June 2015 – Kunzang Palchen Ling

Cultivate Without Fixation

How do you rest the mind in this immediate or present awareness? By not being distracted from the continuity of mere presence. Distraction from the continuity of mere presence occurs when we think about what […]

Have the Real Intention to Help Others

It’s not helpful to scold ourselves or blame ourselves for what we perceive as lack of success in actually benefiting others because giving into disappointment about that can cause us to lose our resolve to […]

Both Good and Bad Meditation Experiences are Irrelevant

What we are cultivating in meditation is familiarity with the ordinary mind, the mind that is simply experiencing the present moment directly. That’s all we’re looking for. So extraordinary experiences, feelings of joy, or tremendous […]

Zurmang Kagyu Monlam

Zurmang Kagyu Monlam The Zurmang Kagyu Monlam (Great Non-Sectarian Prayer Festival) begins on July 31. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche is one of the sponsors. The prayer festival will last for five days. Lama Tashi Topgyal will […]

Barway Dorje Chöd Videos

Lama Tashi Topgyal recites a liturgy in preparation for giving the chöd empowerment from the Barway Dorje lineage at Kunzang Palchen Ling in December of 2013. The practice of chöd (literally ‘cutting through’) skillfully combines […]

Nature of Language No Different than the Nature of Mind

The character of language is the appearance of the character of the mind or the attributes of the mind, which fundamentally is the clear light, the cognition devoid of inherent existence. What in tantric terms […]

Filling the Buddha Statue

The Buddha statue filling continues. Prior to H.H. Karmapa’s arrival, only the base portion had been filled. Work is underway in filling the body and head of the statue. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”22″ gal_title=”Filling the Buddha Statue”]