The Mantra of Guru Rinpoche - with tunes!
The Guru Rinpoche (or "Vajra Guru") mantra. Includes four tunes for singing! Approximate script at my blog #Buddhism #Vajrayana #Tibet #DoubleDorje #tantra #mahamudra #dzogchen #lama #mantra #meditat...
21 Aug 202421min
Tantra - is it all about sex?
To what degree does sex have anything to do with Buddhist tantra? Terms you might want to look up: Tantra Guru Rinpoche Milarepa Niguma Vajrayogini Lobsang Rampa Tummo Vajrayana Dakini Sangyum Appro...
14 Aug 202422min
Going to "take teachings". Eh?
What do Buddhist practitioners and students mean when they go to "take teachings"? What to expect, how to feel comfortable. Picture irrelevant - but charming! Approximate script may be found at this ...
7 Aug 202419min
The colours of the mantra go round and round...
Another look at the mani (OM MANI PEME HUNG). The six syllables, their six colours, and the six worlds. Plus a description for anyone who might be confused about clockwise, anticlockwise, facing in, f...
31 Jul 202415min
How is a sadhana built?
What is the structure of a typical sadhana practice? What parts must it have, what can it have, and how do they fit together? Approximate script with possible variations and errors, is at the Blue Sk...
24 Jul 202422min
Spooky beings - is anybody there?
Tibetan Buddhist practice refers a lot to beings on "the other side" who might help or hinder. Do we have to believe in them in order to practice? Gyalpo Losar Approximate script can be found at this ...
17 Jul 202420min
True Nature of the Mind - a conundrum!
What is "Direct Introduction" to the true nature of the mind, also known as "pointing out instructions" And why are the things said about it sometimes, well, puzzling? The syllable "A" you might like...
10 Jul 202418min
Manis and manis and...
About THE MOST FAMOUS of Tibetan Buddhist mantras - what it is, reciting it and singing it - with tunes! Mani walls near Everest There is an approximate script with errors and variations at https://...
3 Jul 202420min
