Why Study Buddhism? – Alan Wallace

Bodhichitta, the awakened mind, Is known in brief to have two aspects: First, aspiring, bodhichitta in intention; Then active bodhichitta, practical engagement.   Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva, Verse 15

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo – How to Get Inspired and Keep Going

Commentary on “The Foundation of All Good Qualities” By Khunu Lama Rinpoche Boudhanath, Nepal, 1975 The great bodhisattva Khunu Lama Rinpoche gave this teaching to the monks and nuns of the International Mahayana Institute at Boudhanath, Nepal, 14 February 1975. Translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and edited by Nicholas Ribush. This teaching was published in…

Click on the player below to hear the mantra   Here is a translation of the mantra: Medicine Buddha’s mantra is:  tayatha om bekandze bekandze maha bekandze radza samudgate soha. Tayatha – means “like this”. Om – is composed of the three pure sounds A U and MA, which signifies one’s own body, speech and mind…