Karma, Part 2
By This article continues from the first part, which was published in Buddhism Today, edition 45. Both parts are excerpts from lectures given in 2004 in Germany.
Karma, Part 1
I will first explain what fundamental consciousness is, because it will lead you to understand and know about karma: what it is, what its causes are, why it has to be purified, and how. Fundamental consciousness is like the ground
Boundless Wisdom: A Mahamudra Practice Manual
The following are selections from Boundless Wisdom: A Mahamudra Practice Manual, by the 14th Shamarpa Mipham Chokyi Lodro, published in 2018. It is republished with the kind permission of Bird of Paradise Press.
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Four Ways of the Wise
This article is reprinted with the kind permission of Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers, www.bodhipath.org. The text is taken from a teaching on Phowa given at Bodhi Path Virginia, June 20, 2004. © Bodhi Path Buddhist Centers.
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Meditation: Planting Seeds in the Mind
This is a transcription of a question and answer session that H.H. Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche held at the Diamond Way Buddhist Center in San Francisco, CA, in the summer of 2006. Question: What would you say to someone who is
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The Bodhisattva Attitude
I will explain today what a bodhisattva is and how to take the Bodhisattva Promise. Taking the Bodhisattva Promise means that you are following the bodhicitta attitude. It has been taken by all the past buddhas. Buddha Shakyamuni also took the bodhicitta commitment toward the
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Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation
Before going into the actual topic, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the limited medium of language is inadequate to convey the actual experience of even the most fundamental forms of meditation and mindfulness. The
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4 Ways of the Wise
Excerpted from a teaching on Phowa, given at Bodhi Path Virginia, June 20, 2004.1 I would like to share a traditional teaching about how to cultivate good judgment. This is a teaching to help us trust our common sense and
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Creating a Transparent Democracy: A New Model
From Creating a Transparent Democracy: A New Model by Shamar Rinpoche (New Age Books, 2007)
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Path to The Awakening
Reprinted here are excerpts from Shamar Rinpoche’s book The Path to Awakening (2014). Published by Delphinium Books and distributed by HarperCollins. Available in paperback and e-book wherever books are sold.
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