DOCSLIB.ORG

Kalachakra Pujaавбдгжеиз © Вбдгжев ¤ Kalachakra Puja Авбдгжеиз

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Kalachakra Pujaавбдгжеиз © Вбдгжев ¤ Kalachakra Puja Авбдгжеиз KalacharkrḲa fₕor WͩoĆrld Peace By His Emżżżż inȾȾȾȾ en᯹᯹᯹᯹ ceՈՈՈՈ Bᯡᯡᯡᯡ eееееru⍪⍪⍪⍪ K˶˶˶˶hy­­­­ enͶͶͶͶ ts e Rinpoche 17 to 19 October 2008 17 October 2008 Friday ¤ ¢¡¤£¦¥¨§© 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Kalachakra Puja 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm Lama Dance 18 October 2008 Saturday ¢¡¤£¦¥¨§© 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Kalachakra Puja 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm Kalachakra Preparation Initiation ¢¡¤£¦¥¢ ¤ ¤ 19 October 2008 Sunday ¢¡¤£¦¥¨§ © 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Kalachakra Puja 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm Kalachakra Actual Initiation ¢¡¤£¦¥¢ ¤ Venue Sponsor: Organised By: Khyenkong Tharjay Buddhist Charitable Society Ngee Ann Cultural Centre 26A Lorong 23 Geylang Singapore 388364 Ngee Ann Auditorium Tel: 67473982 Teochew Bldg. 97 Tank Road www.khyenkong-tharjay.org For enquiries, please call 97972662 or 81610020 1 Buses: 64, 123, 139, 143 (Nearest MRT : Dhoby Ghaut Or email [email protected] Station/Dhoby Ghaut) Kalachakra Tantra The word Kalachakra means “Wheel of Time” and refers to the unique representation of the cycles of time contained within the Kalachakra Tantra. The meaning of the word tantra is “eternal stream of continuity”. According to tradition, the Kalachakra Tantra was taught by Buddha Shayamuni to King Suchandra of the mythical kingdom of Shambhala around 2,500 years ago, and its practice cultivated there ever since. Shambhala – also known as Shangrila – is a paradisiacal realm, a land of joy and purity, in which both worries and suffering are unknown. Some sources view Shambhala as a land existing purely in the dimension of energy. The Kalachakra Tantra reached India from Shambhala around 1,000 years ago, before being transmitted to Tibet, where it continues to be practiced today. The Kalachakra Tantra is divided into three parts: the External, the Internal and the Alternative Kalachakra. The External and Internal Kalachakra focus on the life and time cycle of the cosmos and of man. They have contributed significantly to the Tibetan astrological and medical sciences. The Alternative Kalachakra represents a comprehensive system of exercises for practicing Buddhists. It depicts the methods by which both the world around us and our bodies – the External and Internal Kalachakra – can be transformed into a state of enlightenment rfreḲe Ǻfroනm all worries and suffering. ̱ 7 ͛ ᪕ & r Ⓒ 7 Ḳ ͛ ū r Ḳ Ǻ න ¤ Ľ Ȟ ᜬ Ǎ 7 r Ⓒ Ո ϕ Ḱ 4“KǺalaන chakra” Ո ͛ “ɩ ŷ« ū ”ˌ ʞ ł න 7 ϕ 4Tantra “ ” eternal stream of continuity ! " # ¤ $ r Ḳ Ǻ න % & '( ) * + , - . ¤ / 40 r 1 2 34 5 6 7 Ǻ 8 9 : ;< = / > ?2@ ,5A 00B ;C ;Ǻ = D E F G H I / J K L 44 5 6 S uM chN an4 drO a P 6 « Q R S gՈ AE Th i %X Uj Vk Wl X38m 7Sn h8 ao m9p b hՈ aY lq aZrE 4[ r\ s] /^t_ u` v47aS(hb a nc gr rd ilḲa: Ǻ4 න5 w6 4e 5f 6 8“ 9 / t x y z CD E F ϕ / ł න ” K L 4 r Ḳ Ǻ න { G | & } ~ ᾬ | ŷ̲3ͱ ^/ r Ḳ 4 ^ r Ḳ ^ͱr Ḳ ؄ ₑ 3¦ ᵯ ^ƻ Ǎ“ ਍ ” ϣ “ʁ ”^r “Ⓒ ”ϕ Ḱ 7 ẋ ࣏ ȭ u v ּ ƚ̲ ¨Ŀ :ሳ ̲ƚ rɹ Ḳ£ ^Ʃ ͱċ r໐ Ḳ/r Ḳ̲r«© &1 .