The Profound Practice of Taking Refuge: the foundation of Buddhist liberation, faith, devotion, protection by Jason Espada
Buddhist Practices, Lamrim / Ngondro
Committing ourselves to the teachings with faith and devotion is the cornerstone of everything else we would accomplish through the practice of this path— higher rebirth, or a safe direction for all our lives, accomplishing the individual liberation ...
Mandala Offering: offering “everything to the Buddha” — purify karma and accumulate merit daily
Buddhist Practices, Karma, Lama Tsongkhapa, Lamrim / Ngondro, Meditation, Vajrayana
Mandala Offerings require only minutes each day and can be considered the "perfect" complete practice. We offer literally everything — the entire cosmos, even our internal mind, and body — to the Enlightened Ones. Mandala offerings, when dignified ...
An Introduction to the Stages of the Path: Atisha’s “A Lamp for the Path of Enlightenment” and “Foundation of All Good Qualities” by Lama Je Tsong Khapa
Lama Tsongkhapa, Lamrim / Ngondro
An Introduction to the Stages of the Path Teachings A little over a thousand years ago, a king in Tibet saw the decline of Buddhism in his homeland and decided to invite a great scholar from India, by ...
Lama Tsongkhapa: A Short, Powerful Practice Helps Bring Compassion, Wisdom, Good Fortune, and Healing
Bodhisattvas, Buddhist Practices, Deities, Lama Tsongkhapa, Lamrim / Ngondro, Mantra, Tantra, Teachers, Vajrayana
"In my opinion, having the opportunity to practice the guru yoga of the great holy being Lama Tsongkhapa, is more fortunate than having the chance to receive and practice other Dharma teachings," wrote Lama Zopa Rinpoche, in the ...
Lamrim: the fast “mapped” path to Buddhist realizations: “It expounds the entire path” — Dalai Lama
Buddhist Practices, Dalai Lama, Dharma, Lama Tsongkhapa, Lamrim / Ngondro
In the quest for Enlightenment, the "swift" lightning path is Vajrayana. The key reason it is the fast path is its step-by-step structure — with teachings organized carefully into proven systems. One of these is Lamrim — the ...
Karma is Not Fate: Why Karma is Empowering
Buddhist Living, Dharma, Karma, Lamrim / Ngondro, Rebirth / Reincarnation, Scientific Buddhist
Why is Karma empowering? One way of viewing Karma is as an aggregate of all of our actions, thoughts, words, dreams, desires into a user-controlled version of fate — that is you control your fate instead of some ...
“Mind is the creator of our own happiness or suffering”—Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche teaches Lojong Seven-Point Mind Training
Buddhist Practices, Dharma, Lamrim / Ngondro, Mahayana, Meditation, Mindfulness, Teachers
By Lee Kane "On one level all our minds are connected," said Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche in his introductory remarks at a weekend retreat dedicated to Lojong Seven-point mind training. "We are the creators of our suffering. Everything ...
“Mahamudra is ultimately about trying to experience absolute truth” — and Helping Your Mind Get to Know Your Mind: Teaching Retreat Notes, Zasep Tulku Rinpoche
Dharma, Lamrim / Ngondro, Mahayana, Meditation, Teachers, Vajrayana
Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, spiritual director of many meditation centres in Canada, U.S. and Australia. The stirring beat of many drums and a festive rise of musical voices broke the serene silence of a sunny and warm Saturday morning on sparkling ...
Rebirth, Part 1: Is There Evidence of Rebirth or Reincarnation?
Buddhist Living, Dharma, Karma, Lamrim / Ngondro, Rebirth / Reincarnation, Scientific Buddhist
Part 1 of a Buddha Weekly Series on Rebirth Nothing inspires more debate amongst Buddhists, than the notion of rebirth. There's no doubt the Buddha believed in rebirth (not in reincarnation, which implies a soul). To hundreds of ...