Matt Willis – Page 3 – Kunzang Palchen Ling

Mandala of Merit

We are in the homestretch! Thanks to your generosity and hard work, the construction is reaching its last phase. We have come so far from when Kunzang Palchen Ling was just a vision and together […]

What Begins as an Outlook Will Eventually Become Direct Experience

The fundamental meaning of the Tibetan term dak nang, or pure appearances, is something almost like “pure projection.” It does not refer so much to what appears to you as it does to the attitude or […]

KPL September 2018 Newsletter

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The Basis of Dharma

We often describe our path as consisting of four aspects or phases, which we refer to as the Four Dharmas of Gampopa. The first of these is the mind turning to, or going to, the […]

Short Sukhavati Prayer

The Short Sukhavati Prayer ensures rebirth in Sukhavati (Dewachen), Buddha Amitabha’s pure land. The prayer comes from the Namchö or “Sky Dharma” treasures of Tulku Mingyur Dorje (1645-1667). There is a brief biography of Mingyur Dorje […]

Help Us “Complete the Circle”

Dear Friends, Students and Generous Donors, I am very happy to share the news that construction of the Kunzang Palchen Ling Monastery is almost fully complete. Through the support of so many over the years, […]

You Come Second When You Offer Something You Desire

Before partaking of something you desire, principally food before you eat it and new clothing [before you wear it], you offer it to the Three Jewels. You are slightly going against your desire, because you […]

KPL March 2018 Newsletter

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Your Motivation Makes Any Practice Equally Beneficial to Others

Any practice you do that is motivated by the sincere desire to help all beings — whether it is Chenrezig meditation, Guru Rinpoche meditation, meditation on a peaceful deity or a wrathful deity — all […]