Ⓒ ū^Ƅª ໐« ᪂¬ Ոᵯ ǀḰ ¡­ H® =¯ ¢ £໐ ǣ 0± Z ū` ¤ǣ ¥V ¦7 §² ³ ´ Ō – 2 Shambhala This is a pure land in our world, only to be perceived by beings of pure minds and karmic affinities. At the time of the 25th Shambhala King, about 400 years from now, Shambhala will manifest and rule the Earth for 1,000 years. Her subjects, possessing spiritual powers will lead mankind to Dharma, and away from confusion and suffering. The Buddha prophesized that “all those who received the Empowerment will be reborn there, fully prepared to ōōpōō ra@@@@ ctĭĭĭĭ ice and attain Liberation”. % ¥ ¦ 1 T Ո 8 9 ¶ i a · ¸ ¹ 8 ^a º » ¼ m ǣ ½ 4w L ൪ & ' ⒸC⑃ Ír ¿ ৰ Á'ª7ÂÎ445;6B AA B7 ÃÏ ÄÐ 7ͣ ra ] 4{ 5ɩ 6ᩲ A7 9ࠢ ÅỞ Æ Ç È{ ;Ë 9¤ 4¦0Â0ି ÊÍ ËK ¦ . = ³ ´1,0 00Y Z E [ ẻ ̝ ^` _ 4. ┄ ƨ ᵯ D ź ň [ 8 ᣄ ¤ a á ˸ ã » ȑ m Ç ϣ ;9 ǀ ̣ ͣ ᱷ H ť Â Í K è é 7 ~ ê º ë “ ” Kr alḲ acŷ haǪ kra Mandala In 2002, H.E. Beru Khyentse Rinpoche performing the 5 days Grand Kalachakra Empowerment in Kuala Lumpur. Photo taken unintentionally without any special effects, with Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche’s (1905–1989) image in the middle. 3 The Initiation During the preliminary Buddhist teachings, monks from the monastery create the drawing mandala of Buddha Kalachakra. Its completion is celebrated with dances. The ensuring three-day long initiation is based on this drawing mandala, which is a symbolic representation of the palace of Kalachakra. Buddha Kalachakra is enthroned at the center of the mandala with his consort Vishvamata. On the last day, a long-life ceremony accompanied by five dakinis will be performed. The initiation consists of a series of complex visualizations during which analogous to human development, different aspect of human nature are purified and transformed. These serve to loosen our habitual attachment to the concept of the ego and lead the mind into a state of purity and wisdom. H.E. Beru Khyentse Rinpoche received his first Kalachakra initiation from H.H. the Dalai Lama in Norbulingkha or “Summer Place” at the age of seven. He went on the receive his second and third initiation from His Holiness in 1974 and 1985 respectively. In 1976 and 1981, Rinpoche also received the Kalachakra empowerment from the H.H. the 16th Karmapa in Nepal and the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche in Rumtek (Sikkim), respectively. Upon the request of his disciples, Rinpoche has compassionately agreed to ˸˸c˸˸ o****nduct Kalachakra empowerment for the first time in Singapore. r( ᜐᾬ | Ȯ ┦ 7 ñ ă Æ ග : r Ḳ õ Ո ŷ Ǫ 4ŷ Ǫ 7 ǀ gÅ Ñ õ ø & ù 9l Ոǐ rẔ Ḳּ ŷ ǪȌ &4 ª !