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Much More-Than-Six-Words of Advice — Mindfulness of Body; Anger; and Healing Through Meditation (Mahamudra Teachings Session 2)

"Don't recall, don't imagine, don't think, don't examine, don't control, rest," Tilopa's six word's of advice to Naropa, could be said to be an important concept for understanding Mahamudra.[1] By Lee Kane Tilopa's famous "six words of advice" was clearly a theme emphasized consistently throughout Zasep Tulku Rinpoche's wonderful introductory Mahamudra teachings in...
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Buddhist Practices / Dharma / Meditation / Mindfulness / Teachers / Vajrayana

Buddhist body mandala practice in Vajrayana Buddhism — and riding the winds of the inner body “The prana goes where the mind goes.””

Buddhist body mandala practice in Vajrayana Buddhism — and riding the winds of the inner body "The prana goes where the mind goes."" 1
A Buddhist body mandala from a Tangkha acquired from a San Francisco museum. We see the Yogi (with the long hair) with a body mandala of deities on the charkas of his body. Surrounding him are various deities (on his crown Amitabha, to his left an exotic form...
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Buddhist Practices / Tantra / Vajrayana

Offering Light for Saga Dawa Duchen and the Month of Merits: Buddha’s Birthday, Enlightenment and Paranirvana 100 Million Merit Day

Join us in celebrating the most important day of the year for Vajrayana and many Mahayana Buddhists -- Saga Dawa Duchen, or "the Great Occassion." In this lunar month, all merit is multiplied extensively, and on the day of June 11 (lunar full moon, 4th month) merit for all offerings (virtual or...
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How Understanding Dependent-Arising, the Idea of Inter-Being, Can Help People Live More Sustainably

The most Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh walking mindfully. From the movie "Walk With Me" releasing in 2017.
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“Nothing can be by itself alone, no one can be by himself or herself alone, everyone has to inter-be with everyone else. That is why, when you look outside, around you, you can...
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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 3
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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Mo Dice and Mo Mala, Bamboo Sticks, and other “divinations” — “Mo could prove beneficial…” HH Sakya Trizin

Although Mo is a common Tibetan Buddhist practice, not every Buddhist may be comfortable with Mo Dice or Mo Mala Divination — either because of a lingering prejudice, or as a rational mind rejecting non-objectively observable phenomenon. However, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin wrote: “MO: Tibetan Divination System — should be seen...
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Buddhist Practices / Vajrayana

SAGA DAWA Day: CELEBRATING BUDDHA’s BIRTH, ENLIGHTENMENT and PARANIRVANA!

The most sacred date of the year in most Buddhist traditions is Saga Dawa, the annual day we honor the birth, Enlightenment and Paranirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha, the Conqueror of our time (see the chronological timeline of Buddha's life below.) (Some Traditions honor the date on solar calendars or other lunar calendars.)...
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5 Mother Mantras in 9 Minutes: Conquers Anger, Greed, Attachment, Ignorance and Jealousy

Thumbnail Mother Mandala Mantras 5 Wisdom Mothers in 9 Minutes
5 Mother Mantras in 9 Minutes: Conquers Anger, Greed, Attachment, Ignorance and Jealousy 4
MANTRAS OF THE FIVE WISDOM MOTHERS, 7 TIMES EACH, fully animated! A DAILY PRACTICE OF WISDOM and ACTIVITY of the BUDDHAS. Practicing the 5 Mother Mantras with Mindfulness as a daily, short practice can overcome these five poisons...
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Mahayana / Tara / Vajrayana / Videos

What Does Buddhist Sutra Say About Sustainability?

What Does Buddhist Sutra Say About Sustainability? 5
Nature and trees have always been important in Buddhism. This sacred Bodhi tree, the Gate of Time in Thailand, is a Bodhi Tree that grew into the shape of gate at Wat Phra Ngam Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthawa. Bodhi Trees are especially sacred to Buddhists because Buddha sat...
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Transforming demons; “Get thee behind me Mara!”: how Buddhism exorcises demons; transformation but no destruction

Buddha sits unperturbed under the Bodhi tree, assailed by the demon hords of Mara. The demons can be seen as inner demons transformed by meditation, or can be seen in a more literal sense.
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Shakyamuni Buddha, raised among Brahmins (priests) and kings, left the palace behind and sat...
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