Protective Sphere Animation
October 26, 2007 by Adam
Check out this animation of the protective sphere from the Rigdzin Dupa sadhana, over on the Rigpa Wiki.
Third Dodrupchen’s Retreat Advice
October 23, 2007 by Adam
The latest addition to the House is Dodrupchen Jikmé Tenpé Nyima’s Retreat Advice
New Patrul Rinpoche Mini-site Launched
October 18, 2007 by Adam
Click on the picture to go to Lotsawa House’s new Patrul Rinpoche mini-site.
Search for the only Sera Khandro photo in the world
September 9, 2007 by Adam
Dear Tibetan/Buddhist Studies Friends,
Khenpo Tenzin Ozer from Dralek Monastery in Gandze Autonomous Prefecture is desperately trying to find a German (?) man to whom he loaned a precious photograph. The photograph is the only image of Sera Khandro (Bde ba’i rdo rje, 1892-1940) in the world. The man in the photograph attached to this email promised to take the precious photograph of Sera Khandro to Germany to have it cleaned approximately 5 years ago. Khenpo Tenzin Ozer urgently requests that if anyone knows the name, whereabouts, and/or contact information of this man that they kindly contact me so I can help track down this photograph. Khenpo tells me that the man who has Sera Khandro’s photograph is German and speaks good Lhasa dialect Tibetan. Beyond this, he knows nothing else about him.
Please if you could take a moment to look at the attached JPG photograph to see if you recognize the Western man in the picture, it would be immensely helpful if you email me at shj2102@columbia.edu . Please pass this message on to anyone who has Tibetan Studies contacts in Europe/Germany or contacts with Buddhist Centers in Germany.
Thank you very much for your help in this important matter.
Best Wishes,
Sarah Jacoby
Sarah Jacoby, PhD
Society of Fellows
Heyman Center, MC 5700
Columbia University
2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
shj2102@columbia.edu
New Azukx Track on Lotsawa House
August 2, 2007 by Adam
Click here for a world exclusive pre-release sampling of another tune from Gary ‘Azukx’ Dyson. This time it is a version of the hundred-syllable mantra of Vajrasattva. (The voice you can hear at the beginning is that of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.)
Geshe Thupten Jinpa’s translations online
June 28, 2007 by Adam
Key Buddhist texts translated by Thupten Jinpa for free download
The following key Tibetan and Buddhist texts translated by Thupten Jinpa are being made freely available for students, practitioners and teachers. Please note that these translations are copyrighted and are for personal use only. Please consider making a donation to the Institute of Tibetan Classics projects if you make use of these resources.
Sixty Stanzas of Reasoning by Nagarjuna
Hmyn to [the Buddha], the World Transcendent by Nagarjuna
Commentary on the Awakening Mind by Nagarjuna
A Garland of Views Attributed to Padmasambhava
Three Principal Aspects of the Path by Je Tsongkhapa
In Praise of Dependent Origination by Je Tsongkhapa
Songs of Experience on the Stages of the Path by Je Tsongkhapa
Root Lines on Classical Indian Philosophies by Jamyang Shepa
Recognizing My Mother: A Song on the View of Emptiness Cankya Rolpai Dorje
A Song on the View Openning the Eyes to Suchness by Gungthang Tenpai Dronmé
Mind in Comfort and Ease: The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection
June 13, 2007 by Adam
In September 2000, at the invitation of Sogyal Rinpoche, the Dalai Lama visited Lerab Ling to give what would be one of his most extensive and vital Buddhist teachings, entitled “The Path to Enlightenment.” In the countryside nearby, at what was named Lerab Gar, over ten thousand people attended, from twenty-one different countries.
In these teachings, His Holiness set out the key principles of Buddhism, showing how the mind can be transformed, and suffering overcome, through love, compassion, and a true understanding of the nature of reality. Illustrating his brilliant overview of the path with his own personal experiences and advice on how to integrate practice into our lives, the Dalai Lama is at his best here, bringing Buddhist teachings, especially those of the Great Perfection, or Dzogchen, to life.
“Like an expert jeweller,” as Sogyal Rinpoche writes in his foreword, the Dalai Lama “set the teaching of Dzogchen within the context of the other traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, highlighting their parallels and their common ultimate aim of realizing the clear light nature of the mind.”
Translated by Matthieu Ricard, Richard Barron, and Adam Pearcey and edited by Patrick Gaffney, Mind in Comfort and Ease is now available in English from Wisdom Books (UK and USA)!
New on Lotsawa House
May 31, 2007 by Adam
The Sage’s Powerful Words of Truth:
A Prayer for the Spread of the Omniscient Buddha’s Teachings
A Prayer for the Spread of the Omniscient Buddha’s Teachings
by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Lotsawa House Update
May 11, 2007 by Adam
Compassionate Action by Chatral Rinpoche
April 19, 2007 by Adam
“Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche studied under some of the greatest masters of the previous century, and ranks today as the senior-most teacher of the Dzogchen lineage. He is renowned throughout the Tibetan community as a steadfast guardian of the Buddhist tradition and a highly accomplished, legendary adept, who–like the great sages and hermits of the past–has spent much of his life in retreat, practicing meditation and granting teachings only sparingly to a few committed disciples.
It is truly wonderful therefore that we now have this precious collection of his teachings and advice capably translated into English, enabling many more people to benefit from his boundless wisdom and compassion. Here, in these poetic writings and recorded interviews, Rinpoche imparts his instructions in a forthright and elegant style and reveals his deep commitment to Buddhist ethics, his dedication to non-violence and preserving life, and above all, his total dedication to the authentic teachings of Lord Buddha and Guru Padmasambhava.”
–Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.
Compassionate Action by Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche, which includes his biography and autobiography, esssays and prayers he composed (including Lotsawa House’s very own translation of Words of Advice), an exclusive interview and sixteen pages of photos, is now available from Snow Lion. It is highly recommended.
There is also a MySpace page dedicated to the book.
