His Holiness Message to hundred thousands of devotees on the final day of Kalachakra 2017

His Holiness Message to hundred thousands of devotees on the final day of Kalachakra 2017

Posted on January 15, 2017 by LamaMani on Kalachakra2017.net “We’ve been going through teachings for the last few days,” His Holiness observed. “Check your motivation. Don’t let yourself become preoccupied with things of this life or even of the next. Don’t settle for finding peace for yourself alone either. Reflect on the difficulty of finding this…

Leading neuroscientists and Buddhists agree: “Consciousness is everywhere”

Leading neuroscientists and Buddhists agree: “Consciousness is everywhere”

BY SAM LITTLEFAIR| APRIL 1, 2016 – Lion’s Roar Neuroscientist Christof Koch discusses scientific theories of consciousness with the Dalai Lama. New theories in neuroscience suggest consciousness is an intrinsic property of everything, just like gravity. That development opens a world of opportunity for collaboration between Buddhists and neuroscientists. ​”The heart of consciousness,” says neuroscientist…

Celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day—Friday, December 23, 2016

Celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day—Friday, December 23, 2016

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….

Four Establishments of Mindfulness with Venerable Thubten Chodron

Four Establishments of Mindfulness with Venerable Thubten Chodron

Four Establishments of Mindfulness from Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Venerable Thubten Chodron (The four establishments of mindfulness focus on the body, feelings, mind, and phenomena (dhamma, dharma). To “establish mindfulness” means to place our mindfulness on an object comprehended by wisdom. ) Mindfulness of Feelings Through mindfulness of…