Chapter 1 of “Ganges Mahamudra: Tilopa’s Pith Instructions to Naropa”
[…] where it has arisen. May it ever grow and flourish. Through the power of truth of aspirations made with the totally pure mind, Through the inevitability of dependence and conditions totally formed, And through the force of what is profound and totally true, May the brilliance of good fortune blaze forever. Contemporary Session Prayers [Gong]
Chapter 1 of “Death: Friend or Foe?”
[…] be good for you to remember the saying—I think it’s from a German person in the eighteenth century—”When the gods want to punish you, they answer your prayers.” So if nothing’s happening, enjoy it, cause it won’t always stay that way. If you can just hold that in your attention, and be at peace […]
Chapter 1 of “Five Elements Five Dakinis”
[…] of awareness which knows everything. Knows the whole. And those of you who are familiar with Tibetan Buddhism know that a word that comes up repeatedly in prayers and praise and so forth is omniscience. Which is in Tibetan thams cad mkhyan pa (pron. tam ché khyen pa). thams cad is the word for […]
Chapter 1 of “A Trackless Path I”
[…] Sometimes the power of the answers overwhelms the stammering voice that is asking the questions. And what we have here—and it’s one of the dangers of using prayers and liturgies that are handed down—because there’s an intention embedded in them. And we very easily adopt that intention. It may or may not be in […]
