From http://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/vajradhara-and-84-mahasiddhas.html Gandrapa was a prince of Nalanda but renounced the throne to be a monk, and later, a yogin. In his travels he met the guru Darikapa and was initiated into the Samvara mandala. He then travelled to Pataliputra, where King Devapala, a pious man welcomed monks and yogins into his kingdom. The king […]

Received a gift from Rinpoche before? Always wondered how Rinpoche does it? Well, here’s a small clue into that process… Rinpoche goes to the gift room and personally selects every single gift for people. Then he takes the gift(s), recites prayers and blesses each and every item, before he records a message for the person. […]

Om nom nom #succulentgram #instagood #friends #girls #food #family (Taken with Instagram)

Happy birthday to her hahaha (Taken with Instagram)

Vajrayogini arises! (Taken with Instagram)

In the end, only kindness matters. Anonymous

This freaked me out because I’ve nearly died eight times now, and every time it’s happened in the exact same way this video describes (and I didn’t realise how closely it matched until I watched the video!). First, my hearing goes. There’s a loud ringing-buzzing sound in my ears and my hearing closes in, into […]

When I was growing up, I didn’t see a lot of my mother. We were well-off so she was always out gallivanting with friends, flying to different countries, buying different clothes, and just generally finding new ways to spend money. Was my mother a bad mother? No, not by a long shot. She was generous […]

Think about your life. Think about the way you live. Think about death and whether at death, they’ll be worth it. Think about what you’ve accomplished in your life. Think about the struggles. Think about death and whether at death, they’ll be worth it. Think about your successes. Think about your failures. Think about death […]

(Taken with my iPhone) Please grant me long life so that I may live always in the service of others.