In this way, I tend to wonder if we may have made the fundamental error of leaning too much upon the 18th/19th century classicism of monastic Karma Kagyu as a model for the entirety of American Karma Kagyu (the vast majority of whom are lay) in the 21st century. It sounds kind of ab...
This sounds easy to do, but in actuality it is quite painful and heartbreaking. It is difficult to see others stuck within their own experiences of themselves and even harder to see where we get stuck in similar ways. We generally don’t want to recognize how compelling the hallucinations ...
Oṃ AMIDEWA HRīḥ(The sounds of the mantra, which shake all the lower realms to their very depths, thus completely eliminating them. One thinks that ALL beings who have form, and also those who are formless (spirits and non-humans) attain the state of Amitabha). ...
Balancing the third eye chakra helps you connect to yourself more spiritually. It helps in the process of becoming focused on your goals and decisions. Once the blockage starts removing, you will automatically feel that your mind has become clearer and you are more calm and aware of yourself a...
As the session closed, I found myself feeling connected to Amitabha and confident that benefit was created for everyone who I was practicing on behalf of. They were protected in their transition from this life to the next, and seeds of auspiciousness were planted for their experience during the...