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Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism for Spiritual Transformation and Harmony at Home
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...
25th Lunar: Dakini Day and Ganachakra Tsog Ganapuja
Dakini Day, celebrated on the 25th day of each lunar month in Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, celebrates the feminine energy of wisdom. Dakinis also represent the "Activities" of the Buddhas. The most famous of the Dakinis are Mother Tara and Vajravarahi or Vajrayogini. Popular practices also include the Five Wisdom Mothers and the...
Dakini Days in 2024: Celebrating the Wisdom Activity of the Enlightened Dakinis
Dakini Day, celebrated on the 25th day of each lunar month in Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, celebrates the feminine energy of wisdom. Dakini Day and Tsog on the 25th of the Lunar Month: January 6 February 5 March 5 April 4 May 3 July 1 and July 30 August 28 September 27 October...
What are the nine benefits of mantras and how do they work? His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Garchen Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen
Why are mantras so popular? What are the nine benefits of mantras? Why are mantras considered a complete practice? How do they work? What are they? This is a lot to cover, but with the help of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Garchen Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche and...
In what way are Buddhist deities real? What do the teachers and sutras tell us about the true nature of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Is it easier to practice Buddhist meditations in our dreams? Enlightenment through Dream Yoga, is it possible?
"You should know all phenomena are like dreams." — Shakyamuni Buddha. Unless we are Yogis or Yoginis, the closest we are likely to come to an inciteful appreciation of Emptiness and the true nature of phenomenon might actually be our dreams. The first Karmapa attained Enlightenment with Dream Yoga. The conflicted "daytime"...
Tsog dates 2023: Happy Dakini Day — Introducing the Wisdom of the Female Enlightened Dakinis
Dakini Day, celebrated on the 25th day of each lunar month in Vajrayana Buddhist traditions, celebrates the feminine energy of wisdom. (DATES FOR 2023 Tsog updated below.) Devoted Buddhists will celebrate with a Tsok (Tsog), a feast including food, singing, a group (or single) sadhana full of sound and celebration. The 10th...
Simhamukha Dakini, the supremely ferocious remover of obstacles, Sengdongma, snow-lion-faced Dakini, whose roar defeats all negativities, curses, obstacles or evil forces
Why is Simhamukha, the Lion-Faced Dakini considered the "go to" practice in times of peril — especially any crushing supernatural or psychological threat. What is so special about her practice, that most lineages of Tibetan Buddhism turn to her practice in times of disaster, bad luck, illness, or any form of negative...
Smorgasbord Vajrayana: visualizing countless mandalas — exploring the vast universe filled with Buddhas
It can seem like Vajrayana's approach to visualizing countless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is a smorgasbord approach to Buddhism. This isn't as terrible a metaphor as it seems. For people with different tastes, a single menu meal may not be appetizing; the smorgasbord assures that everyone has something to "eat." The "food" in...