourself to all beings, the ultimate expression of bodhichitta
Buddhist Practices, Dakini, Dakini Wisdom, Vajrayana, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
The vivid and visceral imagery of Chod Practice — where you visualize offering your own body to all sentient beings, chopped up into grisly bits, and presented in a human skull — can lead to extreme misunderstanding. Teachings ...
The Great Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh passed away at age 95 — his message of peace shook the world.
Teachers, Zen • Chan • Seon
The great teacher, Bodhisattva and scholar, Thich Nhat Hanh — who shook the world with his message of peace — has passed away at 95, "at his home in the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam", announced by ...
The Emptiness of Prayer—Who Do We Pray To? “You and the Buddha are not separate realities.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddhist Living, Dharma
"A prostration based on the perception that Buddha has a separate self from your own, and that you have a self separate from the Buddha, can only be called superstition," wrote Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world's ...
Sutra of Golden Light brings “peace and happiness” and “long life”; also, Sutra transmission of Chod, alleviating fear, and healing
Buddhist Practices, Mahayana, Sutras & Sutta
The dominant theme of many Mahayana Sutras — the Great Vehicle Teachings — is “benefiting others.” To Mahayana Buddhists, there are three principal paths, expressed wonderfully in the “King of all Sutras” the “Sutra of Golden Light”: Renunciation, ...
Bliss helps us understand Emptiness without nihilism: Vajrayana develops faster insight through the balance of bliss and emptiness, compassion and wisdom, mandala and deity
Buddhist Practices, Dharma, Vajrayana
"Emptiness is not a specialty of Vajrayana. Yidam meditation is part of Vajrayana, but is not the special quality of the Vajrayana. The special quality [that enhances the practice] really is the bliss." — Gelek Rimpoche [2] ...
Assu Sutta: Tears of suffering in Samsara greater than the “ocean of the four great oceans.” Buddha Sutra
Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
In the Assa Sutta — apparently one of the saddest of the teachings — Buddha teaches us to drive our mission to escape Samsara by remembering our endless tears through our countless lives. (Full Sutta below in English.) ...
Podcast: Wrathful Buddhas: The First Responders in Meditation How to Relate to the Fearsome Enlightened Deities
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If you were facing a life-threatening scenario, would you call emergency services on your phone, calling for help from well-trained first responders — or call your kindly relative. If disaster strikes, we inevitably first think of our wonderful ...
Padmasambhava: “the source of accomplishment is the Yidam”; Yidam is systemized practice, not just a “deity”
Vajrayana
"The source of blessings is the lama, the source of accomplishment is the yidam, and the source of activities is the dakinis." — Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava Yidam is a method — usually a defined system of practices — ...
Wrathful Buddhas video: the first responders in meditation; how to relate to the fearsome Enlightened deities
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If you were facing a life-threatening scenario, would you call emergency services on your phone, calling for help from well-trained first responders — or call your kindly relative. If disaster strikes, we inevitably first think of our wonderful ...
Vajrapani, the “Hand of Buddha” defeats the poisons : pride, anger, hate and jealousy
Bodhisattvas, Buddhist Practices, Deities, Mantra, Tantra, Vajrayana
Vajrapani's name means, literally, "Indestructible Hand" — the Hand of the Buddha. He is one of the three great Bodhisattvas, together with Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig, Guanyin) and Manjushri, who respectively represent "power of Buddha," Compassion of Buddha, and Wisdom ...
Buddhist Dharma Dates 2022: clearing the confusion on lunar calendars
Dharma, Special Days
Sacred lunar days 2022: why they're important, when and how to celebrate Buddha Days, Tsog Feasts, Puja Days in Tibetan, Mahayana, and Theravada Buddhist traditions Lunar calendars can be confusing — especially since there are three systems: lunisiderial, ...
Healing Parnashavari — Tara’s Healing emanation: specialist in Contagious Disease, Illness, Pandemic: How to practice her mantra and sadhana
Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Tantra, Tara, Vajrayana
"Tara dressed in leaves" is Parnashavari, the 20th emanation of Tara in the 21 Taras Praise.[3] Her name literally translates from Sanskrit to English as a "leaf-clad goddess" — a treasured and revered emanation of Tara relied upon ...
