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One day the Buddha held up a flower in front of an audience of 1,250 monks and nuns. He did not say anything for quite a long time. The audience was perfectly silent. Everyone seemed to be thinking hard, trying to see the meaning behind the Buddha’s gesture. Then, suddenly, the Buddha smiled. He smiled because someone in the audience smiled at him and at the flower. . . . To me the meaning is quite simple. When someone holds up a flower and shows it to you, he wants you to see it. If you keep thinking, you miss the flower. The person who was not thinking, who was just himself, was able to encounter the flower in depth, and he smiled. That is the problem of life. If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
– Thich Nhat Hanh, in Peace Is Every Step
may all who journey….
The Buddha compared faith to a blind giant who meets up with a very sharp-eyed cripple, called wisdom. The blind giant, called faith, says to the sharp-eyed cripple, “I am very strong, but I can’t see; you are very weak, but you have sharp eyes. Come and ride on my shoulders. Together we will go far.” The Buddha never supported blind faith, but a balance between heart and mind, between wisdom and faith. The two together will go far. The saying that blind faith can move mountains unfortunately omits the fact that, being blind, faith doesn’t know which mountain needs moving. That’s where wisdom is essential, which means that a thorough understanding of the teaching is crucial.
– Ayya Khema, When the Iron Eagle Flies
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Irish Winter part 3 of 3 Hitler Heaven
true power – when dark and light unite
Today a bit of sun. Enough for the house plants to take note and be watered. A load of laundry to be hung, after repositioning the tipping over clothes tree. Put on another load of laundry, meditation by the window incense and Buddha nature as far as far as far can be…
Now fire stared table cleaned I sit here typing again. \Work some poems? At least continue edit for Bassa Nuvo. Maybe work on s’little russia, its needing major over haul for the Basso collection.
My mother went to Italy before she died. After she died I don’t know where she went. Despite her Roman Catholic insistence, dragging us off to church, vigil candles before the infant on her bureau, even my fathers contribution on the Irish side… I did not believe in heaven or hell or very much in that god of the bible – a little to human in his despotic approach to governing. I’d a probably signed up for the republic n joined the Lucifarians. But when my mother died I remember praying, crying, hoping at the risk of my own self like “god if you’d take my mother to heaven I’d gladly go to your hell”. Like please let her find what she believed in. Let it be the way she thought it would be. I don’t care about me but let heaven be heaven for her. You know a variation of take me instead. I’ll hope heavens real even though if it is then hell’d be real too and well I wont be surprised if I’d end up there. But what about my mother would heaven be a place without her child? Maybe. But I think she had some of that old time stuff you know you get to meet your loved ones again in heaven. I guess it could get complicated like you die and want to see your loved ones in heaven but what if since you left them they became evil? Or what if the ones you loved didn’t necessarily love you? What about that gorgeous one you had a crush on but couldn’t stand you? Is one persons heaven another persons hell? what about Hitler’s mother? Maybe she loved her son? Maybe she will love him forever and in her heaven he’d be with her? What would the neighbours think of that? Maybe each person gets their personal heaven and all the loved ones are kinda illusionary? Like the part of Hitler before he got evil would be the part that would be with his loved ones? But then wouldn’t heaven be based on a lie? Fuck it. All I know is I loved my mother and I wished and continue to wish that she was not too surprised by what happened after she was released from her cancerous body full of suffering. All I know is I’d gladly go through hell if it would help the one who gave me birth be where she deserves to be.
May all beings be free of suffering wherever they may be whatever they may be – now.
its not my birthday any more. I’ll never be 52 in this lifetime again. so how different is it? I like 53 for some reason. I like the sound of it. 52 seems kinda white breadish but fifty three – a little like a sharpened steel. Fifty three, seems to prowl through the environment, seems to be a more sure footed creature, confident of each place it puts its feet, able to look things right in the eye. No regrets.
you cant go with your thoughts even if you try.
you only think you can.
the thoughts rise pass fall
each begins the cycle anew. you think you can go with them making plans worrying defining good n bad self n other but really
no matter how profound or elaborate no matter how many seemingly stung together, the weave no matter how intricate precise is only woven out of smoke.
your true nature cannot go with thoughts even if you try.