ा ໐ᜐ න .7 W˸ ɬã ბD ɡ« Ñ ;ᜬ Ǎ r Ḳ 8 ᜐú 4ᜬ WǍ ŷ4Ǫû Ƿ[ ǡ aՈ r} ḲQ õẢ ɡ7 ⑃ ȳ = Æ Å 3ż CE Q * ᜐ4 Vishvamata ¡ ˸ ã ࣏ Û ) & h ̩ ƾ Ո ᢆ ̿ ඈ g4ẝ b ᢆ ̿ ਍ Ȑ 3¦ ି ᵯ · 7 Ǖ ʉ ẋ ࣏ :{ ¸ᒍ ";®8 ¯­ K^XḰ 8­ ^¦ #¸ $Ո %Ȉ & Ոo ´☦ Ō44Ʒ ¦ m Å ¦ ି =¥ Ë >Ո I ʨ Ǻ é ! ' ( ) * + , [ 3- . r r/ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 w 2 7 Ո Í 8 9 : 2 » 6 Ë á ৰ ˸ ã 4û ؄ 3 '^“ ”' + , [ Ả න w Í 8 = B 6 û á E p Ո r Ḳ õ ; < ৰ = p ^ৰ } p Ո r Ḳ ˸ ã19474 1985 3 '^ ' + , [ > Ȉ /w 2 7 Ո ৰ 1 ~ ? = B ^~ g@ » 2 7 Ո 2 (19+76, [ 6 19813A õ B C û á r Ḳ õ Ո ˸ 16ã 4 õrD ˸E ãă 4ū Ƅ Ո F [ < G [ H I Ո + , [ J 3K L & ~ M N O ৰ E p Ո r Ḳ 4 Kalachakra for World Peace The Kalachakra for World Peace, a ceremony for peace and tolerance is being held from 17th to 19th October 2008. In this event, words such as peace, tolerance and sympathy have acquired a new and potent relevance. Thus the significance of this ceremony has always unite different religions and nationalities and bought about a contemplation of positive and peace promoting forces. Kalachakra for World Peace is a ceremony that has a bearing on the cycles of time. It helps participants view these as a sequence of inner influences and external reactions and to recognize and harness undreamed-of positive forces. At the end of the ceremony there is joy: Joy of Life, Joy of Tolerance, Joy of Peace, Joy of Harmony and Sharing. With the spirit of the Kalachakra as a universal symbol of peace, not only will it be possible to bring about a symbolic transformation of inner and outer peace but we can also learn to allow this peace to manifest itself tangibly in our everyday lives. It is a time ࠻࠻t࠻࠻ o ˖˖˖˖ren dААААerʐʐ ʐʐ th¿¿¿¿e hidrdeḲnₕₕₕₕ visib̓̓̓̓ leͩͩͩͩ anĆĆĆĆ d explain the mysteries! ;P & 1 T Q R- ໐ * S Ո r Ḳ õ ˸ ã ~ = Æ Å 3 ' ? T K ? T * ᜐ4rẝ P Æ 0 ି U Q R3V W ^I X 20਍02Y Z 10Å G 30[ 3\ 11Ո ] 3 ͛ ^^ m 4;_ V  ` 7 ~ = “ Æ a ”m :“ ] Ȑ ” A “M ^]” Ȑ b c Ո d · ^Ƿ e Ê Ȍ f g Ñ h i“  j gE ” Q R3k V Ո ~ Ȑ 1 T 4;& l G 1 T Q R໐ * q ˸ëã ~ = Æ ȑ Æ rr Ⓒ ϕ Ḱ Ո ~ ּ න ϕ g& E ₑ < m n o Sͣ Ո͛ rp ḲՈ õū |;t= }Æ ~Å ¨r Ẕs Ϭᜐ;» h; ]t {ƨ ɩᵯ ᩲͱՈrࢳu ǽv ¸ y^̲4rw L Ո x y ^D z {  ᒍ ; |˴ { ՈÑ Uȋ Vdž 4¤ ;= Æ ໐ ǣ ϣ ʁ Ո U V V W Ո U V Q RՈ U V Ƶ ☝ W r Ḳ Ո ஂ ࠢ ŷ« E h 1 T Q RՈ ê 1 ᜬ Ǎ 4Ʒ ] i m r ǡ ͱrW ̲rՈ Q ݑ ǒŌ Ոk Rl këWëUë˲ ëף \Rr ȅȐ ;r >Ϗ mϦ ᩭͱ¥· ¦Ո ƚQ IR§ ¨ᩭ rࠢ ǒͣ ┉ Ոn Traϣ ϣϏ Ϗ Ⴎ ϏrϦ» - 5 Kalachakra Stupa in Rinpoche’s Monastery-Bodhgaya, India In the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, it is said that whoever make offerings to a stupa with a devout heart will reap benefit and happiness for a long time.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Dharma Quotations
    Dharma Quotations 1. The Main Problem The three poisons are attachment, aggression, and ignorance. The chief of them is ignorance. The root of ignorance is the belief of an ego. --- Thrangu Rinpoche Commentary on the Chod Practice 2. Conduct Many people study and practice the dharma diligently, but they do not arrive at any positive result. Many lamas are unhappy that they have not been able to engender realization in their pupils; the pupils are also unhappy, thinking, “I haven’t been able to gain realization and experience hasn’t come in my mind.” The reason for this is that many lamas emphasize view and meditation but