Reflections on how to live a meaningful life inspired by "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche and teachings from other Buddhist masters
During the Holiday season I was invited a few times by friends from different spiritual traditions to celebrate Christmas. In the area where I live there is a tradition of Kirtan and it was the heart of many Christmas get togethers. Kirtan is a form of devotional chanting which comes from ancient India. It exists [...]
Posted in Prayer on Dec 31st, 2009
I am not very good at making prayers. I tend to be quite skeptical that saying prayers can really work, so it helps me to think of examples of how prayer has worked. A friend of mine once told me the story of a woman who was witnessing a serious car accident where another person [...]
Posted in 02 Opening the shrine, Offering, Prayer, zz Dudjom Lingpa on Dec 23rd, 2009
I always begin my day with a prayer of offering to the Buddhas by Dudjom Lingpa, called the Stanza of Offering, which goes: “Offering a lake of nectar posessing the eight qualities of pure water to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, by acceptance of this offering may I and all sentient beings accumulate merit and [...]
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