The Tibetan Book of Proportions
Have you ever wondered how they make those beautiful thangkas (Tibetan Buddhist scroll paintings)? They start with a drawing. Each drawing is done to very precise proportions on a predetermined…
Inauspicious Days to Raise Prayer Flags in 2021
The dates below are days that are not good days to put up new prayer flags. February (2021):March: 17, 29 April: 9, 16, 28May: 9, 12, 14, 26June: 20July: 1, 16, 27August:…
Guest Article on Ethics, Vows and Titles in the Tibetan Tradition
This article first appeared in the European Buddhist magazine. You'll notice that the person who gave this teaching is Tibetan. Please take this cultural and educational perspective into account. ...I…
A Thangka of This Kind is a Handout for Learning
This a traditional Tibetan diagram illustrating nine stages of progress in Shamatha. The painting brings together several teachings related to Shamatha, namely the Nine Ways of Resting the Mind, the…
Close
Close is what we almost always are: close to happiness, close to another, close to leaving, close to tears, close to God, close to losing faith, close to being done,…
Thich Nhat Hahn teaches on the Four Noble Truths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-RI3FrdGA
The Foundation for Good Qualities
(1) (Healthy) reliance on a kind spiritual master, the foundation for all good qualities, is the root of the path. Seeing this well, I request inspiration to rely with great appreciation, through many endeavors.(2)…
Tendrel
The Tibetan term tendrel describes the nature of phenomena and how they relate to each other. Ten means ‘to depend’ and drel means ‘connection’ or ‘relationship.’ So tendrel points to the fact that all…
Kalu Rinpoche Teaching on Refuge
NOTE: Kalu Rinpoche was one of the great contemporary masters of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This article was taken from a teaching given at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra on the weekend of October 24, 1986.…
The Refuge Ceremony in Tibetan Buddhism
Maybe you are thinking of taking refuge this year? If you have experimented with Buddhist practices and contemplated its principles, you may have decided you’d like to become a practitioner…