not conduct. The lamas hand this attitude on to their pupils, who also see view and meditation as important and conduct as not so important. There is the accumulation of wisdom and the accumulation of merit. The accumulation of wisdom is emphasized and given much attention while the accumulation of merit is regarded as insignificant. This is the reason why results are not achieved. We should keep the practice of physical good actions and good speech in mind from day to day and from month to month and not forget them throughout our life. We should practice good actions of the body, use good speech, and use our possessions in order to accumulate good actions. We should avoid negative actions with our body and speech and through our possessions. If we keep that in mind all the time and put it into practice, then we will gather the accumulation of merit. If it is possible to gather the accumulation of merit in this way, then it will be impossible not to achieve beneficial results arising from the accumulation of merit when it comes to meditation practice and learning about the view.
    [Show full text]
  • Secret Buddhism: Vajrayana Practices, 1995, 223 Pages, Kalu Rinpoche, 0963037161, 9780963037169, Clearpoint Press, 1995
    Secret Buddhism: Vajrayana Practices, 1995, 223 pages, Kalu Rinpoche, 0963037161, 9780963037169, ClearPoint Press, 1995 DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/1J3RgaK http://www.alibris.co.uk/booksearch?browse=0&keyword=Secret+Buddhism%3A+Vajrayana+Practices&mtype=B&hs.x=19&hs.y=26&hs=Submit DOWNLOAD http://fb.me/2KDyc3dJ7 http://bit.ly/1ntPSHQ Tara the Feminine Divine , Bokar Rinpoche, 1999, Buddhism, 176 pages. Luminous Essence A Guide to the Guhyagarbha Tantra, Jamgon Mipham, Jun 16, 2009, Religion, 272 pages. Luminous Essence is a complete introduction to the world of tantric thought and practice. Composed by the renowned Tibetan master Jamgon Mipham (1846-1912), the text provides. Gently whispered oral teachings by the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche ; foreword by His Emminence the XIIth Tai Situpa, Karma-raṅ-byuṅ-kun-khyab-phrin-las (Khenpo Kalu.), Kalu Rinpoche, Elizabeth Selandia, 1994, Body, Mind & Spirit, 292 pages. This compilation of teachings presents the oral wisdom of Kalu Rinpoche, revered worldwide as a teacher of Vajrayana Buddhism. Here are his views on the mastery on the three. Dzalendara and Sakarchupa Stories from Long, Long Ago of the Former Lives of the Gyalwa Karmapa, Katia Holmes, Chödrak Tenpel (Khenpo.), 1981, Religion, 113 pages. The Historical Context of Newār Buddhism The Vajrayana Tradition of Nepal, Shanker Thapa, 2005, Buddhism, 150 pages. Establishing Appearances as Divine Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity, Heidi Koppl, Aug 12, 2012, Religion, 152 pages. Establishing Appearances as Divine, a concise treatise by the eleventh-century Tibetan Buddhist philosopher Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo, sets out to prove the provocative point that.