New Podcast: Great Sage from the Land of Snows Lama Tsongkhapa — with guided practice
Podcast
TEXT of the practice is below if you'd like to follow along! Great Sage from the Land of Snows Lama Tsongkhapa — an ideal practice In these difficult times, we need practices that generate the healing powers ...
Video: Lama Tsongkhapa Visualization and Practice with Migtsema Chanting
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Great Sage from the Land of Snows, Lama Tsongkhapa — an ideal practice In these difficult times, we need practices that generate the healing powers of Compassion, Wisdom and Power. These are usually personified, from a Mahayana Buddhist ...
PODCAST: Vajrasattva Buddhist Purification: guided audio visulized meditation and 100-syllable mantras
Podcast
Why do many Buddhists consider purification practice to be the ultimate meditative practice? Why do Tibetan Buddhists consider Buddha Vajrasattva practice to be the most perfect and complete of purification practices? Do I need special instruction to practice ...
Vajrasattva Video: Guided Visualization and Long Mantras (non musical) With Helpful Introductory Documentary
Videos
Don't miss this beautiful visualized short guided journey into the mandala of Vajrasattva, with the long mantra and purification visualization, beautifully illustrated with the amazing art of Thomas Edwards and Laura Santi. The on-screen visualization is guided by ...
PODCAST: Dogs and Cats Who Love Buddha: Doggy and Kitty Dharma
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What do the Buddhist teachers say about doggie and kitty Buddha Dharma? Did Buddha teach that Dogs and cats have Buddha Nature, just like humans? How can you help your companion meet the Dharma in daily life? How ...
VIDEO — All Beings Have Been Our Mothers! Doggy and Kitty and Hamster Buddha Dharma
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With insights from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Venerable Zasep Rinpoche and Venerable Thubten Choden. Ends with Healing Medicine Buddha Mantras (Recommended by teachers to play for your animal companions!) chanted by the amazing Yoko Dharma with beautiful animal videos. ...
Deity Yoga: Science or Superstition? Vajrayana Deity Meditation Proves Invaluable in Preventing Cognitive Disorders. In What Other Ways is Vajrayana Buddhist Deity Practice More Science than Religion?
Deities, Vajrayana, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
Deity Yoga in Tibetan Buddhism is very often misunderstood. In apparent contradiction to the implied meaning of "deity" — which is really a mistranslation of the Sanskrit "deva" — there might, in fact, be more science than superstition ...
Podcast: Kurukulla Red Tara Visualization and 108 Mantra Female Buddha Vajrayana Buddhism
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Transcript Narrator: Over the centuries, Vajrayana Buddhists journeyed, in their minds, to visit dazzling pure lands, filled with wondrous Enlightened Beings. Imagine, now, closing your eyes to meditate on Emptiness, and glimpsing none other than Red Tara in ...
Video: Stumbling on the Buddha and the Eightfold Path Visualization and Teaching
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What would it have been like to stumble on the Buddha as he sat with his first five disciples to "Turn the Wheel of Truth" and the Noble Eightfold Path? Join our editor Lee Kane as imagines the ...
Drumming for Mindfulness — a simple way to calm the mind, remove stress and heal. Studies show drum meditation supports treatments of cancer, Parkinsons and depression.
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Dharma, Meditation, Mindfulness, Scientific Buddhist
"I beat upon the Dharma drum, announcing my search for Dharma in the four directions" — Lotus Sutra, Chapter 12 More than 2500 years ago, the drum was an important component of various Buddhist traditions. "In Buddha's time, the ...
The Ultimate Purification and Healing Practice: Chenrezig Nyung Nye Two-Day Practice: As Effective as 3 Months of Any other Practice
Avalokiteshvara
In Mahayana Buddhism, one Nyung Nye two-day intensive practice is considered to be as effective as three months of any other purification practice. It is also considered to be a very effective "healing practice." [1] It combines the ...
