The Riverside Church, New York, New York -- May 30, 2018 His Holiness began today’s teachings in noting that yesterday he had finished an explanation of relative bodhichitta and today he would present the corresponding absolute bodhichitta. “The main difference between relative and absolute bodhichitta,” he began, “is in the... read more →
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Riverside Church, New York, New York May 29, 2018 On this Tuesday afternoon, the Gyalwang Karmapa continued his discussion of the path of the three types of individuals, now focusing on the greater path or the path of the great individual. “From among the three, the lesser, intermediate, and greater... read more →
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Riverside Church, New York, New York May 29, 2018 Ten years ago His Holiness published Traveling the Path of Compassion, his commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, which he had taught to a group of nuns on the other side of the globe in a small village of... read more →
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Queens College, Flushing, New York May 27, 2108 On this Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, His Holiness the Karmapa returned to the Colden Auditorium to bestow the empowerment of the Buddha Akshobhya, who is known as the Imperturbable or Unchanging One. The over 2,000 seats were filled with Tibetans and... read more →
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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock, New York May 24, 2018 On a beautiful spring day with the iris and lilacs coming into bloom, the Karmapa returned to his North American seat at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. He came to lead a practice focused on the Second Karmapa, Karma Pakshi (1206-1283). This incarnation... read more →
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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock, New York April 10, 2018 In the packed shrine hall at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, a golden pavilion now enshrines a powerful statue of Guru Rinpoche with tiers of offerings arrayed below. The altar had been carefully prepared for a special practice related to Guru Rinpoche’s heart,... read more →
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Maitreya Institute, Wappinger Falls, New York April 8, 2018 This Sunday marked the forty-ninth day after the passing of Lama Norlha Rinpoche on February 19, 2018 at his center in Wappinger Falls. The day before, His Holiness had spontaneously come and bestowed upon him the empowerment of Akshobhya, which he... read more →