Dharma Wheel

it’s not matter but the mind

may the mighty dakas and dakinis
Who dwell in the twenty-four Heruka grounds
Care for us in every time and situation
As a mother watches over her only child

from a song by Seventh Dalai Lama

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1121/1042277359_14f0c274a6.jpg?v=0 "When you begin to attend to facets of reality uncovered by discursive meditation, when you notice, for example, that your opportunity for realizing your innate human potential is very rare and precious, the practice of Dharma begins...

As for dharma teachings being given free of charge - This group for example, http://www.thubtenchodron.org/ They offer a load of free audio, transcript and video dharma teachings that anyone can download, listen to or read on- line. Venerable Thubten Chodron also writes books. One comes with an MP3 ...

Hi Retro, I can only speak for myself. Personally, unless something has been given freely, I will not knowingly take advantage of its “free distribution”. I have many personal ideas about how I think things should or should not be, none of which have anything to do with the way things are. If someth...

Namo Buddhaya!

Happy Saka Dawa! The full moon day of Saka Dawa commemorates Lord Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana. As cited by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic, virtuous actions done on this day are multiplied one hundred million times. :heart: :buddha1: :heart: ...

Happy Saka Dawa! The full moon day of Saka Dawa commemorates Lord Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana. As cited by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic, virtuous actions done on this day are multiplied one hundred million times. :heart: :buddha1: :heart: ...

Thoughts on Non-attachment: "In the Buddhist sense, non-attachment means having a balanced attitude, free from clinging. When we are free from attachment, we won't have unrealistic expectations of others, nor will we cling to them out of fear of being miserable when they aren't there. Non-attachment...

Okay, my understanding is that there are both gross and subtle levels of attachment, and that just because someone doesn't display the more obviously negative types of gross attachment, it doesn't mean that they don't possess the more subtle types of attachment (what you might call "seeds of attach...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2719589521_c45627fa06.jpg?v=0 Desires can be either negative or positive. If I desire to acquire something for myself--let's say I desire good health when I am ill, or a bowl of rice when I am hungry--such a desire is perfectly justified. The same applies to self...

If I may, I don't see you clinging to your school, Luke. If you did you would not wish everyone success with the traditions of their choice, you would insist that your school was the one, the best, the only, and then generally just go around annoying people and making a nuisance of yourself. :rolli...

I think Urgyen Trinely Dorje should improve his English if he wants to be like the current Dalai Lama and speak to the world about Tibetan issues. Trinley Thaye Dorje, while somewhat more reserved, already speaks excellent, fluent English. I don't mean this in a venomous way; I'm just making an obs...

I cling to my school because its methods have worked for hundreds of years and I can benefit from them. I wish everyone success with the methods of their Buddhist traditions. If I may, I don't see you clinging to your school, Luke. If you did you would not wish everyone success with the traditions ...

"In our deeply interconnected world, understanding and appreciation of diversity of religions is critical in fostering a culture of genuine tolerance and peaceful coexistence"

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2605059153_58560098d8.jpg?v=0 "I could walk on the clouds!" says a child. But if he reached the clouds, he would find nowhere to place his foot. Likewise, if one does not examine thoughts, they present a solid appearance; but if one examines them, there is nothin...

nachtwey_lama_04.jpg Question: As self-cherishing and ego-holding are forces which have been active since beginingless time, is it possible to set out upon a spiritual path without developing a negative egoism toward it, leading to sectarianism? His Holiness the Dalai Lama : "To avoid that it is ne...

Atheist countries are, in fact more peaceful. Simple examples: Have we forgotten the former USSR and Eastern Europe? (before the Communist curtain fell) Have we forgotten China, what the Cultural Revolution was for? And even today? Let's not confuse countries whose Constitutions were secular with c...

Thanks Drolma for that link. I have an account at Wikipedia, so I have already updated the page on Tenzin Ösel Rinpoche: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzin_%C3%96sel_Rinpoche" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Hopefully no one will change my edits, but I included the important informat...

:heart: May all beings everywhere, Plagued by sufferings of body and mind, Obtain an ocean of happiness and joy By virtue of my merits. May no living creature suffer, Commit evil or ever fall ill. May no one be afraid or belittled, With a mind weighed down by depression. May the blind see forms, And...