When I was exactly eighteen, even though I didn’t have the mind of renunciation, the enthusiasm arose in me to drop out of school and become a monk. I proceeded to discuss this with neighbours who had knowledge about the monastic life but they discouraged me, saying, “The monastic life is just a waste for children and their future. Only…
Our life is like a stage and we are like the actors on it, who perform different roles in various plays. Without even questioning it, we seem to be enjoying the drama which is framed within the boundary of afflicted emotions and is contaminated by dualistic thoughts. Ignorance is the main cause of these deluded perceptions and, therefore, we are…
It is a universal fact that everyone in this world strives for peace and happiness, irrespective of different views and understanding about it. Many historic figures such as the Buddha, Jesus, the Prophet Muhammad and many others came to this world and bestowed various teachings about how to acquire peace and happiness. According to Buddhism, there are two levels of…
Love and care exist not only within mankind but are also seen among animals. Regarding this, I would like to share a real story that I came across, between a dog and a cat. It was in the year 2000, when my elder sister brought a puppy home that my mother named Norzang. We used to feed him with cow…
Mother, Mama, Mom and Mummy are some of the precious words that we use to call our beloved mother. What we all know is that however disrespectful and bad we behave towards our mother, or however wrong the decisions are that we make in our life, she will still love us unconditionally just the way she always does. She is…
Everyone says it’s the time of degeneration. Yes, I believe the degenerate age will be here sooner or later as Guru Rinpoche prophesied in his Seven Chapter Prayer, Spontaneously Accomplishing Wishes: “In the degenerate age of strife, in the last five-hundred years, all sentient beings will be beleaguered by the gross defilement of the five poisons.” Also in other Buddhist…
Activities at the Namdroling Dratsang The Buddha Era 2559, 17th Rabjung, Tibetan Royal Year 2142, Wood Female Sheep Year started from February 19, 2015. The whole Namdroling sangha gathered early in the morning inside the Golden Temple and made auspicious prayers for the well-being of all sentient beings in general and for the long life of the Fourth Drubwang Penor…
I would like to share my thoughts reflecting on the reality of life from the different levels of beings’ mental dispositions, in ascending order. The continuum of consciousness between birth and death occurring in living beings with the support of vital wind-energy and substantial causes is called life. The existences of lives are distinguished by their common distinctive characteristics and…
Palyul Times (PT): Tashi Delek! Khen Rinpoche, with our humble greetings, we would like to request you to grant an interview for the Palyul Times magazine for this year’s publication. It is an annual English publication we produce from the Ngagyur Rigzod Editorial Committee. The magazine contains a general introduction to dharma, descriptions of sacred Buddhist sites, biographies, events at…
Dharmakirti was born in the kingdom of Chudamani, south India, in the 7th century CE. Being intelligent and competitive from a young age, he learned crafts, rituals, vedas, medical examination, grammar and all the non-Buddhist tenets of his day. Dharmakirti became proficient in all of these tenets by the age of eighteen, and he was praised by the brahmins. During…
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