Important teachings on the Great Protector Setrap. Setrap is an ancient, grand old Protector who from Bodhgaya traveled to Tibet with the translator Loden Sherab, to help the growth of Dharma in the Land of Snow. He has been Gaden Shartse’s Protector for many hundred years now and, as Rinpoche always says, that means he [...]]]>

Important teachings on the Great Protector Setrap. Setrap is an ancient, grand old Protector who from Bodhgaya traveled to Tibet with the translator Loden Sherab, to help the growth of Dharma in the Land of Snow. He has been Gaden Shartse’s Protector for many hundred years now and, as Rinpoche always says, that means he is good enough for us! ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com Read full article: blog.tsemtulku.com

A brilliant, mind-blowing explanation on the Tantric deity that represents the highest wisdom – Yamantaka, by Tsem Tulku Rinpoche ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com Read full article: blog.tsemtulku.com

these mystic formulas carry a tremendous blessing power and exist in all religions. anyone who recites these holy words can tap into their source and connect with sacred energy that helps to transform our minds ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy is one of the very highly accomplished films to be made about our culture … The film also captures the sense of inner peace and light-heartedness in the face of adversity, which many have remarked is a compelling quality of the Tibetan character. –His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama New direct-to-digital [...]]]>

Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy is one of the very highly accomplished films to be made about our culture … The film also captures the sense of inner peace and light-heartedness in the face of adversity, which many have remarked is a compelling quality of the Tibetan character. –His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama New direct-to-digital transfer and remaster from original 16mm film Bonus Features Include: Interview with the Producer and Director and the complete sound recording from a tantric Buddhist ritual Stunning cinematography, unprecedented access and informed direction take us on an intimate journey deep into the heart of the ancient Buddhist culture of Tibet. This is a classic work filmed in 16mm on location in India, Nepal and Ladakh during 1977. Hailed as a masterpiece, this is a spellbinding exploration of Tibetan Buddhism. Written and directed by Graham Coleman (editor of the recently released first complete translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead) and produced and photographed by David Lascelles, the film features an intimate portrait of the Dalai Lama, a rare look at an ancient tantric ritual associated with the female deity Tara, commentary based on the teachings of the great 20th century Tibetan master Dudjom Rinpoche, and the moving response of a monastery to a death in the community. In making the Trilogy, we were searching for an immediacy, intimacy and unobtrusiveness, which had been so masterfully achieved in such classic documentaries as Robert …

Dear friends and those who want to go serious, You know I was watching a video on Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour and also a Abba video on youtube…and I got the idea that I want to talk on why we do preliminary practices. How preliminary practices lead to tantra. How it is connected. How [...]]]>

Dear friends and those who want to go serious, You know I was watching a video on Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour and also a Abba video on youtube…and I got the idea that I want to talk on why we do preliminary practices. How preliminary practices lead to tantra. How it is connected. How Lam Rim, Three Principal Paths, four preliminary retreats support Tantra and lead to tantric attainments. It is so important to know these preliminary practices lead to tantric attainments and how so. Without these practices being grounded in your mindstream, there is a high chance you will give up your tantric practices. Many run for higher practices and neglect the preparatory practices and that is the main ingredient to success in higher practices. So in this video I share with you how to avoid the pitfalls. Please listen carefully and let me know what you have learned in the comments below. Just as important, I want to say if you cannot engage in the four preliminary practices based on good and honest reasons, then dharma work is even more important in your centre or place of convenience. With dharma work you can purify lots of demerits and gain merits which is essential for higher practices leading to quicker attainments..Attainments that grant you liberty from your emotional quicksands. Do your dharma work as a spiritual practice and not work. Much Care, Tsem Rinpoche PS Please watch this video twice to fully comprehend and share with others who wish to do advanced practices… We …

Why always ask if your guru is good enough for you? Are you a good enough student for him/her? A very important teaching by Tsem Tulku Rinpoche on guru-student relationship, a MUST-WATCH! ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com

My favorite track from Yoko’s “A Treasury of Jewels” album: track 12, Five Dakinis. I believe that’s the Heart Sutra being recited in the background.

Are you NUMB??? Brilliant talk on “EQUANIMITY” ———————————— For a complete listing of Tsemtulku Youtube Videos blog.tsemtulku.com

The story of one of the first western female lamas in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. From a young woman praying to find her teacher, to founding the Sukhasiddhi Foundation, Lama Palden shares highlights from the journey she traveled to become a Buddhist teacher. She is the resident lama of Sukhasiddhi Foundation and a pioneer in [...]]]>

The story of one of the first western female lamas in the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. From a young woman praying to find her teacher, to founding the Sukhasiddhi Foundation, Lama Palden shares highlights from the journey she traveled to become a Buddhist teacher. She is the resident lama of Sukhasiddhi Foundation and a pioneer in helping to make the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism accessible for Westerners. See part 2. To view the entire video in HD: www.sukhasiddhi.org

Recited by Lama Kunga Choedak. Tilopa’s Mahamudra Instruction to Naropa in twenty Eight Verses was transmitted by the Great Guru and Mahasiddha Tilopa to the Kashmiri Pandit, Sage and Siddha, Naropa, near the banks of the River Ganga upon the completion of his Twelve Austerities. Naropa transmitted the teaching in Sanskrit in the form of [...]]]>

Recited by Lama Kunga Choedak. Tilopa’s Mahamudra Instruction to Naropa in twenty Eight Verses was transmitted by the Great Guru and Mahasiddha Tilopa to the Kashmiri Pandit, Sage and Siddha, Naropa, near the banks of the River Ganga upon the completion of his Twelve Austerities. Naropa transmitted the teaching in Sanskrit in the form of twenty eight verses to the great Tibetan translator Mar pa Chos kyi blos gros, who made a free translation of it at his village of Pulahari on the Tibet – Bhutan border. This text is contained in the collection of Mahamudra instruction called the Do ha mdzod brgyad ces bya ba Phyag rgya chen po’i man ngag gsal bar ston pa’i gzhung, which is printed at the Gyalwa Karmapa’s monastery at Rumtek, Sikkim. The Tibetan title is Phyag rgya chen po’i man ngag, or Phyag rgya chen po rdo rje’i tsig rkang nyi shu rtsa brgyad pa. Tilopa (Prakrit; Sanskrit: Talika or Tilopada) (988–1069) was born in either Chativavo (Chittagong), Bengal or Jagora, Bengal in India.[1] He was a tantric practitioner and mahasiddha. He developed the mahamudra (Tibetan: phyag rgya chen po) method, a set of spiritual practices that greatly accelerates the process of attaining bodhi (enlightenment). He is regarded as the human founder of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.[2] Tilopa was born into the brahmin (priestly) caste[1] — according to some sources, a royal family — but he adopted the monastic life upon receiving orders from a dakini[2] (female buddha whose …