    [Show full text]
  • Buddhism / Dalai Lama 99
    Buddhism / Dalai Lama 99 Activating Bodhichitta and A Meditation on Compassion His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Translated by Gonsar Rinpoche The awakening mind is the unsurpassable way to collect merit. To purify obstacles bodhicitta is supreme. For protection from interferences bodhicitta is supreme. It is the unique, all-encompassing method. Every kind of ordinary and supra-mundane power can be accomplished through bodhicitta. Thus, it is absolutely precious. Although compassion is cultivated in one’s own mind, the embodiment of it is the deity known as Avalokiteshvara (Tib. Chan-re- PY: 1979,2006 zig). The various aspects that are visualized in meditation practices and 5.5 X 8.5 represented in images and paintings are merely the interpretative forms of 80 pages Avalokitephvara, whereas the actual definitive form is compassion itself. ` 140 paperback ISBN: 81-86470-52-2 Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Edited by Donald S.Lopez,Jr. Awakening the Mind, Lightening the Heart is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s gentle and profoundly eloquent instruction for developing the basis of the spiritual path: a compassionate motive. With extraordinary grace and insight, His Holiness shows how the Tibetan Buddist teachings on compassion can be practiced in our daily lives through simple meditations that directly relate to past and present PY: 2008 relationships. 5.5 X 8.5 This illuminating and highly accessible guide offers techniques for 178 pages deepening and heightening compassion in our lives and the world around ` 215 paperback us. ISBN: 81-86470-68-9 Commentary on the Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Translated by Acharya Nyima Tsering Ngulchu Gyalse Thogmed Zangpo’s The Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most popular texts, incorporated in the Mind Training text and also able to be explained according to the Lam Rim tradition.
    [Show full text]
  • Dear International Dzogchen Community, Gersdorfberg, 28Th June 2016
    Dear International Dzogchen Community, Gersdorfberg, 28th June 2016 THANK YOU so much for all your support and for all your donations that we are receiving from all parts of the world. This is a wonderful example of collaboration and of recognizing the value of the work that is being done. As the first half of the year 2016 is nearly passed and the second half is to come, I give you an update on the most precious work of the Ka-Ter translators, primarily done by Adriano Clemente and Elio Guarisco. Adriano Clemente, besides collaborating as consultant and reviewer of on various books published by Shang Shung Publication and Shang Shung Edition, is at present involved in the following four main projects: Ø THE BOOK OF KHAITA SONGS This is a project that includes three volumes named after the three Metrengs of 60 year cycles. Translations of the songs have been made by various translators of the Dzogchen Community, and Adriano has revised their translation. Additional corrections need to be implemented with the precious help of Rinpoche, after which the first volume will be printed. Ø ROOT TEXT AND COMMENTARY OF LONGSAL THODGAL This book contains the teaching that Chögyal Namkhai Norbu transmitted in its complete form in Tenerife, 2011. The text has been translated and Adriano has also worked with Rinpoche a few weeks ago in May 2016 in Tenerife. Now Adriano needs to recheck it and edit in its final form, before being edited and published, hopefully by the end of this year. Ø ROOT TEXT AND COMMENTARY OF ATI LAMNED NGONDRO This book deals with the preliminary practices of Longsal including the pactice of Vajrasattva and the purification of the six lokas, as Rinpoche has already transmitted many times.
