[From a Question & Answer period by Lama Tashi Topgyal while in Battle Creek, MI in 2013. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso. Edited by Matt Willis.] It’s much easier to be reborn in Sukhavati than in any other pure realm. This is because of Buddha Amitabha’s special aspiration that it be so. The fundamental cause […]
]]>I remember the first time I stood in awe looking at the majesty of the Grand Canyon. I was mesmerized by it’s beauty, the rich red rock and the stillness in the air. I marveled at the steep stone walls … Continue reading →
]]>This is one of H.H. the Dalai Lama’s favourite prayers, extracted from “A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” by Shantideva, a Buddhist master from the monastic university of Nalanda, India and composed in the eighth century of the Christian era. May all beings everywhere Plagued by sufferings of body and mind Obtain an […]
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