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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo DIRECTOR GATSAL
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo DIRECTOR GATSAL ISSUE No. 34 SUMMER 2018 Celebrating International Womens Day in Peru Dr Wallace will return again at the end of this year to continue with Dear friends, the Vipassana section of this Dudjom Once more the months flow by and Lingpa terma. The retreat was recorded the nuns are now busy revising for and made available on the Meridien their end-of-term exams – walking or Trust website as a resource for other sitting with their noses in a book! Tibetan speakers. In August 2017 the nuns In December Yonge Mingyur participated in a 10 days Goenka Rinpoche again graciously visited Vipassana retreat conducted by DGL Nunnery and gave a talk on five charming lady instructors who meditation to all the nuns as well as had travelled by train from Pune in visiting the nuns in long-term retreat. Maharashtra. This was the first time He had given teachings at Sherab Ling our nuns had sat such a retreat and which Tsunma Aileen and I attended. they felt great benefit from so many Later that month I visited Pune for hours of introspective meditation. my annual talks. There is a growing In October the nuns were invited to interest in Buddhism among the Indian participate in the inauguration of the middle class and we have many dear Temple at Bhuntar near Kullu. This is friends in Pune and Mumbai. Then we the monastery of Kyabgon Choegon travelled to Sankassa in Uttar Pradesh Rinpoche who is a good friend of DGL. where the people claim to be descended Many thousands of people attended from the original Shakya clan of the this event, mainly from Kinnaur Indigenous Faces of the World, Buddha. -
Cave in the Snow Tenzin Palmo's Quest for Enlightenment
CAVE IN THE SNOW TENZIN PALMO'S QUEST FOR ENLIGHTENMENT VICKI MACKENZIE BLOOMSBURY Copyright© 1998 by Vicki Mackenzie All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the Publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information address Bloomsbury Publishing, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Distributed in the book trade by St. Martin's Press. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, New York and London PICTURE CREDITS All photographs supplied by Tenzin Palmo; the author wishes to thank the copyright holders for permission to reproduce their photographs in this book. Map on page ix by Neil Hyslop. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for ISBN 1-58234-004-8 First published in Great Britain in 1998 by Bloomsbury Publishing Pic 38 Soho Square, London W1 V 5DF First US Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Types~t by Hewer Text Ltd, Edinburgh Printed in Great Britain by Clays Limited, St Ives plc For my mother, Rene Mackenzie (1919-1998), the first spiritual woman in my life; with deep gratitude for her unfailing love, wisdom and support. Contents Map of Lahoul ix Chapter One: The Meeting 1 Chapter Two: The Wrong Place 8 Chapter Three: The Dawning - Finding the Path 19 Chapter Four: The First Step 32 Chapter Five: The Guru 41 Chapter Six: Fear of the Feminine 51 Chapter Seven: Lahoul 65 Chapter Eight: The Cave 77 Chapter Nine: Facing Death 96 Chapter Ten: Yogini 111 Chapter Eleven: Woman's Way 125 Chapter Twelve: Coming Out 139 Chapter Thirteen: The Vision 153 Chapter Fourteen: The Teacher 163 Chapter Fifteen: Challenges 176 Chapter Sixteen: Is a Cave Necessary? 190 Chapter Seventeen: Now 202 Bibliography 209 Acknowledgements 211 Author's Note 213 J I I I/' . -
Paramita by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
His Eminence Dr. Karan Singh Khamtrul Rinpoche IX Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi PATRON SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR PATRON GATSAL TEACHING Ethics:the second Paramita by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo I S S U E 2 5 NEWSLETTER OF THE DONGYU GATSAL LING NUNNERY M A R C H 2 0 1 1 In Buddhism there are many aspects to ethics, but the In the Mahayana tradition, there is a practice of most basic are the five precepts, which are observed exchanging ourselves with others, putting ourselves by everybody, both lay and monastic. These are the in someone else’s shoes. If one does that, even for a precepts not to take life, not to speak untruth, not to short time, it’s very easy to understand the appropriate take that which is not given, not to engage in sexual behaviour towards others because nobody wants to be misconduct, and not to indulge in intoxicants. hurt. The first precept is the fundamental precept for The second precept is against taking what is not given cultivating non-violence. The precepts are simply which means stealing. Again this is based on the fact guidelines for how to live in this world harmlessly. These that we do not like it when others take things from us precepts are not commandments issued from on high, and likewise others don’t like if we take things from they are basic principles for living in this world with them. Again people can feel safe that their property will sanity. An enlightened being such as an Arhat, would not be taken by us, that we are trustworthy. -
