Matt Willis – Page 4 – Kunzang Palchen Ling

Yamantaka 2018 – Photos

Yamantaka is a wrathful expression of Manjushri. His name means “Conqueror of Death.” This practice retreat is performed ahead of losar (Tibetan New Year) at KPL in order to clear away obstacles for the coming […]

Whatever You Give is Truly Yours

Because of the practice of imaginary offerings we tend to be a little skimpy on the practice of actual offerings. For example, if you can afford to make more offerings, you should not think that […]

Everything is Amrita

What is the nature of amrita? What is really meant by amrita? This is the key point: it’s not just that some things that exist, such as the five meats and five nectars, and so […]

Complete the Circle – June Update

Dear Friends, Students and Generous Donors, Summer is finally here in Red Hook, New York! After reviewing several bids from contractors to work on the asphalt paving and concrete work for our circumambulation path, we’ve chosen a final […]

All Things Rest on the Point of Intention

To be able to understand every single word of every single Dharma teaching we receive would be wonderful, but we should not hold ourselves hostage to that ambition. The most important thing when listening to […]

Kleshas Are Fake

We all have kleshas, and because we have them we suffer. Kleshas are misery. When we are in the grips of any klesha we cannot be happy; happiness and kleshas are mutually exclusive. By conquering, […]

Devotion is All About Love

When we think about devotion, we tend to think of it as something we demonstrate externally. But devotion has nothing to do with external demonstrations of respect. Devotion is not kowtowing; it is not the […]

Karma Tupten and the Barway Dorje Lineage

As a disciple of Terchen Barway Dorje, he was the teacher Trime Loden, whose direct reincarnation is my grandfather, Karma Tupten. His predicted service to the teachings has been tremendous. In spite of the destruction […]

The Living and Available Lineage of Terchen Barway Dorje

We’re concerned here with practicing the dharma that comes from the lineage of Terchen Barway Dorje. The basis of this is to see our root guru, the present 3rd Barway Dorje, as Guru Rinpoche himself. […]