Podcast: 10 Protections of the Buddha: Amitabha Pureland Practice and Amituofo 南無阿彌陀佛 Chanting
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Why is Amitabha Practice misunderstood by many Buddhists? What are the Ten Great Benefits of Chanting the Name Praise of Amitabha? Why is Pureland Buddhism an ideal practice for devoted Buddhists? For many Buddhists, simply chanting the name ...
Podcast: Did Buddha Suggest a Vegetarian Lifestyle. 5 Buddhist Teachings Recommending Vegetarianism
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Listen and subscribe on Spotify>> Listen and subscribe on Google Podcasts>> Listen on our podcast host Buzzsprout>> On Stitcher>> On iHeart Radio>> Did Buddha Recommend a Vegetarian Lifestyle? 5 Buddhist Teachers speak out. 5 Buddhist Sutras ...
Podcast 5: Hayagriva, the Wrathful Aspect of Amitabha: How Can He Help Us in Troubled Times?
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Podcast 4: How can Guanyin Avalokiteshvara (Kanon, Kuan Yin) Protect us from the 10 Great Fears and Dangers?
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Listen and subscribe on Spotify>> Listen and subscribe on Google Podcasts>> Listen on our podcast host Buzzsprout>> On Stitcher>> On iHeart Radio>> How can Guan Yin (Kuanyin) Avalokiteshvara Protect us from the 10 Great Fears and Dangers? ...
Podcast 3: Ganesha, the Remover of Obstacles and Protector of Prosperity, Buddhist Ganapati
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Podcast 2: The Virtues of the Triple Gem — Jataka Tales: Buddha’s Life Lesson 190
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The Jataka Tales are stories of the Previous Lives of the Buddha. In these stories, Buddha teaches us with examples of karma activity — conduct. Listen and subscribe on Spotify>> Listen and subscribe on Google Podcasts>> Listen on ...
Podcast 1, Spread the Dharma: Stumbling on the Buddha and the Eightfold Path — plus 5 other podcasts
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Listen and subscribe on Spotify>> Listen on our podcast host Buzzsprout>> Listen on our website Spread The Dharma>> It should also be listed on (or appear shortly on): Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Apple Music Stitcher iHeart Radio ...
In Buddhas Words … NOT in Buddha’s Words Series. About 50 Percent of Online Quotes Attributed to Buddha are Actual
In Buddha's Words, Sutras & Sutta, Videos
In Buddhas Words ... NOT in Buddha's Words. We all love inspirational quotes. They're especially nice as visual memes or illustrated quotes online, especially in Facebook posts. But how many are real. Our initial run at the top ...
Spread the Dharma! Helping to Spread the Dharma is the Mission of Buddha Weekly on multiple platforms: Youtube, Podcasts, Patreon
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Helping to "Spread the Dharma" is the mission of Buddha Weekly. The timeless wisdom of Buddha, who taught the Dharma more than 2500 years ago, remains increasingly relevant and important today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpv9bRR2KNA Gautama Buddha taught the path ...
Buddha’s Advice for Politicians? 10 Virtues of a Leader; “I have done what will not lead to future distress”
Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
Shakyamuni Buddha's advice for world leaders remains relevant today — more than 2500 years after he taught various kings and leaders about politics, leadership and governance. Buddha often taught kings and leaders in his life, including famous King ...
Science: Research Indicates Vajrayana Meditation Techniques Involving Deity Visualization Improve Cognitive Performance and May Be Promising For Degenerative Brain Disorders
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Meditation, Scientific Buddhist, Tantra, Vajrayana
Science, and in particular the medical profession, has long accepted the positive benefits of many forms or meditation. Many studies across decades of research have proven meditation is simply good for the body—and your health. A study from ...
Mindfulness of Feelings Meditation: Overcoming Negative Feelings and Using Discriminating Alertness of Feelings in Your Practice: Mahamudra Teachings
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Dharma, Mahayana, Meditation, Mindfulness, Teachers
"If You Don't Feel Anything, It Can Be a Problem" "Feelings are part of us," said Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, during a mini-retreat on Mahamudra and "mindfulness of feelings" in Owen Sound. "It's part of our life. Because ...
