Happy Birthday Venerable Zasep Rinpoche: May the pure white light of your peerless wisdom shine undiminished until the end of existence
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche “has gone to dance with the Dakinis”; a teacher “rarer than a star in the midday summer sky” has passed
A rare chance to honor Buddha’s relics in New York state: 3-day exhibit of Holy Relics at Thekchen Choling
Happy Wesak Day! On this most sacred day, celebrating the birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana of Gautama Buddha, we wish all sentient beings health, happiness, and ultimate Enlightenment.
Three Higher Trainings: ethics, concentration, and wisdom. Venerable Robina Courtin teaches the vitally important Three Precious Trainings in a weekend workshop in Toronto
“The Way to Wise and Compassionate Living”: Geshe Sherab returns to GTA (Canada) to lead a workshop at Lama Yeshe Ling March 2-3
EVENT: Geshe Thubten Sherab Weekend Teachings March 24-28, 2017 in Greater Toronto Area: Lama Tsongkhapa Meditation Practice and Lamrim
“You and the Buddha are not separate realities. You are in the Buddha and the Buddha is in you.” Thich Nhat Hanh
“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” —Pema Chödrön
“…Recognize that your own attachment is the cause of every single problem that you experience.” — Lama Yeshe
“When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.” — Shunryu Suzuki
“If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.” Shakyamuni Buddha, Dhammapada
“Real insight, or right view, has the capacity to liberate, and to bring peace and happiness.” Thich Nhat Hanh
“There is something about Buddhist practice that results in the kind of happiness we all seek.” —— Dr. Paul Ekman, University of California
“If you take meat, it goes against the vows one takes in seeking refuge … you have to take a being’s life.” — Kyabje Chatral Sangye Dorje
“…the purpose of Vajrayana practice? Purifying one’s impure perception of all appearances…” — H.E. Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche
“Analysis of death is not for the sake of becoming fearful but to appreciate this precious lifetime.” — Dalai Lama
“No matter what happens, such as sickness… you should train in supplicating the guru, making offerings to the yidam” — Padmasambhava
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if we can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” — Dalai Lama
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Great Buddhist Peacemaker, Honoured with Catholic Peace Award, recipient of the 2015 Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award.
Meditation Marathon: Buddhist Monk Kogen Kamahori Endures Nine Days of No Food, Drink or Sleep — Social Media Commenters Quick To Criticize
