Good morning! The respected Dzogchen master and founder of the Merigar Community, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, has passed away at the … Read More “Dharma Dispatch, 1-12 October 2018: A Great Rinpoche’s Passing, Amazing Calligraphic Sutra, and Karmapa Resolution”
The Infinite Life Sutra mainly reveals the cause and effect of Amitabha’s deliverance of sentient beings, and emphasizes the merits … Read More “Master Huijing’s Dharma Teaching on the Infinite Life Sutra”
In my life as a Buddhist practitioner, I have gone from early days with the Friends of the Western Buddhist … Read More “Gathering Nectar”
Master Jingzong; English translation by Foying, edited by Jingxin There is no question, however tough, that can stump an Amitabha … Read More “No Situation Can Defeat Amitabha-Reciters”
Reflections. Courtesy of author. The Sanskrit term maya is usually translated as “illusion.” The etymology of the word is considered … Read More “Maya: Creative Force, Illusion, and Motherly Love”
Good morning! Naivasha GK, Kenya’s largest maximum-security prison located just north of the capital Nairobi, is using a mindfulness training program to … Read More “Dharma Dispatch, 17-21 September 2018: Mindfulness in Kenyan Prisons, Vietnamese Reconciliation, and Maharashtra Development”
Of all the caves at the Ajanta complex, I found Cave 26 to be the most intricate, with the unmistakable … Read More “Postcard from Raymond: Preservation at its Finest (Cave 26, Ajanta)”
In March, I saw the book Murals of Tibet at Art Basel Hong Kong, and I was amazed by what … Read More “Murals of Tibet: Making the Invisible Visible”
Good morning! After five years of tests and trials, scientists on Saturday launched a revolutionary new marine waste collection system from … Read More “Dharma Dispatch, 3-14 September 2018: The Great Cleanup, Refuge for Broken Hearts, and Softer Indian Stance on the Karmapa”
Hello! The Khyentse Foundation, founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and writer Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced the … Read More “Dharma Dispatch, 20-31 August 2018: New 84,000 Initiative, 6th International Buddhist Conclave, and Saving Cambodian Forests”
