Seven Line Supplication to Guru Rinpoche by Harry Einhorn

Dream like Deities.

Dream like Deities.

Alma Dankoff is a mixed media artist who combines her classical influence, with oils, acrylic and gem stones into soft interpretations of classical deity art.

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It is said that when Buddha attained enlightenment, all he wanted to do was to show the rest of us the nature of mind and share completely what he had realized.

It is said that when Buddha attained enlightenment, all he wanted to do was to show the rest of us the nature of mind and share completely what he had realized. But he also saw, with the great sorrow of infinite compassion, how difficult it would be for us to understand.

For even though we have the same inner nature as Buddha, we have not recognized it because it is so enclosed and wrapped up in our individual ordinary minds.

Imagine an empty vase. The space inside is exactly the same as the space outside. Only the fragile walls of the vase separate one from the other. Our buddha mind is enclosed within the walls of our ordinary mind. But when we become enlightened, it is as if the vase shatters into pieces. The space “inside” merges instantly into the space “outside.” They become one: There and then we realize that they were never separate or different; they were always the same.

via Sogyal Rinpoche   https://www.facebook.com/sogyal.rinpoche/?fref=nf

Buddha Kashyapa the Elder

#10 Buddha Kashyapa the Elder
When the average life span became five hundred years, from the world of the Thirty-three Gods, Buddha Kashyapa the Elderchose to take birth in the human world to alleviate the suffering of old age.So in the place called Vulture Peak, he gave many teachings, including the anuyoga scriptures, to seven disciples who had taken on the form of arhats. He remained there seventy-five years and then went to practice asceticism, remining in the lotus posture for seven years. At the end of his life he left no mortal remains, dissolving into a body of light. He left his testament to the brahmin Gon Sem.
~ Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, Adriano Clemente
The Fundamental Tantra of the Dzogchen Semde Kunjed Gyalpo.

Before Chatral Rinpoche passed away, a disciple asked him, "How will the rise and fall of the Dharma be like in the future?"

Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche:
Those ignorant ones (learned monks and masters), who run after fame and fortune, and establish their own factions, will cause people to have aversion for Buddhism and lead to the extinction of Buddhism sooner or later.

‎Kim Ong‎ to OM MANI PADME HUNG HRI (Dedicated to Dorje Chang Drubwang K. N. Rinpoche)

January 6 at 12:18pm · 

Before Chatral Rinpoche passed away, a disciple asked him, "How will the rise and fall of the Dharma be like in the future?"

Chatral Rinpoche replied, "Support and take refuge in those spiritual masters who focus their practice in solitary retreat. Before one attains enlightenment, one should also enter into solitary retreat to focus on one's practice under his or her close guidance and mentorship. If not, it will be just like now, where everywhere is flooded with Khenpos who give empty talks. Those ignorant ones, who run after fame and fortune, and establish their own factions, will cause people to have aversion for Buddhism and lead to the extinction of Buddhism sooner or later. Hence, it is said that the authentic Dharma is not in the monasteries, it is not in the books and not in the material world, but within the mind. There is a need to awaken it through practice and to realised (actualised) it, in order to be called the continuation or preservation of the Dharma."

夏扎仁波切圆寂前，有弟子问：未来佛法兴衰会怎么样？

夏扎仁波切说：“护持和依止闭关专修的上师，在他（她）实实在在引导下，自己在未开悟之前，也要闭关与专修。不然就如现实这样，空说堪布遍满地。搞名利，建立帮派的愚从者多了起来，这些人迟早让人们对佛教生起厌离心，导致佛教灭亡。因此说，正法不在寺里，不在书里，不在世上，正法在心里。把它修出来，悟出来，才叫传承佛法。”

~ Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche, 尊者夏扎仁波切

An example of a mandala plate with 37 offerings.

An example of a mandala plate with 37 offerings. You can use this offering for the first and last offering when doing accumulations. The outer ring is the base with Mt Meru and the continents, then each ring inside corresponds to one of the mandala rings. The innermost ring is the top ornament. Watch the video of Rinpoche making mandala offerings to coincide with this picture.

jan 9 2016 Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche 4th

When you are on this Cable Chair you automatically think about impermanent now that's Natural and comes from within ! Hahaha 
Do I think of impermanent ? yes I do but do I think of it all the time ? no I don't ! But in reality we are fragile but I am not a pessimist smile emoticon 

I am as human as you all are so don't think I am a super human or an all knowing being ✌🏻️ 

Tashi delek and have a productive day !