Who is the non-symbolic me?
My concern is that Jung’s approach is an indulgence in ones own or his own personal mythology. Concepts that put a further layer of fantasy between person and what is. Granted it is wonderful to have all these deep and wonderful images with which to identify aspects of oneself, the world, the universe. I myself loved it, the adventure of anima, animus,shadow, hero. But aren’t we just playing at stories and fantasy then calling it truth. A certain element of applied fallacy, agreed falsehoods dressing the psyche in elegant emperor clothing? Would it be better to develop courage to sit our selves and our patients down without grandiose or compartmentalizing the experience of self? To say this it it. This is the simplicity of what is going on. To lead on to the authentic experience in direct fashion, no need for fantastical symbols. If we have a non-symbolic relationship to our life would we not then have an authenticity of that life? Who is the non-symbolic me? The archetypes may very well rule our unconscious. They are us living an unconscious life, a life of belief, wishes, lustful desire, fear, aversion caught in a downward spiral. But like illusion slips away as we become more conscious, authentically living a life that is what it is not what it symbolises. So as we move away from symbolic and embrace the what is, our awareness of what is, our consciousness, our true authentic self , which has been with ‘us’ all along – begins to relax into each moment of its awareness. There is no relaxing in the past or in the future. there is no freedom no truth in symbolism – in a dream, a wish, a belief. Seeing our life as a series of symbols keeps us frightened of the dark, the monsters. It is our own belief, concepts, fantasy, which causes the superstitions with which our true self; confined and constricted, suffers the stress of trying to live these untruths within these artificially created yet all too real pains of restriction.
“The last thing you want to do is encourage a schizophrenic to do dream work” - Dr. Renee Nell
Annual Retreat 2012 -Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche.
Annual Retreat 2012
http://www.lotusgardens.org/programsandretreats/AR-2012.cfm
Nature of all refuges,
Lord of knowledge, love and power,
Gracious lake-born vajra,
From my heart I supplicate you.
With your constant unwavering compassion,
Please bless the stream of my being.
Annual Retreat 2012
August 23rd — September 9th
PROGRAM DETAILS
WHEN:
-The Path of Mahayana:
Thu-Sun, Aug 23-26th
-Engaging in Vajrayana:
Sun-Sun, Aug 26-Sept 2nd
-The Dzogchen Retreat:
Mon-Sun, Sept 3-9th
WHERE: Mindrolling Lotus Garden
TEACHER: Her Eminence Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
TUITION: See below.
HOUSING: See below.
Mindrolling Lotus Garden is delighted to announce the 2012 Annual Retreat with Her Eminence Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche.
At this, the tenth Annual Retreat held at Lotus Garden, practitioners from around the world will be taking this precious opportunity to gather for three weeks of intensive practice and study. The retreat offers an invaluable chance for new practitioners to connect with the Dharma, Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, and the international Buddhist sangha of Lotus Garden. Of course the retreat is also an excellent time for practitioners of all levels to deepen their practice and study and to come together as a community.
Participants are welcome to attend any part of the retreat and there is no restriction on the number of days one may attend.
Nature of all refuges,
Lord of knowledge, love and power,
Gracious lake-born vajra,
From my heart I supplicate you.
With your constant unwavering compassion,
Please bless the stream of my being.
This year the retreat will be divided into three sections: The Path of Mahayana, Engaging in Vajrayana and the Dzogchen Retreat.
Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche will begin to bestow teachings in accordance with the traditional curriculum in preparation for three-year retreat. As last year’s teachings were oriented toward the dakini practice of Thröma Nagmo, this year Rinpoche will bestow teachings on the life and teachings of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) in connection with the sadhana practice of Rigdzin Thugthig.