    [Show full text]
  • THE RIMAY TRADITION by Lama Surya Das The
    THE RIMAY TRADITION by Lama Surya Das The nonsectarian Rimay movement of Tibet is an ecumenical tradition started-- or more, accurately, revived--one hundred and forty years ago by the great Manjusri (wisdom) lamas of eastern Tibet renowned as the First Khyentse and First Kongtrul. It arose in order to preserve and help disseminate the many different lineages and practices of all the extant schools of Tibetan Buddhism, many of which were in danger of being lost. These extraordinarily learned and accomplished nonsectarian masters studied under hundreds of teachers and internalized the precious and profound Three Yana teachings, then taught and also compiled the bulk of them into voluminous compendiums, vast scriptural compilations such as the Rinchen Terdzod (Treasury of Visionary Revelations) and the Shayja Dzod (Treasury of Knowledge). Rimay means unbounded, all-embracing, unlimited, and also unbiased and impartial. The Karmapas, the Dalai Lamas, Sakya lineage heads, and major Nyingma and other lineage holders and founders (such as Je Tsongkhapa and Gyalwa Longchenpa) all took teachings and empowerments from various schools and lineages, and later practiced and authentically transmitted those traditions. The two enlightened nineteenth century renaissance-type masters, Khyentse and Kongtrul, were aided and abetted in this ambitious endeavor by the visionary Chogyur Lingpa as well as the younger and indomitable master Mipham, most of whom exchanged teachings and practices with each other in an unusually humble and collegial way. Other notable Tibetan Lamas widely renowned for their non-sectarian approach were Patrul Rinpoche and Lama Shabkar, Dudjom Lingpa and the Fifteenth Karmapa Khakyab Dorje. The present Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet himself embodies and promotes this important tradition; he always mentions the importance of this inclusive, tolerant and open-minded Rimay spirit, wherever he goes, in his teachings and talks today.
    [Show full text]
  • Buddhism As a 'Living Tradition'
    1 Buddhism as a ‘living tradition’: The foundation for Buddhism without borders Kathleen Gregory Reflecting on the contemporary presentations of Buddhism within the Western context, particularly from the Tibetan traditions, this paper presents Buddhism from a ‘living tradition’ perspective arguing that the principle which links Buddhism across space and time is the concern with ‘lived experience.’ This perspective highlights the origins of Buddhism in the Buddha’s experience, and serves to unify ordinary and Enlightened experiences as kinds of ‘lived experiences.’ As a result, the ‘living quality’ of the teachings is understood in terms of the interrelationship of doctrine and practice; and expressed in relation to the subjectivity of practitioners in space and time. It is argued that this perspective challenges a number of current Western perspectives in the study of Buddhism which can be described as over-determining Buddhism as a heterogeneous and non-Western product; while concomitantly emphasising ‘borders’ between the ancient and contemporary, text and praxis, and tradition and innovation. Particularly in the West, ‘tradition’ is seen in diametric opposition to innovation; I argue that this view of tradition is foreign to the living tradition context. Rather, Buddhism engages with and through human experience, which by its nature is always contemporary. ‘Living tradition’ is thus that which maintains the transformative power of Buddhism; concluding that this living tradition perspective is itself the foundation for Buddhism without borders. Introduction This presentation of Buddhism as a ‘living tradition’ begins from my reflections as a Buddhist practitioner for twenty years within the Tibetan tradition. I have learnt that Buddhism is primarily a ‘practical endeavour’ concerned with understanding experience and transforming experience through that understanding.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, Revised Edition
    REVISED EDITION John Powers ITTB_Interior 9/20/07 2:23 PM Page 1 Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism ITTB_Interior 9/20/07 2:23 PM Page 2 ITTB_Interior 9/20/07 2:23 PM Page 3 Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism revised edition by John Powers Snow Lion Publications ithaca, new york • boulder, colorado ITTB_Interior 9/20/07 2:23 PM Page 4 Snow Lion Publications P.O. Box 6483 • Ithaca, NY 14851 USA (607) 273-8519 • www.snowlionpub.com © 1995, 2007 by John Powers All rights reserved. First edition 1995 Second edition 2007 No portion of this book may be reproduced by any means without prior written permission from the publisher. Printed in Canada on acid-free recycled paper. Designed and typeset by Gopa & Ted2, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Powers, John, 1957- Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism / by John Powers. — Rev. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN-13: 978-1-55939-282-2 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-55939-282-7 (alk. paper) 1. Buddhism—China—Tibet. 2. Tibet (China)—Religion. I. Title. BQ7604.P69 2007 294.3’923—dc22 2007019309 ITTB_Interior 9/20/07 2:23 PM Page 5 Table of Contents Preface 11 Technical Note 17 Introduction 21 Part One: The Indian Background 1. Buddhism in India 31 The Buddha 31 The Buddha’s Life and Lives 34 Epilogue 56 2. Some Important Buddhist Doctrines 63 Cyclic Existence 63 Appearance and Reality 71 3. Meditation 81 The Role of Meditation in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism 81 Stabilizing and Analytical Meditation 85 The Five Buddhist Paths 91 4.