Guan Shi Yin: How can Guan Yin Avalokiteshvara PROTECT US from the 10 Great Fears? Includes the 10 praises and 108 Namo Guan Shi Yin Pusa 南無觀世音菩薩 chants with beautiful visualizations.
Avalokiteshvara, Videos
In this wonderful video documentary, we ask and try to answer the questions: "In what way can Guan Yin Avalokiteshvara, the compassionate Bodhisattva, save and protect us from every danger? What ten great dangers does the Merciful Compassionate ...
大慈大悲 救苦救難 觀世音菩薩 无畏功德 包括 108 首 NAMO GUAN SHIYIN PUSA
Avalokiteshvara, Videos
慈悲的观世音, 观世音菩萨，能以什么方式救度我们，远离一切危险？大慈大悲观音救度我们哪十大险？我们如何寻求她的帮助？哪部经中有十大护法？ 包括 108 首 NAMO GUAN SHIYIN PUSA 念诵观音的冥想图像。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftW7dVTi9wg
Wrathful Deities: The First Responders in Meditation; the Psychology of Fearsome Enlightened Buddhas
Buddhist Practices, Deities, Meditation, Tantra, Vajrayana
If you were facing a life-threatening scenario, would you dial 911 on your phone — the law-enforcers or well-trained first responders — or call your kindly relative? If disaster strikes, we inevitably first think of our wonderful first-responders. ...
Peer-Reviewed Science of Meditation: There are At Least 10 Reasons to Meditate: From Boosting Your Immune System to Increasing Cognitive Function
Scientific Buddhist
Science and Buddhism are often harmonious. Buddha taught the benefits of meditation more than two-thousand years ago. Today, medical professionals, scientists and psychiatrists almost universally endorse the tangible benefits of meditation. All the mechanisms for realizing these specific ...
Video: Purification of the Obstacles of Dharma practice: Doubt, Fear and Restlessness. Buddhist Ngondro Foundation Teachings, Part 3 –– a Teaching from Venerable Acharya Zasep Tulku Rinpoche
Dharma, Teaching videos, Videos, What the Buddhist Teachers Say, What the Teachers Say
"Today, I will speak of the general obstacles of spiritual practice. One of the very first obstacles is doubt. Too much doubt, doubting, so that you spend so much time on questions, instead of just doing the practice. Questioning, ...
The Foundation Practice of Prostrations: Humble Bow, a Method to Connect with Buddha Nature; the Psychology of Buddhist Prostrations
Buddhist Practices, Mahayana, Vajrayana, Zen • Chan • Seon
Psychologically, in modern times, we resist the concept of the bow or prostration. It is considered demeaning. Even the very idea of "bowing" causes our pride to flare up. This is, in fact, its main purpose, at least ...
Video: Did Buddha Suggest a Vegetarian Lifestyle? 5 Buddhist Teachings Recommending Vegetarianism.
Buddha, Buddhist Living, Videos
Did Buddha actually teach or suggest a Vegetarian lifestyle? Does the First Precept of Buddhism prohibit killing of animals? Does the First Precept of Buddhism prohibit killing of animals? What 5 Buddhist Teachings Point to a Vegetarian Lifestyle? ...
Wealth Deities: Generating Karma for Prosperity by Practicing Generosity. How to Reconcile Renunciation with Wealth Practices in Buddhism.
Buddhist Practices, Deities, Karma, Tantra, Vajrayana
Lama Atisha, the revered lama and Mahasiddha, came across an old man, dying of starvation in Bodghaya. Lama Atisha offered his own flesh, cut from his body, to save the old man. But the old man said, “How ...
Padmasambhava: The Eight Great Qualities of Taking Refuge; Taking Refuge in the Three Precious Jewels, the Defining Practice of Buddhism, and How it Can Rescue Us From All Dangers.
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Guru Rinpoche, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
"It is necessary to cut the misconception of thinking that it is enough to take refuge once in awhile. You should take refuge again and again, both day and night." — Guru Rinpoche The ultimate protector practice in Buddhism ...
Why is Maha Rakta Ganapati recommended by some Buddhist Teachers as the remover of obstacles, the protector of prosperity?
