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Tarot as spiritual path? An interview with Robert Place, Tarot scholar and artist: part 3 of a series

Tarot has been described as "Yoga for the West" and an insight method that is spiritual-path neutral. Tarot symbolism, in fact, can apply to almost any spiritual path, as explained by scholar and artist Robert Place: "Once I could see that pattern, it became obvious that it contained an archetypal truth that...
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“Yoga for the west” How Tarot can map to almost any spiritual path — including Buddhism — as meditative art. Part 2 of a series

"You should know all phenomena are like dreams." — Shakyamuni Buddha. In Tibetan Buddhism, Milam, lucid dreaming, is an important practice. Visualizing deities is a principal practice. One of the reasons for both is as a method for overcoming the dualistic mind — helping glimpse reality as it truly is. The language...
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Meditation / Symbols

Buddha’s Descent from Heaven — SPECIAL BUDDHA DAY: Lhabab Duchen – One of the 8 Great Deeds of Buddha

"On Lhabab Duchen, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied ten million times. Therefore, it is part of Tibetan Buddhist tradition to engage in virtuous activities and prayer on this day. To you, the King of Śākyas, we pay homage!"   
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Buddha descends from Tushita heaven,...
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Buddha’s Descent from Heaven on Lhabab Duchen: merit multiplied ten million times

Buddha Descending from Tushita Heaven after 3 months of teaching the Devas and his Mother.
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Light a candle to celebrate the light that came into our world as Gautama Buddha, the Enlightened One. November 11, 2025 — the 22nd day of the ninth lunar month — marks Lhabab...
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Buddha Day – Chokhor Duchen Celebrating the First Teaching: How to celebrate Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma — this year on July 28, 2025

Buddha Day – Chokhor Duchen Celebrating the First Teaching: How to celebrate Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma — this year on July 28, 2025 3
Wall mural painting of The Buddha in Dharmchakra Teaching Mudra, representing the Turning of The Wheel of Dharma mudra or pose, Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet. In Buddhism, the Dharma Chakra symbolizes "teaching." The Jokhang is a Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet...
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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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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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Celebrating the Supreme Assembly, the Sangha: Maga Puga Day and Fourfold Assembly Day

Youth give "dana" to monastic Sangha, a meritorious action.
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Magha Puja Day is also known as Sangha Day or Fourfold Assembly Day in especially in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia where it is a public holiday.  It is celebrated on the first full moon day of the month of...
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Maha Puja Day, Sangha Day, Fourfold Assembly Day

Youth give "dana" to monastic Sangha, a meritorious action.
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Magha Puja Day is also known as Sangha Day or Fourfold Assembly Day in especially in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia where it is a public holiday.  It is celebrated on the first full moon day of the month of...
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