Chod Practice: the Visceral Imagery of Offering Your Own Chopped-Up Body to All Sentient Beings is Perhaps the Most Misunderstood of Profound Buddhist Practices. Chod Represents the Ultimate Expression of Bodhichitta and”Cuts Your Attachment.”
Buddhist Practices, Dakini, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, 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 ...
Tsog dates 2021: Happy Dakini Day — Introducing the Wisdom of the Female Enlightened Dakinis
Dakini, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism
Dakini Day, celebrated on the 25th day of each lunar month in Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, celebrates the feminine energy of wisdom. (DATES FOR 2021 Tsog updated below.) Devoted Buddhists will celebrate with a Tsok (Tsog), a feast including ...
Guan Yin and the ten great protections of the Goddess of Mercy: Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion
Avalokiteshvara Chenrezig Guan Yin, Bodhisattvas, Buddha, Deities, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Mahayana
Millions of devotees around the world call on the name of Guan Yin (Kuanyin) Goddess of Mercy, in times of need, fear, or despair. Aside from her best-known role as Compassion embodied — she is, after all, none ...
Interview with Venerable Robina Courtin: “Staying sane in a crazy world”, taking the clichés out of karma and practicing the Three Precious Trainings
Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Interview with the Teachers, Learning from Teachers Video, Teachers
Venerable Robilna Courtin managed to give Buddha Weekly some time out of her busy teaching schedule to discuss the Three Higher Trainings and other Buddhist topics. Screen grab from video (below.) Venerable Robina Courtin known for her clarity ...
Green Tara guided meditation video, guided by H.E. Zasep Rinpoche with beautiful Tara images and animations; finishing with magnificent Tara mantra chanted by Yoko Dharma
Buddhist Teaching videos, Deities, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Mantra, Tantra, Tara, Teachers, Video What the Teachers Say
Venerable Zasep Rinpoche teaching at a Tara weekend using the commentary book, Tara in the Palm of Your Hand, as a reference. Green Tara is almost certainly one of the most popular Englightened Buddhas in Vajrayana Buddhism. Tara's ...
The tens of Padmasambhava: ten foundations of secret mantra; ten faults of being unsuccessful in Dharma practice; ten key points for practicing. Guru Rinpoche teaches Lady Tsogyal
Buddhist Practices, Dakini, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava, Vajrayana
We are fortunate that the great Dakini Lady Tsogyal, princess of Kharchen, recorded many of Guru Rinpoche's teachings and trainings, much as Ananda recorded in Sutra the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha. The Lotus Born, the Enlightened Padmasambhava, is ...
Female Enlightened Manifestations and Female Teachers and Lamas — Wisdom in Action; Reader Poll and Interview with Lama Shannon Young
Dakini, Deities, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Interview with the Teachers, Tara, Teachers, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
“If being a woman is an inspiration, use it. If it is an obstacle, try not to be bothered by it.” — Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche. Lama Acharya Dr. Shannon Young. "I feel that there could always be more ...
Tsog dates 2021 on Western Calendar: and, the meaning of Tsog (Tsok) — the non-ordinary blissful offering
Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Special Days, Tantra, Vajrayana
What is Tsog, and why is it so precious and important? From the Heruka Root Tantra: Quickly attempt to make offerings Every waxing and waning of each month do tsog. NOTE: Tsog Dates for 2021 below in table. ...
Guru Rinpoche answers Lady Tsogyal: Should we practice one or many yidams? Is the master or the Yidam more important? Why is it important to practice the yidam deity?
Dakini, Deities, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava, Teachers, Vajrayana, What the Buddhist Teachers Say
Guru Rinpoche's teachings to the Lady Tsogyal are as clear and wonderful today as they were centuries ago. Reading the recorded words of the Lotus Born Padmasambhava is almost like sitting at the feet of the great Guru ...
Tara Book excerpt and teaching: Who is Tara and how can She help us? An introduction to Tara, Karma, Shunyata, Dependent Arising, and Buddha Nature by Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche
Buddha, Buddhist Practices, Deities, Dharma, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Tara, Teachers, Vajrayana, What the Teachers Say
Tara in the Palm of Your Hand, a book by Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche is available on Amazon.ca in paperback from Wind Horse Press. Who, or what is Tara that she can show us that Enlightenment is in ...
What’s with all this consort union in Tantric Buddhism? No, it’s not about sexual fantasies. The psychology of Yab-Yum consorts, union of wisdom and compassion
Buddhist Practices, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Tantra, Vajrayana
Tibetan Buddhism is above all practical. In Vajrayana, practice, practice, practice is the mantra of progress. Practical means, step-by-step progress, and that means daily meditation involving body, speech, and mind, in the form of mudras (body), mantras (speech) ...
Book Review: Tara in the Palm of Your Hand: a guide to the practice of the twenty-one Taras in the Surya Gupta lineage
Book / Movie Review, Enlightened Feminine in Buddhism, Tara
"Tara is without a doubt the most beloved female deity in Tibetan Buddhism, revered for her swiftness in helping those who rely on her... Of all the Buddhas, Tara is the most accessible." — from Tara in the palm of your ...
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