Deities, Vajrayana, Videos
Why is Maha Rakta Ganapati recommended by Buddhist Teachers as the remover of obstacles — the protector of prosperity? What makes Ganapati a spiritual superstar? Why is Ganesha so loved around the world? In Buddhism, what makes his ...
Hayagriva Buddha Documentary: Why is Hayagriva recommended by Buddhist Teachers in difficult times?
Videos
What's so special about Hayagriva Buddha? Why is Hayagriva recommended to students by Buddhist Teachers — in these difficult times? Why is this most Wrathful Heruka Emanation of Amitabha Buddha so effective today? What is the origin story ...
Video — Buddhist Renunciation: Part 1 of a Three Principal Paths of Buddhism from Venerable Zasep Rinpoche
Videos
In this short 20-minute video, Venerable Zasep Rinpoche provides clear and down-to-earth guidance on Buddhist Renunciation, one of the Three Principal Paths of Buddhism. [For more on the Three Principal Paths, see>>] It's not what you think, no ...
Video: 21 Praises Tara Chanted Beautifully in English with Stunning Art by VV Sapar and Ben Christian
Tara, Videos
BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH 21 PRAISES TO TARA in equal beats with a lovely melody and stunning art by Ben Christian for Green Tara and V.V. Sapar for the 21 Taras. Praise to the Mantra: Homage to Tara the Swift ...
Interview: Author of Allow Joy into Our Hearts, Chan Dharma Teacher Rebecca Li, Ph.D.
Book Excerpts and Reviews, Teacher Interviews
Rebecca Li, Ph.D. is a Chan Buddhist Dharma teacher and founder of the Chan Dharma Community. In her new book Allow Joy into Our Hearts she takes on the question of how to "find ways to allow joy, ...
Buddhist Practice: Practicing Joy in Difficult Times — Excerpt from Rebecca Li’s Allow Joy into Your Heart
Book Excerpts and Reviews, Buddhist Living
IF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE NEWS THIS WEEK, the theme is: When are we going back to normal? When are we opening things up? As some places return to normal, there’s a lot of anxiety about when ...
Video: A Good Friend Jataka — Tales of Buddha’s Previous Lives: Video Animation and Beautifully Narrated
Jataka Tales, Videos
The first in our new video series with luscious audio narration of the Jataka Tales — stories of Buddha's previous lives. These are over 500 moral stories meant for all ages. In our first, Eemil Sulva beautifully narrates ...
In Buddhas Words: “The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future…” #InBuddhasWords
In Buddha's Words
“The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and holds on to nothing — that person, I call a Holy Person.” — The Buddha Cited from Dhammapada 421 As with ...
In Buddha’s Words: “He who is possessed by constant virtue…” Path of Purification #inBuddhasWords
In Buddha's Words
In the third of our quotable quotes (#inBuddhasWords) — verified quotes with citations to Sutra — we draw from the Vissuddhi-magga, Path of Purification (S I 53):
He who is possessed of constant virtue, Who has understanding, and ...
In Buddhas Words: “Be… Refuges Unto Yourself Seeking No External Refuge…”
In Buddha's Words
In the second of our "quotable quotes" — verified quotes with citations to Sutra — we began by exploring a very popular online web quote attributed to Buddha — but fake and misleading. Although the gist of the ...
In Buddha’s Words: Daily Inspirational Buddha “Quotes” with Citations — Separating the Real from the Fake
In Buddha's Words
In Buddha's Words is a new series of "quotable quotes" from the Buddha — but cited with their source. Many Buddha Quotes and inspirational quotes online are "made up" or not verified with sutra/sutta references. We will pick ...
Chenrezig: the many faces of Avalokiteshvara’s compassion — sometimes we need a father or mother, sometimes a friend, sometimes a warrior
Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattvas, Deities
Sometimes we need the gentle mother or father to guide us. We often need a best friend to console us, pat our back, pick us back up and inspire us to work harder. Or, we might need the ...
