Posted on November 7, 2011
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Eleanor Mannikka has an extraordinary story to tell. In Hidden Valley, Hidden Mind, her finely-written tale about her personal encounters with UFOs and associated psychic experience, she links her understanding of UFO phenomena to the tantric Buddhist teachings that describe the realization of the… Continue Reading “Hidden Valley, Hidden Mind”
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Posted on May 7, 2011
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This unfinished 6-arm Mahakala (Chagdrupa) torma* is made out of clay in the Shangpa Kagyu style. This was probably made from a natural, air-dry clay. *Note this torma was made by the previous Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche.
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Posted on April 14, 2011
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Each spring at the site of the Columbarium at Karme Ling Retreat Center in Delhi, New York, a special three-day Amitabha puja is held to benefit the living and deceased. On the last day, a Jangchok puja is performed by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and… Continue Reading “Amitabha Jangchok Tormas”
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Category: Amitabha Puja, Buddhism, Columbarium at Karme Ling, Jangchok, Kagyu Lineage, Karme Ling Retreat Center, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, torma photo, tormasTags: Amitabha Jangchok Puja, Amitabha puja, Columbarium, Karma Kagyu, Karme Ling Retreat Center, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhism
Posted on May 9, 2010
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My favorite part of the Kagyu Monlam daily program in Bodhgaya is when His Holiness, the 17th Karmapa puts on his Black Hat and recites the Monlam Chenmo, or the Great Aspiration. This is a profound prayer written by the 7th Karmapa, Chodrak Gyamtso.… Continue Reading “The Great Aspiration”
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Category: 17th Karmapa, Bodhgaya, Buddhism, Kagyu Lineage, Kagyu Monlam, Monlam Chenmo, Ogyen Tinley DorjeTags: 17th Karmapa, Bodhgaya, India, Monlam Chenmo, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, The Great Aspiration, Tibetan Buddhism