    [Show full text]
  • Gently Whispered: Oral Teachings by the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche Pdf, Epub, Ebook
    GENTLY WHISPERED: ORAL TEACHINGS BY THE VERY VENERABLE KALU RINPOCHE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Kalu Rinpoche | 324 pages | 05 Sep 2000 | Station Hill Press | 9780882681535 | English | Barrytown, United States Works - Shangpa Foundation During his early years, he was tutored by his father at home and received a thorough grounding in the meditative and ritual traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. When Kalu Rinpoche was fifteen years old, he was sent to begin his higher studies at the great monastery of Palpung, the foremost center of the Karma Kagyu school. He remained there for more than a decade, during which time he mastered the vast body of teaching that forms the philosophical basis of Buddhist practice and completed two three-year retreats. In his autobiography, he lists more than 20 other teachers with whom he studied, in addition to his principle teacher, Norbu Dondrub. They include the 14th Dalai Lama, the 16th Karmapa, H. At age twenty-six, Rinpoche left Palpung to pursue the life of a solitary yogi in the woods of the countryside of Kham, Tibet. During the s, Kalu Rinpoche visited central Tibet with the party of Situ Rinpoche, and there he taught extensively. Returning to Kham , Kalu Rinpoche became the abbot of the meditation center associated with Palpung and the meditation teacher of the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa. He remained in that position until the situation in Tibet forced him into exile in India. Kalu Rinpoche left Tibet for Bhutan in , before establishing a monastery in Sonada, Darjeeling in In the late s Kalu Rinpoche began to attract Western disciples in India.
    [Show full text]
  • 1. Introduction
    1. Introduction 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2 ORIGINS OF BUDDHISM .......................................................................................................................2 THE PRACTICE LINEAGES ....................................................................................................................3 The Kagyü Lineage........................................................................................................................3 The Nyingma Lineage.....................................................................................................................5 The Surmang Tradition..................................................................................................................5 VIDYADHARA, THE VENERABLE CHÖGYAM TRUNGPA, RINPOCHE .............................................................6 THE VAJRA REGENT ÖSEL TENDZIN......................................................................................................9 THE SAKYONG, JAMGÖN MIPHAM RINPOCHE .......................................................................................12 RELATED ORGANIZATIONS................................................................................................................14 Nalanda Foundation....................................................................................................................14 Naropa University.......................................................................................................................16
    [Show full text]
  • A Brief Introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya Tradition
    A brief introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya tradition © 2016 Copyright © 2016 Chödung Karmo Translation Group www.chodungkarmo.org International Buddhist Academy Tinchuli–Boudha P.O. Box 23034 Kathmandu, Nepal www.internationalbuddhistacademy.org Contents Preface 5 1. Why Buddhism? 7 2. Buddhism 101 9 2.1. The basics of Buddhism 9 2.2. The Buddha, the Awakened One 12 2.3. His teaching: the Four Noble Truths 14 3. Tibetan Buddhism: compassion and skillful means 21 4. The Sakya tradition 25 4.1. A brief history 25 4.2. The teachings of the Sakya school 28 5. Appendices 35 5.1. A brief overview of different paths to awakening 35 5.2. Two short texts on Mahayana Mind Training 39 5.3. A mini-glossary of important terms 43 5.4. Some reference books 46 5 Preface This booklet is the first of what we hope will become a small series of introductory volumes on Buddhism in thought and practice. This volume was prepared by Christian Bernert, a member of the Chödung Karmo Translation Group, and is meant for interested newcomers with little or no background knowledge about Buddhism. It provides important information on the life of Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of our tradition, and his teachings, and introduces the reader to the world of Tibetan Buddhism and the Sakya tradition in particular. It also includes the translation of two short yet profound texts on mind training characteristic of this school. We thank everyone for their contributions towards this publication, in particular Lama Rinchen Gyaltsen, Ven. Ngawang Tenzin, and Julia Stenzel for their comments and suggestions, Steven Rhodes for the editing, Cristina Vanza for the cover design, and the Khenchen Appey Foundation for its generous support.
