Today’s Lamrim Quote – 15 November 2012
“I request inspiration quickly to develop on my mind-stream a path That combines the pair: a stilled, settled mind and an exceptionally perceptive mind, By stilling mental wandering toward objects of distortion And properly discerning the correct meaning (of voidness).” From Foundation of All Good Qualities by Tsongkhhapa. Translated by Alex Berzin. PDF available from The Berzin Archives.
Attendee Tip #2: Meals in Mundgod
During teaching days, morning bread/tea, a simple lunch, and afternoon tea will be distributed to all attendees inside the teaching venue. If you wish to have this food and tea, please bring your own bowl, spoon and tea cup to the teachings. In order to avoid waste and environmental pollution, disposable cups/plates/utensils will not be distributed. […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote – 14 November 2012
“One who sees the cause and effect of all phenomena Of both cyclic existence and the state beyond sorrow as forever unbetraying, And for whom any object trusted in by the grasping mind has completely disappeared, Has at that time entered the path pleasing the Buddhas.” From The Three Principles of the Path by Lama Tsong […]
Attendee Tip #1: Don’t forget your radio
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give the Jangchup Lamrim Teachings in Tibetan language, and there will be simultaneous translation into approximately 10 different languages via FM radio. Therefore, please bring an FM radio with headphones, so as not to disturb others who are listening in a different language. Learn more here.
Today’s Lamrim Quote – 13 November 2012
“Just as suffering torments oneself, likewise does suffering torment all sentient beings. All sentient beings tormented by suffering are exclusively one’s benevolent mothers. Not even one has not performed the deed of becoming [our] mother, [while] those who have become [our] mothers are innumerable. Each one when having become [our] mother protected [us] with a […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote – 12 November 2012
“One has had infinite previous lives in higher, lower and intermediate realms, but the Lord of Death, like a thief in a rich market place, has stolen them all indiscriminately. How fortunate that he has let one live this long! Generate a mind so filled with awareness of death that you sit like a man […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote – 11 November 2012
“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, […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote – 10 November 2012
“As all goodness, starting from the development of a single positive quality and the decrease of a single fault in the mind of the disciple, has its root in the sublime friend, right from the beginning the way to rely on him is important.” From Middle Length Lam-Rim with Trijang Rinpoche’s Additional Outlines by Lama Tsongkhapa (and Trijang Rinpoche). […]
New on the website this week (9 November 2012)….
The Jangchup Lamrim Website is updated daily with the latest information, so feel free to visit often for answers to your latest questions. Updates have recently been posted on the following pages… New details about the required in-person registration (step #3) to receive your security entrance pass to enter the teaching venue are available here. […]
Today’s Lamrim Quote – 9 November 2012
“When people fight with others — something that yields only sins and suffering both in this and in other lives — they endure all manner of suffering for however long it takes, even at the cost of their lives. Then they show off their wounds, etc., and boast, “I received this one at that time.” […]