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How to Die Professionally II: Setting Your Internal Stage

After you have wrapped up all the loose ends that I talked about in my last blog post, it’s time…
How to Die Professionally, Part I; the Outer Aspect of Setting the Stage

How to Die Professionally, Part I; the Outer Aspect of Setting the Stage

One of my main teachers, Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, used to stress with us that we should develop an aspiration to…

The Power of Aspiration

I have had the tremendous good fortune to study with several amazing lamas in my life. I feel these opportunities…

Is Healing Through Prayer, Sending Energy, or Ritual Really Possible? A Buddhist Perspective Part 1

Many of my generation who converted to Buddhism had pre-existing New Age beliefs about all kinds of things that we…

The Human Bridge to Tibetan Buddhism: The Translators

As one of the people who’s life has been transformed by the teachings of Tibetan lamas, I have to acknowledge…

Seeing the Teacher Seeing You Seeing the Teacher

Seeing yourself as divine, you are divinity in every cell. There is nothing substandard there. There is only light, no…

Nyingma Buoyant Positivity

You have a center of knowingness in the middle of your chest, a hidden capacity to become familiar with a…

In Honor of Guru Rinpoche’s Birthday

On this tenth day of the lunar month, we honor Guru Rinpoche, the second Buddha who overcame many obstacles to…

Almost Impossible

  One time, many years ago, I was looking for something to read in an airport bookstore. I picked up…

What do we do with these people?

How to Transmit Genuine Dharma in the West When a Himalayan lama moves to the West, and begins to gain…
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