Tummo Meditation: Legend and Reality
Neurocognitive and Somatic Components of Temperature Increases during g- Tummo Meditation: Legend and Reality The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Kozhevnikov, Maria, James Elliott, Jennifer Shephard, and Klaus Gramann. 2013. Neurocognitive and somatic components of temperature increases during g-tummo meditation: legend and reality. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58244. Published Version doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058244 Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11180396 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA Neurocognitive and Somatic Components of Temperature Increases during g-Tummo Meditation: Legend and Reality Maria Kozhevnikov1,2*, James Elliott1,3, Jennifer Shephard4, Klaus Gramann5,6 1 Psychology Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2 Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America, 3 Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America, 4 Division of Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, 5 Biological Psychology and Neuroergonomics, Berlin Institute of Technology, D-Berlin, Germany, 6 Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America Abstract Stories of g-tummo meditators mysteriously able to dry wet sheets wrapped around their naked bodies during a frigid Himalayan ceremony have intrigued scholars and laypersons alike for a century. -
The Main Path of the Victors
THE MAIN PATH OF THE VICTORS A ROOT TEXT FOR THE PRECIOUS GELUG/KAGYU TRADITION OF MAHAMUDRA PANCHEN LOSANG CHÖKYI GYELTSEN (1567-1662) Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra Here, in explaining the instructions on Mahamudra from the tradition of the holy beings who are scholars and adepts, there are three outlines: 1) activities for entering into the composition, 2) actual explanation of the composed instructions and 3) dedication of virtue arisen through having composed the instructions. 1. Activities for entering into the composition NAMO MAHAMUDRAYA I respectfully bow at the feet of my peerless guru, master of adepts, who directly exposed the great seal of Mahamudra, the all-pervasive nature of everything, the indivisible, inexpressible and indestructible sphere of the mind. I shall now write down instructions on Mahamudra coming from the Gelug/Kagyu tradition of the supreme adept Dharmavajra and his spiritual sons, a tradition of excellent instructions having gathered the essence of the ocean of sutras, tantras and oral instructions. 2. Actual explanation of the composed instructions Regarding this, there are three outlines: 1) preliminaries, 2) actual practice and 3) conclusion. 2A. Preliminaries In order to have a doorway for entering into the Dharma and a central pillar for the Mahayana, sincerely go for refuge and generate bodhicitta, without these being merely words from your mouth. In general, as a preliminary to giving any profound instructions or engaging in meditation, all the holy beings of the different traditions in Tibet concord in doing what is called "The Four Guiding Instructions": 1) Going for refuge and generating bodhicitta, 2) Vajrasattva meditation, 3) Mandala offering and 4) Guru yoga. -
Coping and Resilience in the Tibetan Exile Community
Spacious Minds, Empty Selves: Coping and Resilience in the Tibetan Exile Community Sara E. Lewis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2014 © 2014 Sara E. Lewis All rights reserved ABSTRACT Spacious Minds, Empty Selves: Coping and Resilience in the Tibetan Exile Community Sara E. Lewis Mental health in the Tibetan refugee community has been studied extensively; but like most research on political violence, these studies focus almost exclusively on trauma. We know little about those who manage to thrive and what kinds of sociocultural practices enhance their resilience. This dissertation, “Spacious Minds, Empty Selves: Coping and Resilience in the Tibetan Exile Community” investigates how Buddhism and other sociocultural factors support coping and resilience among Tibetan refugees living in Dharamsala, India. In contrast to other work that focuses exclusively on trauma, the aim of this project was to examine the broad range of reactions to political violence, exploring how people thrive in the face of adversity. Drawing on 14 months of extended participant observation and 80 in-depth interviews conducted in the Tibetan language, this project investigates how communities through social processes cope in the context of political violence and resettlement. The study draws upon and aims to extend theory in three distinct but overlapping areas: 1) trauma and resilience; 2) the anthropology of memory and temporality; and 3) the transferability of interventions across cultures. The dissertation argues that the Tibetan concept of resilience is more an active process than a personality attribute. -
2011, Volume 20, Number 1
