The Buddhas revolution – An FPMT Documentary

Reposted from Sravasti Abbey – www.sravastiabbey.org Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was one of Tibetan Buddhism’s greatest scholars and yogis. His brilliant illumination of Buddha’s teachings shines through to this day in his Lamrim Chenmo—The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment—and other profound texts. His spiritual heirs include His Holiness the Dalai Lama….

Mingyur Rinpoche speaks about what the mind is. What a lovely sense of humor and lightness about our minds!

Here I shall say nothing that has not been said before, And in the art of prosody I have no skill. I therefore have no thought that this might be of benefit to others; I wrote it only to habituate my mind.

Shantideva cites three benefits of pain. First, it is valuable because through sorrow, pride is driven out. No matter how arrogant and condescending we’ve been, great suffering can humble us. The pain of a serious illness or loss of a loved one can be transformative, softening us and making us less self-centered. The second benefit…

In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition it is said that the energy of positive and negative actions are greatly increased during major astronomical events like solar eclipses. Therefore, it is very beneficial for ourselves and others to do as much spiritual practice as we possibly can on those days. Join us at the Way Of Compassion Dharma…