Bodhicitta should be like the sun, it should be always emitting light outwards, not expecting to receive light rays. Just like being in a dark cave, do not expect receiving any light! This is how our self-grasping is like, it always wanted to take, receive, receive, receive, expecting from other people, relying on other people. … Continued
Everyone of us has a responsibility. And what is that responsibility? To benefit sentient beings. And when does this responsibility begin? We do it moment by moment, in every moment of our daily life; and what is the method that we use to do this? We place others to be important, or more important than … Continued
Chökhor Duchen is celebrated on the 4th day of the 6th lunar month (14 July in 2021). It is one of the days considered as very auspicious in the Buddhist calendar and commemorates the day Buddha first taught the Dharma Wheel at Deer Park, Sarnath, India. It was at this first turning of the Dharma … Continued
All these material objects, you can utilize them, use them, but do not be attached to them. The material environment and the people around you, they are not there to create all kinds of afflictions for you. All of these afflictions, all of this unhappiness arise because of your own afflictive emotions. You think about … Continued
As soon as you go outside, there is sunlight. When, within your mind, within your heart there is no light, then, the sunlight cannot find you. All that sunlight does, is find your body. If you have sunlight within your heart, within your mind, wherever you are there is sunlight. This is important to practice, … Continued
And then, within our daily lives, we must realize this ‘dream’. All the compassion, all the wisdom, all the pith instructions, we must apply in daily life to oppose our negative habits and transform our afflictions. Satisfy sentient beings! Maintain your pure vows, the right mindfulness and awareness! And through renunciation and bodhicitta, we attain … Continued
Liberation comes from placing others higher than ourselves, it does not come from requesting for the realisation of Buddhahood. Why does attaining Buddhahood or benefiting others come from placing other higher than ourselves? Why do we naturally attain Buddhahood? In Mahayana Buddhism they say ‘As long as you have self-grasping you will not attain Buddhahood; … Continued
Of course, bodhicitta is very difficult to practice in daily life, but, if you can enable yourself to realize this practice, then it becomes easier and easier. Then you can be in the smallest little rooms, but your mind will still be very vast. Then, your truth and aspiration will be vast and benefiting other … Continued
So, our mind is two levelled: one is the mind of radiance, the other is the mind of trouble. The level where we have a lot of trouble is this level where we are existing in this very selfish attitude. And the radiant portion, this we find and we experience in practicing meditation. GN Rinpoche
If we learn to release our selfishness then peace comes, more peace and equanimity come into our minds. And when we do this we realize that actually our life is very precious. Life is very rare, very precious. But if we do not cherish it, then all this happiness that we experience is only there … Continued
Saga Dawa is considered by many to be the most auspicious month in the Buddhist lunar calendar. It is the 4th lunar month of the lunar year and this year starts on 12 May 2021 and ends on 10 June 2021. The 15th day of this lunar month, full moon, is called Saga Dawa Düchen (Düchen … Continued
Practice really should be a very happy activity. And why? We are reducing and eliminating our negative karma and afflictive emotions. If every day you have positive kind thoughts and you have the right mindfulness and awareness, is this not something that one will have a happy mind with? GN Rinpoche
The butter lamp offerings have been postponed for the time being due to a lockdown being implemented in Nepal. The butter lamp offerings will continue once lockdown has been lifted. In the meantime make many aspirations for the happiness and well being of others. Every time you switch on a light, see lights, notice the … Continued
Lama Lakshyong travelled near Pharphing, Nepal, a place well known for the Asura cave – a cave where a hand imprint of Guru Rinpoche resides in the rock.
1540 butter lamp offerings were made on Guru Rinpoche day ( 10th day of the lunar month) 🙏 Often making positive aspirations is very beneficial. The stupa is well known place where pilgrims make vast aspirations and is reputed as a very powerful place for doing so. If anyone wishes to read about the Stupa and … Continued
14466 butter lamps have been offered to date, of which 4458 butter lamps were offered at the stupa over the last 3 days. Offering butter lamps generates arising causes to: Achieve the wisdom to discriminate virtue from non-virtue Enable one to eliminate the concept of inherent existence And receive the illumination of wisdom
Already 10.008 butter lamps have been offered so far! We can make aspirations when we make light offerings, for instance ’ may the light of wisdom shine to all the corners of all the worlds eliminating all the darkness of ignorance’. A benefit of offering butter lamps is that in the world you become like the … Continued
The Light offerings will continue for a few more days. Today 2600 were offered at Schechen Monastery and 1648 at the Boudha Stupa. So far 9468 have been offered in total to date, which is about 60% of the total sum.
Today a total of 2223 light offerings were made for the benefit of all sentient beings. Lama Lakshyong will continue to make these. If you are interested in contributing, you can find more information on the Donation page 🙏
Lama Lakshyong is making light offerings in Kathmandu, at the Boudha Stupa, at the request of some dharma sisters and brothers. If you wish you can also join in with a donation for it. He has done 800 light offerings so far and will continue for the next few days because so many has joined … Continued
New chanting videos and audio recordings are available under the Resources section. Special thanks to Chokyi Drakpa Rinpoche and MuLan for providing these.
This Friday evening will be a repeat class of Tuesdays preliminary practicesTime 19:30 (Central European Time). Again, we will be explaining the mandala practice. Note: those who are new who wish to continue with any of the other preliminary practices are welcome to join and practice with us. Anyone wishing to join please contact Lama … Continued
English with Mandarin translation at 13:30 and English with French translation at 19:30 (Central European Time). Anyone interested in meditation is welcome to join and practice with us. There will be a Tibetan Buddhist flavor to our approach. Anyone wishing to join please contact Lama Lakshyong ohmahlama@gmail.com or Mulan in order to attain the Zoom … Continued
Notice: Tuesday night preliminary group practices will continue again on Tuesday 19:30 (Central European Time). On the first week we will start explaining the mandala practice. Note: those who wish to continue with any of the other preliminary practices are welcome to join and practice with us. Anyone wishing to join please contact Lama Lakshyong … Continued
From Admin: Please be informed that there is an imposter imitating as Gyalwai Nyugu Rinpoche asking for donation. Admin is stressing strongly here that Gyalwai Nyugu Rinpoche does not ask for donation as his account is managed by his student to help share his teachings. If you encounter another Facebook individual using the name of … Continued
A few new courses have been added in the Courses section. They include a buddhist introduction course and several more advanced Ngöndro materials. If you have any questions or feedback regarding the content, please feel free to contact Lama Lakshyong at ohmahlama@gmail.com
