"Buddhism is a way of life through which we develop the qualities of our mind.
This way of life is very unusual, as it is a means to attain happiness without harming others.
THE 17th GYALWA KARMAPA
"Buddhism is a way of life through which we develop the qualities of our mind.
This way of life is very unusual, as it is a means to attain happiness without harming others.
THE 17th GYALWA KARMAPA
Guided by knowledge, the fruit of Dharma study, let us attentively observe what arises in us!. [...]
Today, I’d like to go back to a ceremony which was the object of inquiry of many of you. I’d like to talk about the ceremony during which the Gyalwa Karmapa bestowed a red hat on Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche.
Why spend time and money to come and meditate where the Buddha attained enlightenment? Why put up with the generous noises of India, the discomfort of a frugal room, dust which clogs up your nose, diseases? (...)
Read more: Kagyu Monlams Reports # 2 - Mysticism, Reality and Quantum Mechanics
Three weeks ago marked the inauguration of the stupa commemorating the presence of Shamar Rinpoche at Dhagpo. This morning I find myself in front of the great stupa in Bodhgaya, the site marking the enlightenment of the Buddha of our time (...)
Read more: Kagyu Monlams Reports # 1 - From one Stupa to Another
Nearly all of Lama Purtsela's life has been told and recounted. Beginning the day after Lama Purtsela's death, just as he was entering tukdam, Khenpo Chodrak Rinpoche explained, “He was a bit wild, someone who did not easily mold to the rules of society. With time and practice, he became a disciplined and peaceful person. His year of service to the accomplished master Gendun Rinpoche and to Jigme Rinpoche were the source of this change. He met and followed the teachings of the 16th and 17th Karmapas as well as Shamar Rinpoche. They witnessed the devotion that he developed over the years.”
Hello all. Here is the most recent news of Lama Jigme Rinpoche's health. He wished to speak directly to the community.
The system of recognizing incarnations (tulkus) is sometimes complicated! For example, after his death, the great 19th century master Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892) reincarnated in five aspects: body, speech, mind, qualities and activity. The lineage of the Beru Khyentses is said to be the incarnation of the aspect of speech.
Dhagpo has known Trinlay Rinpoche since he was a child in the early 1980s. A promising child, he was born in Switzerland to an American mother and a French father. The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and venerable Kalu Rinpoche quickly recognized him as the reincarnation of an important Buddhist master.
“When I'm with Sakyapa practitioners, they tell me that I'm Kagyu and when I'm with Kagyu practitioners, people are always reminding me that I'm Sakya,” jokes Shabdrung Rinpoche
Read more: With Shabdrung Rinpoche, the Middle Way Means Looking for What is Natural
It is Wednesday evening and the teaching begins on Saturday: emergency meeting (tranquil none-the-less).
We decide to mobilize the available teachers who support Rinpoché’s activity.
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