Today’s Lamrim Quote (5 December 2014)
“As Shantideva says, you have been sick for a long time with the illness of the afflictions such as attachment–an illness that is long-lasting, intractable, and causes strong suffering…. Sick persons know that their illness cannot be cured without taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor. They then take the medicine. Likewise, earnestly engage in […]
The tent begins!
The 2014 Jangchup Lamrim Teachings are still nearly 3 weeks away, but already work has begun on building the tent for seating the thousands of attendees who can not fit inside the Gaden Monastery Prayer Hall. The first metal pieces of the tent frame arrived today by truck and were unloaded, assembly will begin soon!
Today’s Lamrim Quote (4 December 2014)
“I prostrate to the Bodhisattva Youthful Manjushri. Having prostrated most respectfully to all the Triumphant of the three times, To their Dharma and to the Sangha community, I shall light a lamp for the path to enlightenment, Having been urged by my excellent disciple, Jangchub-wo. Since (practitioners) come to have small, intermediate, and supreme (scopes), […]
PAP Issued List #6 now available
PAP Issued List #6 is now available here. Once issued by the Indian Government, PAP’s are sent by the Bureau of His Holiness of Dalai Lama directly to all applicants via email attachment. However, due to various email problems, sometimes a few PAP’s may not arrive correctly. Therefore, the Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee is […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote (3 December 2014)
“Considering the suffering of cyclic existence in general: The eight types of suffering A) Considering the suffering of birth B) Considering the suffering of aging C) Considering the suffering of illnessD) Considering the suffering of death E) Considering the suffering of meeting with the unpleasant F) Considering the suffering of separation from the pleasant G) […]
Attendee Tip #1: In-Person Security Registration Now Open
No one will be permitted to enter the teaching venue without a security entrance pass. In order to make this pass, all attendees must register in person in Mundgod Tibetan Settlement with the following documents: photocopy of your passport identity page (Indian citizens must give a photocopy of photo i.d. with address proof, such as […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote (2 December 2014)
“Although we do not recognize each other as such, there is not one sentient being who has not been our mother. And just as we have taken countless rebirths, we have had countless mothers; no being has not been our mother. And each time they were our mother, the kindness they showed us was no […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote (1 December 2014)
“Until now you have cherished yourself and sought your personal well being, which has only served to cause suffering. Given this, henceforth train in transferring your neglect of others to you, and in extending your self-cherishing attitude to include others. By the force of habit it is said that it is possible to interchange these […]
PAP Issued List #5 now available
PAP Issued List #5 is now available here. Once issued by the Indian Government, PAP’s are sent by the Bureau of His Holiness of Dalai Lama directly to all applicants via email attachment. However, due to various email problems, sometimes a few PAP’s may not arrive correctly. Therefore, the Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee is […]
This Week’s Lamrim Quote (25 November 2014)
“To me and the wanderers fallen into the depths Of the frightful abyss of samsara, overcome By dense darkness of suffering, knowing not what to do, Please show the light of Dharma, the Path of Freedom!” From The Essence of Nectar – Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Kongpo Lama Yeshe Tsondru As translated […]