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The Purity Essence Mantra: Understanding and Practicing the Mantra OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHO SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM

A monk meditating on Oneness with the world and the Universe on top of a mountain.
The Purity Essence Mantra: Understanding and Practicing the Mantra OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHO SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM 1
In Buddhism, most visualization meditation practices begin with the expression of Purity, called the Purity Essence Mantra: Om Svahava Shuddho Sarva Dharma Svabhava Shuddho Ham What does this actually mean, and why...
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Buddhist Practices / Vajrayana

Buddha’s Enlightened Journey: An In-Depth Illustrated Timeline of Shakyamuni Gautama’s Life from 563 BCE to 483 BCE

Buddha attains Enlightenment.
Buddha's Enlightened Journey: An In-Depth Illustrated Timeline of Shakyamuni Gautama's Life from 563 BCE to 483 BCE 2
2500 years ago, a child was born who shook the world, literally, and influenced history for the next 25 centuries.  Over five centuries before the Common Era, Siddartha Gautama was born, a world-changing event that has become a major turning point in history. Although, inevitably,...
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The Essential Characteristics of Buddha Nature Based on the teachings in the Uttara Tantra Shastra

All beings are equally endowed with Buddha Nature. It is not something that saints and sages have in a greater measure, and ordinary people have less.In all places and times, in all cultures, for all people, this essential, perfect, true nature is exactly the same. Seeing this at once removes both self...
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Buddhist Living

April 22 is Earth Day, which makes it Tara’s day: nourishing, caring, mother-earth hands of Tara of the Khadira Fragrant Forest

April 22 is Global Earth Day: HAPPY EARTH DAY FROM @BuddhaWeekly. 
April 22 is Earth Day, which makes it Tara's day: nourishing, caring, mother-earth hands of Tara of the Khadira Fragrant Forest 3
We can take inspiration from Green Tara's example to be more mindful of our planet and all its creatures every day of the year. We can use her nourishing, caring hands as a reminder to treat the...
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Bodhisattvas / Buddha / Tara

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.
Who are the Five Great Wisdom Buddhas and Why Are They So Important? How to Visualize and Practice the Five Dhyani Buddhas 4
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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Buddhist Practices / Mahayana

Guru Rinpoche Taught “Mala Should Accompany You Like Your Shadow”– A Complete Buddhist Guide to Practicing with a Mala

The sacred mala is more than just a counting tool and is considered a sacred Dharma object in the same way as a Sutra, since it represents Dharma Speech, the speech of the Buddhas. 
Guru Rinpoche Taught "Mala Should Accompany You Like Your Shadow"-- A Complete Buddhist Guide to Practicing with a Mala 5
Why did the great Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava teach your mala "should accompany you like...
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Buddhist Living / Vajrayana

“What Bodhisattvas Do” 37 Practices of All Bodhisattvas: the Total Path, a Daily Recitation, a Perfect Buddhist Practice and Lifestyle

  What are The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas and why are they so revered in Mahayana? "One of the most famous native Tibetan texts on mind training, this classic by Tokme Zangpo summarises the teachings of Śāntideva's Bodhicaryāvatāra and other sources, in order to present the path of the bodhisattva...
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Bodhisattvas / Mahayana

Treasures of Bardo Thodol – The Book of Liberation Through Understanding the Between — incorrectly translated Tibetan Book of the Dead

The peaceful deities of the Bardo Thodrol Book of LIberation Through Understanding the Between.
Treasures of Bardo Thodol - The Book of Liberation Through Understanding the Between -- incorrectly translated Tibetan Book of the Dead 6
Why is the Bardo Thodol considered a spiritual treasure from the Enlightened Mind of the Second Buddha Padmasambhava? Why is a Book of the Dead considered nothing less than a profoundly liberating teaching? Let's...
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Buddhist Practices / Dharma / Vajrayana

Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism for Spiritual Transformation and Harmony at Home

Two of the Eight Auspicious Signs displayed in front of Green Tara as an offering and Dharma objects representing the Noble Eightfold Path as the Dharma Wheel and protection as the parosol. From our video, inset below.
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  Why are the eight auspicious signs of Buddhism more than...
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Buddhist Living / Dharma

Can you ‘train’ your mind to find relief from pain? We asked the experts

By Beth Rush Of Body+Mind Magazine Pain is a universal experience that can significantly impact your quality of life. While traditional approaches to pain management often involve medication and physical therapy, there’s increasing interest in the role of the mind in modulating the experience of pain. This interest has led people to...
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