This week’s Lamrim Quote (23 June 2014)
“Since pervasive Atisha seemed equal to the Muni In dispelling the gloom of wrong conceptions, After setting his works, supreme wish-fulfilling jewels, Atop the victory-banner of hearing, thinking and meditating Certainly, this doctrine of the so-called ‘Kadampas’ Which pervades all directions and sates every wish and desire, is marvelous.” From The Sacred Words of Manjushri […]
This week’s Lamrim Quote (16 June 2014)
“Having trained your mind in the common path in this way, it is absolutely necessary to enter the vajrayana, for thanks to that path you will easily complete the two collections without having to take three countless aeons to do so. Moreover, having received an experiential explanation on the way to rely on a spiritual […]
Saka Dawa Greetings!
Today (13 June) is Saka Dawa Duechen – The Anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. The Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee sends our very best wishes to all of you on this most auspicious day.
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This week’s Lamrim Quote (9 June 2014)
“Stay absorbed in the meditative equipoise of the union of calm abiding and special insight, single-pointedly focused on the space-like emptiness which is absent of all extremes of elaboration. Then, coming out from this, you should meditate on the illusion-like emptiness of the post-meditative period when things appear as if they exist inherently though they […]
This week’s Lamrim Quote (2 June 2014)
“Mental stability is the king wielding power over the mind. Fix it and it remains immovable like the Powerful Lord of Mountains. Project it and it engages in all constructive aims. It induces an exhilarating sense of feeling physically and mentally fit. Realizing this, the yogis with powerful command Continuously devote themselves to absorbed concentration, […]
This week’s Lamrim Quote (26 May 2014)
“Why is it not enough to cultivate either calm abiding or special insight? Why is it necessary to cultivate both? To illustrate this: when you light a butter lamp at night in order to look at murals, if the butter lamp is both very bright and does not flicker due to wind, you will see […]
This week’s Lamrim Quote (19 May 2014)
“All of the mundane and supramundane good qualities of the Mahayana and Hinayana are the result of serenity and insight…. An undistracted mind is mental one-pointedness, the serenity aspect, while accurate reflection on facts and meanings refers to discerning wisdom, the insight aspect. Thus, you must achieve all good qualities of the two vehicles through […]
This week’s Lamrim Quote (12 May 2014)
“However, should the factors for a stilled settled mind be weak, Then even if you have meditated with great effort And even if for thousands of years, You will not attain single-minded concentration. Therefore, maintain well the factors mentioned In the chapter on A Network for Single-Minded Concentration. Then place your mind on something constructive: […]
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