Winter 2011 Volume 20, Number 1 Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women TABLE OF CONTENTS Sharing Impressions, Meeting Expectations: Evaluating the 12th Sakyadhita Conference Titi Soentoro The Question of Lineage in Tibetan Buddhism: A Woman’s Perspective Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo Lipstick Buddhists and Dharma Divas: Buddhism in the Most Unlikely Packages Lisa J. Battaglia The Anti-Virus Enlightenment Hyunmi Cho Risks and Opportunities of Scholarly Engagement with Buddhism Christine Murphy SHARING IMPRESSIONS, MEETING EXPECTATIONS Evaluating the 12th Sakyadhita Conference Grace Schireson in Interview By Titi Soentoro Janice Tolman Full Ordination for Women and It was a great joy to be among such esteemed scholars, nuns, and laywomen at the 12th Sakyadhita the Fourfold Sangha International Conference on Buddhist Women held in Bangkok from June 12 to 18, 2011. It felt like such Santacitta Bhikkhuni an honor just to be in their company. This feeling was shared by all the participants. Around the general A SeeSaw theme, “Leading to Liberation, the conference addressed many issues of Buddhist women, including Wendy Lin issues that people don’t generally associate with Buddhist women, such as the environment and LGBTQ concerns. Sakyadhita in Cyberspace: Sakyadhita and the Social Media At the end of the conference, participants were asked to share their feelings and insights, and to Revolution offer suggestions for the next Sakyadhita Conference. The evaluations asked which aspects they enjoyed Charlotte B. Collins the most and the least, which panels and workshops they learned the most from, and for suggestions for themes and topics for the next Sakyadhita Conference in India. In many languages, participants shared A Tragic Episode Rebecca Paxton their reflections on all aspects of the conference Further Reading What Participants Appreciated Most Overall, respondents found the conference very interesting and enjoyable. -
Retreat at Thosamling – Isn’T That Amazing?!
THOSAMLING Institute & Nunnery for International Buddhist Women eNEWSletter Winter 2016/17 Contents: SANGMO’SCOLUMN page 1 • VEN SANGMO’S 20TH ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY pages 2+3 • STATISTI CS page 4+5 • END-OF-YEAR REVIEW pages 6+7 • KALACHAKRA 2017 pages 8+9 • COURSE OVERVIEW 2017 page 9 • SHAMATHA page 10 • ORGANICGARDEN pages 11+12 • SERA THE MOUSE...or RAT? / NEWSTICKER page 13 • RETREAT @ THOSAMLING / FRIENDOFTHOSAMLING page 14 Winter in Sidhpur: The path through the terrace fields behind THOSAMLING with the majestic Himalayan foothills, the Dhauladar Range, as a backdrop... I decided not to burn the body after walking So I decided to let her rest in the soil of Tho- Sangmo’s Column over the grounds of Thosamling. Dawa was born samling. We even made a little grave for her, in my bed, played around and grew up in Tho- where white lilies and crocusses will bloom. January 2017: A new year has begun with samling, and protected the compound fiercefully new challenges for all of us in the whole if necessary. She loved Thosamling, she loved We are confident that Dawa, along with world. the people, and everybody loved her back Queenie, her mother and Nyima, her sister who dearly. are both still with us, created and create lots of Review: 2016 I consider a bit as a transitio- merits ‘doing their job’ at Thosamling and will nal year of ups and downs. She was the love bug of Thosamling, and many have a very good rebirth, and we hope we will visitors asked if they could take her home with continue to work together for the benefit of all First the ups: We were so lucky to attend them – which was of course out of the question. -
Into the Heart of Life by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Into the Heart of Life Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo foreword by H.H. the Gyalwang Drukpa Snow Lion Publications, Ithaca, New York, 2011 By Bonnie Schwab Who has not been faced with the torturous request to rigors of intensive retreats, but in enduring hardships and recommend one book that could successfully introduce Bud- isolation when she challenged the male hierarchy of Tibetan dhism to an inquiring mind? Into the Heart of Life, a new Buddhism. Despite numerous obstructions, she was deter- book by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, the most senior Western mined to receive the teachings directly from her guru, the Tibetan Buddhist nun alive today, just may be the solution Drukpa Kagyu lama, Dongyu Nyima, H.E. the Eighth Khamtrul to this quandary. Rinpoche. This series of well-edited Dharma talks followed by brief The story of her sheer survival and now-famous retreat Q&A, is highly readable, intentionally practical, and short in that remote Himalayan cave rank among the finest works (under 200 pages). Into the Heart of Life offers page after in the literary genre of armchair spirituality. page of core Buddhist teachings that Tenzin Palmo’s achievement as a are relevant for anybody who seeks Western woman carries double signifi- greater sanity and ease in daily life. cance in the development of women’s Tenzin Palmo repeatedly asserts that recognition within a deeply rooted the real test of Buddhist practice is patriarchal tradition, but also as fur- found in the stuff of daily life, which ther testimony that even Westerners she illustrates with elegant examples are capable of unwavering commitment from her “ordinary extraordinary” life. -
Gentle Voice 23