    [Show full text]
  • Biography of Kalu Rinpoche
    Biography of Kalu Rinpoche Compiled by Hans Taeger Kalu Rinpoche was born in the district of Treshö Gang chi Rawa in the Hor region of Kham, Eastern Tibet, in 1905. This mountainous area, bordering on China, is known for the independent, rough and wild spirit of its people. His father, Karma Legshe Drayang, the thirteenth Ratak Palzang Tulku, was noted for his skill in the practice of medicine, as well as for literary accomplishments and mastery of Vajrayana meditation practice. He and his wife, Drolkar (White Tara) Chung Chung, Rinpoche's mother, were students of Jamgon Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, Jamyang Chentse Wangpo and the famous Mipham Rinpoche, all founders and leaders of the Rime Movement which revitalised the religious life of Tibet towards the end of the 19th Century by minimising the importance of sectarian differences and emphasising the common ground of the lineages and stressing the importance of meditation. Both husband and wife were devoted to practice, and immediately after their marriage undertook a religious retreat. They saw little of each other during this period, but one night together each dreamed that they were visited by the great meditation teacher and scholar, Jamgon Kongtrul, who announced that he was coming to stay with them and asked to be given a room. Not long afterwards Drolkar Chung Chung discovered she was pregnant. The dream had been auspicious; the pregnancy passed joyfully, without complications. Drolkar Chung Chung continued to work with her husband, and was gathering medicinal herbs with him one day when she realised the baby would soon be born.
    [Show full text]
  • Logku Zurich Library Inventory
    ID Title Description Authors Publisher publish_date pages asin isbn10 isbn13 1 Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals In this fascinating and far-reaching book, Newsweek science writer Sharon Begley reports on how cutting-Sharon Begley Ballantine Books 20/11/07 304 345479890 345479890 9780345479891 Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves edge science and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism have come together to reveal that, contrary to popular belief, we have the power to literally change our brains by changing our minds. Recent 2 Awake at Work: 35 Practical Buddhist Principles for Discovering When we think of work, we often think of drudgery, frustration, and stress. For too many of us, work is Michael Carroll Shambhala 14/09/04 176 1570629838 1570629838 9781570629839 Clarity and Balance in the Midst of Work's Chaos the last place in our lives we expect to experience satisfaction, fulfillment, or spiritual growth. In this unique book, Michael Carroll—a meditation teacher, executive coach, and corporate director—shares 3 Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, The One of the most acclaimed and perceptive observers of globalism and Buddhism now gives us the first Pico Iyer Knopf 25/03/08 288 307267601 307267601 9780307267603 serious consideration—for Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike—of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher.Pico Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the 4 Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Gallileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are Dalai Lama Morgan Road Books 13/09/05 224 076792066X 076792066X 9780767920667 Spirituality, The and where we stand in the world and in their wake have left an uneasy co-existence: science vs.
    [Show full text]