Jan 05

26th Kagyu Monlam at a Glance

Aspiration: A drop of water which falls into a great ocean will neither be exhausted nor cease to exist until the end of the universe. Likewise, a virtuous root dedicated toward attaining enlightenment will neither be exhausted nor cease to exist until you reach perfect enlightenment. - The Sutra spoken... read more →
Jan 05

26th Kagyu Monlam: January 5, 2009

His Holiness Karmapa gave a short commentary: The Lord Buddha said that two things were essential: study and practice. Gampopa advised people to study first. The Kagyu is known as the practice lineage, and meditation plays a central role; it is the lineage of experience and realization. Like Milarepa, we... read more →
Jan 04

The 26th Kagyu Monlam Begins

Saturday January 04, 2009 His Holiness dedicated the first day of Kagyu Monlam Puja to the victims of recent Mumbai attack. 26th Kagyu Monlam Chenmo began with a quiet thick, damp fog blanketed all over Bodh Gaya. At 5 am the participants proceeded to the Mahabodhi Stupa, only gradually did... read more →
Jan 03
Jan 02

The Third day of Gyalwang Karmapa’s Lineage Practice Teachings

Thursday January 2, 2009 On the last morning of the teachings Gyalwang Karmapa conferred the Bodhisattva Vow and spoke about developing bodhichitta. He began by detailing the necessary conditions when taking the Bodhisattva Vow. First came motivation and then there needed to be a support - either a human, a... read more →
Jan 01
Jan 01

The First Day of Gyalwang Karmapa’s Lineage Practice Teachings

Wednesday 31st December, 2008 These teachings, sponsored and organized by the Hwa-Yue Foundation from Taiwan, are the third in a series of teachings entitled: Lineage Practice Teachings. More than one thousand five hundred people filled the main assembly hall at Tergar Monastery to listen to His Holiness deliver the teachings... read more →