The Path of Mahayana will take place from Thursday, August 23rd through Sunday, August 26th. During this portion of the retreat Rinpoche will bestow fundamental teachings on Mahayana meditation based upon the great classical text Bodhisattvacaryavtara by Shantideva.
Engaging in Vajrayana will begin on the evening of Sunday, August 26th and continue through Sunday, September 2nd. During this period Rinpoche will teach on the fundamental instructions on the Creation and Completion stages of the Vajrayana path. Rinpoche will bestow teachings on the pivotal points of sadhana practices and the nuns of Samten Tse will guide practitioners through various liturgical aspects such as ritual instruments, mudras, shrine set-up, torma-making and so forth. All members of the study groups are especially encouraged to attend this part of the retreat so that all study groups can become proficient in practicing together these profound practices.
The Dzogchen Retreat will begin on Monday, September 3rd and continue through Sunday, September 9th. During this period, Rinpoche will bestow teachings on the profound and renowned terma (treasure teaching) of Rigdzin Thugthig. Rigdzin Thugthig or The Heart Essence of the Vidyadhara was revealed in 1663 by the glorious treasure master, Chögyal Terdag Lingpa. It is an incredibly vast and profound terma cycle based upon Guru Padmasambhava and the Guru principle. In connection with these teachings Rinpoche will be bestowing the empowerment, reading transmission, and explanation of the sadhana practice of Rigdzin Thugthig (The Heart Essence of the Vidyadhara). The sadhana itself will become the heart of the Lotus Garden Sangha’s Guru Yoga practice as well as the Ganacakra offering done on the tenth day of each month (Tse Chu).
Rinpoche will also transmit all the instructions and give out the outer, inner and secret practices of Rigzin Thugthig for all wishing to do retreat in general and particularly for those who are getting ready to do the three-year retreat. It is said that all those who wish to attain enlightenment in this age must rely on the embodiment of The Three Jewels and the source of all blessings—the Glorious Guru of Uddiyana, Guru Padmasambhava. These extremely precious and rare teachings will be bestowed to all students who aspire to do extended retreats on the Guru and Yidam aspects of Guru Padmasambhava.
Furthermore, Rinpoche will bestow a variety of pith instructions from the secret teachings of Padmasambhava and from other masters such as Terdag Lingpa and Lochen Dharmashri during this part of the retreat.
TUITION
Non-members will pay $80 per day for those attending up to six days. For those attending seven days and or more the rate will be reduced to $70 per day. Full tuition for the entire program works out to $1260 (18 days).
Members paying dues of $50 a month or more, will receive the usual 10% discount: $72/day through six days, and $63/day for 7 days or more. Full tuition for members will be $1134 (18 days).
HOUSING OPTIONS
- Own tent: no cost
- Commuter/Off-land: no cost
- Rental tent (shared): $15 (one night)
- Shared room: $30 (one night)
- Dormitory: $25 (one night)
Please feel free to contact Mindrolling Lotus Garden’s registration office by email at registration@lotusgardens.org or by telephone at 1.540.778.2405, if you have questions
HE Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche; Loving Kindness is Realistic: A Teaching on Bodhicitta
A Teaching on Bodhicitta
HE Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche
Kalachakra Empowerment, Verizon Center, Washington, DC
July 13, 2011
Kalachakra Empowerment, Verizon Center, Washington, DC
July 13, 2011
During the Kalachakra empowerments in Washington DC with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in July of 2011, HE Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche bstowed an evening teaching on the topic of bodhicitta to a crowd of several thousand.
Note: due to a technical problem, the final 5 minutes of the teaching were not recorded, however the essential meaning of the teaching is complete.
FOR AUDIO/TRANSCRIPT CLICK LINK:
http://lotusgardens.org/teachingsonline/JKR-LovingKindnessIsRealistic-110713.cfm
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Animal-Freedom-Day.html?soid=1101720655617&aid=4JOkxUZ3iBE
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Animal-Freedom-Day.html?soid=1101720655617&aid=4JOkxUZ3iBE.
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