Jataka Tales 1: First of the Tales of Buddha’s Previous Lives — APAṆṆAKA-JĀTAKA, the Wise Merchant and the Foolish Merchant
Buddha, Jataka Tales
Who's Who in this Story In Buddhist Canon, Buddha told the tales of his previous 500 plus incarnations, when he was a "Bodhisattva" — not yet the Conqueror, the Buddha. (For an introduction to the fabulous Jataka Tales, ...
Baalapandita Sutta: Buddha Teaches How to Recognize the Fool and the Wise One — English
Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
I heard thus: At one time the Blessed One lived in the monastery offered by Anaathapindika in Jeta’s grove in Saavatthi. The Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus from there. The Buddha teaching his monks. The three ...
Dog and Cat Dharma: Did Buddha Teach That Dogs and Cats Have Buddha Nature? How Can You Help Your Companion Meet the Dharma in Daily Life?
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Dharma, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
I saw a sparkling moment of real Doggy Dharma last weekend. At a Medicine Buddha retreat, a nice couple brought along their beloved 15 month-old pup. My kind teacher, Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, smiled as they lifted the pup ...
Youthful Manjushri: the flowering of wisdom; the gentle Buddha who cuts through ignorance with his flaming sword
Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Mahayana, Mantra, Tantra
Of all the Buddhist meditational deities — and, of all the Bodhisattvas we meet in the sutras — the overwhelming feeling with Manjushri is “gentle wisdom” and “gentle friend.” We feel warm, comforted, and supported in the youthful ...
“Dharma in motion”: Buddhism, Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra and Zen have as much in common with martial arts as religion?
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Zen • Chan • Seon
Premise: Buddhism, Vajrayana Tantra and Zen have as much in common with martial arts as it does with religion. Second Premise: Martial arts skills are helpful to meditators and helps develop practice discipline. That may seem like an ...
A Wheel With Eight Spokes: Why Picking and Choosing “Beliefs” — or “Revisionist” Buddha Dhama — Can Obstruct Your Buddhist Practice
Buddhist Living, Buddhist Practices, Dharma, Karma, Rebirth / Reincarnation, Scientific Buddhist, Teachers, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
" The eightfold path is often represented as a wheel with eight spokes. Pick a wheel with just one or two and it won't take you very far." — Mark Vernon [13] "Some traditional Buddhist teachers tend to ...
Scientific Buddhist: Peer Reviewed Studies — Buddhist Metta Loving Kindness Meditation Can Slow Aging —10 Benefits of Compassion
Avalokiteshvara, Scientific Buddhist
In two recent Buddha Weekly advice videos, teacher Zasep Tulku Rinpoche explained that mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditations were among the best therapies for bereavement, stress, cognitive issues, memory loss, and even Alzheimer's. (Bereavement Video>> and Cognitive Video>>) ...
Long life prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his birthday
Dalai Lama, News
Happy Birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama! His Holiness spoke on the occasion of his 86th Birthday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ZlrVMLEe8 At an earlier event (2019), His Holiness said: "Those of you who have dedicated your body, speech and mind ...
A Better Way to Catch a Snake Sutra: Buddha explains the danger of misinterpreting the Dharma
Buddhist Living, Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
In this age of "fake news" it's interesting to note that "fake teachings" are a recurring theme in the Buddhist Sutras, especially in the Sutras featuring a Bhikshu named Arittha. A better word, might be "misinterpreted" teachings. Today, the ...
Nidana Sutta: Buddha Teaches the Three Causes for the Origination of Actions — Greed, Aversion, and Delusion: Sutra
Dharma, Sutras & Sutta, Theravada
Shakyamuni Buddha taught the path to freedom from suffering (Pali, Dukkha, Sanskrit Duhkha), beginning with the causes of our suffering. In his first teaching on the Four Noble Truths, he taught "three types of suffering are distinguished: they ...
Exclusive: read two chapters from international bestselling author David Michie’s new Tibetan Buddhist thriller “The Secret Mantra”
Book Excerpts and Reviews, Vajrayana
Editor: Many are familiar with David Michie's international bestsellers, including his wonderful The Dalai Lama's Cat series and numerous books on mindfulness, meditation and Buddhism (now in over 25 languages). One of my personal favorites is the thriller ...