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Inside this issue...
Feature Section
The Buddha
Getting to
Know Buddha, Part III
By The Dzogchen
Ponlop Rinpoche
"The years passed, and the
time for the fulfillment of the prophecy drew near—if Prince Siddhartha did
not become a monk within seven days, then he would become a Chakravartin king, a
universal ruler who would wield power over the whole universe.”
In Part III of his commentary on
the life of Shakyamuni Buddha, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche vividly portrays the
details of Prince Siddhartha¹s life as he undertakes the final stages in his
courageous journey of awakening. Excerpt.
By Drupon Khenpo Lodro Namgyal Negi
The Awakening of Virtue: the Blessings and Benefits of Pilgrimage
Every single moment of the Buddha¹s life, from the moment of his birth, was
one in which his mind was traveling in a harmonious direction with the dharma. From
this perspective, with the dawning of each instant comes an opportunity to see that
the same opportunity exists for us.
Excerpt.
By Dr. Judith
Simmer Brown
The Buddha Turns the
Wheel of Dharma in Sarnath
The pilgrimage sites of
Sarnath and Vulture¹s Peak exemplify the Buddha¹s awakening extending
precisely and compassionately into the world of despair and torment. The profound
teachings unfurled there, and the paths that they pointed out, reversed the pattern
of confusion in a tangible, enduring way.
Excerpt.
Asking the Way
Poem by Ko Un
Teachings
By Khenchen
Thrangu Rinpoche
Spontaneous Action:
The Conduct of Mahamudra
The Ganges Mahamudra - Part II
Any action performed with this
view of Mahamudra that is free of conceptualization about the three elements of
the action, which are the subject, the object and the action between them, enables
us to escape from the suffering of samsara and obtain the omniscience of liberation.
By Khenpo
Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
Song: Unchanging
Sky¹s Beautiful Melody
“Just as the sky¹s stars and planets can shine on a clear lake”
the songs of Khenpo Rinpoche always illuminate and inspire joy.
Society and Environment
THE RED BARON MEETS THE BUDDHA
Reflections on Dharma & Combat
By Mark
Williams
What converts the ordinary
meditation of the fighter pilot into the extraordinary meditation of a practitioner?
View. View moves our meditation practice from a nifty human trick to a path for
awakening.. Excerpt.
departments
Karmapa News by Martin Marvet Excerpt.
Even Stone Buddhas Have
to Eat
by Robert Margolis
One Foot In Front Of
The Other: A Conversation With Barbara Helen Berger by Heather Pylant
Tsurluk
Tibetan Calendar
Teaching Schedule
of the Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
Teaching Schedule of The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Bodhi
Directory
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