A NEWSLETTER OF SIDDHARTHA’S INTENT April 2005 IN THIS ISSUE THE WHEEL OF LIFE DALAI LAMA AT CHÖKYI LODRÖ COLLEGE OF DIALECTICS INTERVIEW WITH VENERABLE TENZIN PALMO BRINGING MEDITATION TO THE PATH Gentle Voice : April 2005 The Wheel Of Life by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche The previous issue of the Gentle Voice featured a teaching intention of, ‘This is the politically correct thing to do,’ by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on the Wheel of Life, a and that’s arrogance, isn’t it? And I guess when you go Buddhist depiction of life painted on the walls of many through that anti-war demonstration, shouting at some of monasteries. Here is the second half of that talk. the scapegoats that we have elected with our own choice, that’s what I call the god realm — self-righteousness, a So we have six realms. Loosely, you can say when the politically correct kind of compassion, a ‘do the right perception comes more from aggression, you experience thing’ attitude. That’s so godly, so very, very arrogant. things in a hellish way. When your perception is filtered And probably, at some time during the day, you go through attachment, grasping or miserliness, you through a nice time and this nice time you don’t want to experience the hungry ghost realm. When your share with others. Maybe that is the hungry ghost realm. perception is filtered through ignorance, then you So when we talk about six realms, actually we are experience the animal realm. When you have a lot of talking about experiences that can come within the pride, you are reborn in the god realm. -
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo DIRECTOR
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo DIRECTOR GATSAL ISSUE No. 32 SUMMER 2016 Dear friends, How quickly the year seems to speed us on the way. Our nuns performed families of our nuns and everyone was so by at DGL with so many visitors and so rituals such as Tara and Chöd and I joyful and devoted. A truly memorable many events! delivered dharma talks which were ably experience. Personally the highlight of In November I gave last year was the long anticipated teachings at Deerpark in Bir 3 weeks’ visit to Kinnaur in and in Mumbai and Pune. We August 2015. Kinnaur is a therefore took this opportunity fairly remote Himalayan region to revisit the extraordinary in Himachal Pradesh where rock caves of Ajanta and Ellora many of our nuns come from. in Maharashtra. I had visited This district is traditionally these pilgrimage sites about Tibetan Buddhist with many 30 years ago and especially temples and the people there remember that the Ajanta are devout, intelligent and good caves were unlighted and very natured. Nowadays they have dark - the guides torch would also achieved some affluence illuminate a small section of from the cultivation of apples murals while the rest remained and apricots for the Indian obscured. Nowadays they have market. arranged subtle floor lighting I was accompanied by which reveals the exquisite wall Tsunma Aileen and 9 DGL Jetsunma with Asha and Deborah, and ceiling paintings covering nuns from Tibet, Bhutan and our Pune friends, at Ajanta Caves the inside of these cave temples. Ladakh who were also very Truly amazing and a great keen to visit this region. -
Qt70g9147s.Pdf
UC Berkeley UC Berkeley Previously Published Works Title Tibetan Buddhist dream yoga and the limits of Western Psychology. Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/70g9147s ISBN 9781440829475 Author ROSCH, E Publication Date 2014 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California In R. Hurd & K. Bulkeley (Eds.) Lucid dreaming: New perspectives on consciousness in sleep. Volume 2: Religion, creativity, and culture. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2014, pp 1-22. Tibetan Buddhist Dream Yoga and the Limits of Western Psychology Eleanor Rosch Department of Psychology University of California, Berkeley “Look to your experience in sleep to discover whether or not you are truly awake.”1 The Buddha has been called both The Awakened One and The Enlightened One, and both of these qualities are evoked by the word lucid in the way that we now use it to refer to lucid dreaming. However, the uses to which lucidity in dreams has been put by the West is limited and relatively superficial compared to lucidity in dreams, dreamless sleep, daily life, and even death in the practices of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. As the Tibetan teacher Tendzin Wangyal puts it, “Dream practice is not just for personal growth or to generate interesting experiences. It is part of the spiritual path and its results should affect all aspects of life by changing the practitioner’s identity, and the relationship between the practitioner and the world.”2 What does that mean? How can it be accomplished? And what implications might these practices have for our psychology and for Western science more generally? In this chapter I will address such questions, first by discussing the Buddhist material, and then by examining the ways in which the effects of lucidity in Tibetan Buddhist practitioners challenge basic assumptions about bodies and minds in Western science.