A Teaching on Vasubandhu's The Thirty Verses: Day 4 27 January 2022
Maitreya A powerful recitation of Four Sessions Guru Yoga preceded today's teaching. After the customary opening prayers and greetings, His Holiness clarified his presentation of the dharmas (the works) of Maitreya from the previous day. These works are... read more →
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A Teaching on Vasubandhu’s The Thirty Verses: Day 3 26 January 2022 The Karmapa began by recapping four of the many different conditions that led to the formation of the Mind Only school. The first of these was the general tendency of the Buddhist view towards a view of only mind,... read more →
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A Teaching on Vasubandhu’s The Thirty Verses: Day 2 24 January 2022 The Gyalwang Karmapa began by reminding everyone of the points he had made in the final part of the first day’s teaching. Mind Only and Yogacara He reiterated that the term Mind Only should be understood as the view,... read more →
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A Teaching on Vasubandhu’s The Thirty Verses: Day 1 23 January 2022 His Holiness The Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje opened the teachings on Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses by greeting everyone. While the Kagyu Gunchö Winter Teachings in Bodhgaya were cancelled due to the pandemic, shedras held their own events and... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 13 September 2021 At the beginning of today's teaching – which was the last of this year's Mar Ngok Summer Teachings - His Holiness the Karmapa reminded the audience of how Buddhism spread after the Buddha had passed away and the organization of the Sangha... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 12 September 2021 The Karmapa began by reminding everyone how the people of ancient India had taken little interest in recording dates. Hence, the Buddha’s dates had not been recorded clearly, and it was problematic to establish the dates of his birth and death.... read more →
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The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2021 11 September 2021 Then the Buddha continued, “You must be your own light to dispel the darkness. You must be your own protector. To do so, grasp at the dharma like a lamp. Hold the dharma as a protector and guardian. The dharma is... read more →