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(Taken with my iPhone) We were at a traffic light when we were approached by an old lady selling flower garlands. Our taxi driver wound down his window, bought one and hung it on his rear view mirror before doing a quick prostration…and then off we went!
(Taken with my iPhone) Once a week, I get the immense honour of making like Atisha. Who is Atisha? Atisha was a scholar from Nalanda Monastery, who is credited with reviving the Buddhadharma in Tibet and writing A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. His teachings were passed from one great master on to another, […]
Drinking milk from another species of animal: The more I think about it, the stranger the concept becomes. (Taken from Google)
Never abandon your spiritual teacher no matter how many inner obstacles you need to overcome. – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche (Sent via a text)
However difficult something might appear, it will become easier through persistence combined with enthusiasm and effort. – Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen (Sent via a text)
(Taken with my iPhone) I love the way the spotlights make it look like you’re on the path to Vajrayogini, the final state of illuminating wisdom and compassion.
If you offer up everything now, then you wouldn’t lose anything, but in fact gain everything… Freedom to ‘fly across the sky’ and anywhere you choose, like a Diamond Dakini, only comes from letting go of inner and outer possessions that aren’t ever permanent as we perceive mistakenly. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
