May I watch my speech when among many. May I watch my mind when alone.
Written by the glorious master of India, Atisha Dipankara,
Heart of Perfect Wisdom, Illuminator Who is Entirely Good.
Thus, “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels” is complete.
Translation from the Tibetan by Jesse Fenton, Nov. 1997, Seattle, under the guidance of Geshe Yeshe Tobden.
Revised July 2005, Dharmsala, India.
Archive for the ‘Dharma Gems’ Category
Well-known mind training quote
Posted in Buddhism, Dharma Gems, Dharma Quotes, Mind training thoughts, tagged Atisha, Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels, Dipankara, lojong on April 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
On Seeing Your Own Faults
Posted in Buddhism, Dharma at Home, Dharma Gems, Dharma Quotes, Mind training thoughts, tagged Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa, mind training on March 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Just as our own eyes can’t see each other, we must rely on other people to point out our faults so that we can improve ourselves.
~ Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche, March 2013
On Buddhahood
Posted in Buddhism, Dharma Gems, Dharma Quotes, tagged Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa on March 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not a question of whether or not we will attain Buddhahood — we will definitely all become Buddhas, the real question is simply, when.
~ Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa, March 2013
Taking refuge
Posted in Buddhism, Dharma Gems, Dharma Quotes, tagged Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa, refuge, Triple Gem on March 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
We should take refuge in the Triple Gem – the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha the way a child regards her mother. When she’s fearful, she cries and runs to her. When she’s very happy, she shares her delight with her. Likewise, in another way, the Triple Gem protects us from all harm and leads us to permanent happiness.
~ Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Losang Jampa, March 2013
A Yogi’s Perspective on Dharma
Posted in Buddhism, Dharma Gems, Dharma Quotes, Meditation, Meditation tips and tricks, tagged Dharma, Meditation, retreat, yogis on March 2, 2013 | 1 Comment »
The Dharma lives within the yogi,
The yogi follows the Dharma.
If you really follow the Dharma, nothing can harm you.
Even if they take this life, they can’t take your next life.
~ Drupon Samten Rinpoche
(source: the film, The Secret Yogis of Tibet)
Ani Ngawang Pema in Solitary Retreat
Posted in Buddhism, Dharma Gems, Meditation, Ordination on January 21, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Once in a while it’s good to remind ourselves that there are true spiritual seekers in the world today. Ani Ngawang Pema is a Tibetan Buddhist nun who has been meditating alone for the past 45 years. Here’s a short video about her.
What does it mean to be a bodhisattva?
Posted in Buddhism, Dharma Gems, Dharma Quotes, Question of the Week, tagged bodhisattva, His Holiness The Dalai Lama on January 12, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Bodhi means enlightenment, the state devoid of all defects and endowed with all good qualities. Sattva refers to someone who has courage and confidence and who strives to attain enlightenment for the sake of all beings. Those who have this spontaneous, sincere wish to attain enlightenment for the ultimate benefit of all beings are called bodhisattvas. Through wisdom, they direct their minds to enlightenment, and through their compassion, they have concern for beings. This wish for perfect enlightenment for the sake of others is what we call bodhichitta, and it is the starting point on the path.
~ His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, “For the Benefit of All Sentient Beings”
Do you know anyone who has the qualities of a bodhisattva? Do you think it is possible to become a bodhisattva?
Autobiography of Geshe Lhundub Sopa Published
Posted in Biographies, Buddhism, Dharma Gems, Guru Devotion on January 8, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
For all of you who are students of Geshe Sopa (founder of Deer Park Buddhist Center, Wisconsin), his new autobiography was released in November 2012 . It is available from amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Like-Waking-Dream-Autobiography-Lhundub/dp/0861713133/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1357693202&sr=1-1&keywords=geshe+lhundub+sopa
Tenzin gave it to me as a Christmas gift, and I can’t wait to read it! 
Splendid Lam Rim Quotes and Free Texts
Posted in Buddhism, Commentaries on Texts, Dharma Gems, Dharma Teachings And Events, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, tagged lam rim on October 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Carefully selected quotes from the Lam Rim texts that His Holiness will be using for his upcoming teaching in India, all available courtesy of the Janghup Lamrim teachings organizing committee.
Translations of several texts are available as well on the website.
How to dedicate virtue
Posted in Buddhism, Commentaries on Texts, Dharma Gems, Dharma Quotes on January 13, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
By dedicating all the virtue generated from a positive deed for the benefit of others, the virtue remains with you.
Geshe Gelek at the Instituto Lama Tsong Khapa, offered a beautiful analogy. He compared virtue to a drop of water saying “…a drop of water in the ocean becomes inexhaustible as long as the ocean remains. It is no longer a single drop of water that immediately evaporates. Similarly when one dedicates even the smallest virtue to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings, it is like putting a drop of water in the ocean; that virtue will not be exhausted until you achieve supreme enlightenment. No matter how much you use the benefit arising from that particular virtue, it becomes inexhaustible. This example is very beneficial.”
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