Following a Guru Rinpoche tsog on November 5, 2011, Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche spoke to Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo and the sangha in general about how grateful he was to see the generosity on bahalf of all beings which Jetsunma displayed by offering her temple to HH Penor Yangsi and all of Palyul. This kind of generosity, [...]]]>

Following a Guru Rinpoche tsog on November 5, 2011, Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche spoke to Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo and the sangha in general about how grateful he was to see the generosity on bahalf of all beings which Jetsunma displayed by offering her temple to HH Penor Yangsi and all of Palyul. This kind of generosity, says Rinpoche, will antidote the grasping to cyclic existence and result in liberation.

Light your way to wisdom with HE Tsem Tulku Rinpoches detailed explanation about the benefits of making butterlamp offerings. Rinpoche is currently doing a 100000 butterlamp offering retreat. This teaching marks the first day of the retreat, which Rinpoche shared with some students and friends in Nepal before everyone went out to light the first [...]]]>

Light your way to wisdom with HE Tsem Tulku Rinpoches detailed explanation about the benefits of making butterlamp offerings. Rinpoche is currently doing a 100000 butterlamp offering retreat. This teaching marks the first day of the retreat, which Rinpoche shared with some students and friends in Nepal before everyone went out to light the first 1100 lamps. ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com

Amrit Stein Tibetan Songs of Love and Compassion This CD offers a precious collection of traditional wisdom-songs of the Dakinis, Yogis and Spiritual Masters of Tibet. One of the highlights is the devotional song by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche to the magical intonations of the horse head violin. Amrit Stein arranged this album based upon her [...]]]>

Amrit Stein Tibetan Songs of Love and Compassion This CD offers a precious collection of traditional wisdom-songs of the Dakinis, Yogis and Spiritual Masters of Tibet. One of the highlights is the devotional song by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche to the magical intonations of the horse head violin. Amrit Stein arranged this album based upon her many years of extensive practice of Tibetan Buddhism. With her sensitive interpretations of the profound and precious texts and mantras she guides the listener through the many-facets of a rich and enchanting musical journey accompanied by ritual drums, dulcimer, bamboo flute and sitar. The accompanying booklet includes the texts and mantras of each of the ten songs, translated from Tibetan into German, as well as biographies and extraordinary stories from the lives of the great Tibetan masters.

Tsem Tulku Rinpoche meets one of the most highly revered and attained Tibetan Buddhist Masters of all time – an emanation of Heruka – Kyabje Zong Dorje Chang of Gaden Monastery ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com

The 101st Gaden Tripa Lungrik Namgyal Rinpoche is the current holder to the throne of ‘Tushita’, the supreme head of the Gelug lineage. The major monasteries – Gaden, Drepung and Sera, as well as the famous Tantric colleges of Gyuto and Gyumed, all belong to the school of Gelug. His status is the same as [...]]]>

The 101st Gaden Tripa Lungrik Namgyal Rinpoche is the current holder to the throne of ‘Tushita’, the supreme head of the Gelug lineage. The major monasteries – Gaden, Drepung and Sera, as well as the famous Tantric colleges of Gyuto and Gyumed, all belong to the school of Gelug. His status is the same as Lama Tsongkhapa on earth. Gaden Tripa says “Tsem Tulku Rinpoche is young, he can still teach for a long time. We must respect and have faith and listen to Rinpoche’s teachings. He has a lot of spirit and courage for Dharma and a lot of compassion for the whole world, and this will be very beneficial to the world. Tsem Rinpoche has helped the monastery (Gaden) a lot and I am very happy for the Dharma and for the monastery, I thank Rinpoche very much.” (Oct 2006 in France) ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com

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www.tsemtulku.com http Short film using the original talk from Tsem Tulku Rinpoche called “Don’t embarrass the Buddha”. Tantra, Secret Initiation, dharma, patience, kindness, what the Buddha wants, Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, Geshe Langri Tangpa, EJ Gold, Heart Advice

At the end of a day which included a Compassion Fire Puja and a Guru Dragpo empowerment, HH Ngawang Tenzin of Bhutan thanked Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo for all she had done, and continued to do to spread the Dharma to American students.

Mantra is gnosemic or trans-rational language that communicates wisdom and freedom directly through the union of ones meditation and the blessing power of the Buddhas. With mantra the medium is the message in encapsulated form – living knowing communicated through subtle vibration. This is one of several mantras of the dakini Yeshe Tsogyel.

tk wrote this small poem about his experience of enlightened mind incarnating again and again, in the realm of beings, as the action of Love. A dakini night poem: A wounded heart in the month of miracles: (recollecting a conversation with Guru Pema on how we appear again and again) He said: “You will remember, [...]]]>

tk wrote this small poem about his experience of enlightened mind incarnating again and again, in the realm of beings, as the action of Love. A dakini night poem: A wounded heart in the month of miracles: (recollecting a conversation with Guru Pema on how we appear again and again) He said: “You will remember, like a quick wisp, a small flutter… there then gone. You will remember the prowling of streets and the way your fingers brushed across the twilight. You will remember the buzzing of little bees and the extent of silence, you will remember conflict and loss, thickets of berries, the hands of a small child, the spokes of a wheel, the fragrance of night air, the tangle of your consorts hair, conversations of sunlight. You will remember all this and your heart will break into a thousand shard like wounds and each of these will become a form, a body, a water moon, a magical appearance, a rainbow, a mirage, a dream, a moments hope.” I replied: “There is no rainbow, no mirage, no water moon. There is no one to see it and nothing to be seen. This virtuous moment has never been and will never end. No Buddha descended, no beings were lost, no dream like victor saved them from diseases they never had. No suffering, no end of suffering and so on right up until…. this moment.” He said: “Yes, and still your heart will break, and still the bitter sweet pain will fill you, and still the myriad worlds will turn and spin, and still you will appear again and again until every …