Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022 Day 9 The Karmapa opened by saying he had been unable to teach for a few days because of feeling tired and possibly catching a cold, so he had taken some time to rest. Although he called it rest, he still had a lot of... read more →
Aug
26
Aug
22
Mar Ngok Summer Teachings Day 8 “Ananda was handsome in appearance and naturally gentle. These characteristics made him attractive to many people, especially women.” Speaking on the third topic of early Buddhism, His Holiness Karmapa focused on Ananda and his attitude toward women, quoting a sutra from his in-depth research.... read more →
Aug
17
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022: Day 7 Before His Holiness the Karmapa began the teachings, he spoke about the fact that although the Coronavirus pandemic has overall been well contained in China, it is presently spreading in the Autonomous Region of Tibet as well as in all the areas... read more →
Aug
15
Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022 Day 6 As Day 6 of the Mar Ngok teachings fell on Indian Independence Day, His Holiness began by extending auspicious greetings to friends in India, noting the strong connections between India and Buddhism in general, and India and the Tibetan culture in particular. Buddhism... read more →
Aug
10
Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022 Day 5 The Karmapa welcomed everyone to the fifth day of the Mar Ngok Summer teachings. He noted that since he had lost his internet connection at the end of the previous teaching, he had been unable to complete the fourth day. And since he... read more →
Aug
08
Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022: Day 4 His Holiness warmly greeted the teachers, the geshes, the tulkus, the community of sangha members, and all those listening by way of the internet to this fourth day of teachings. He announced that he would be speaking about three topics during this session:... read more →
Aug
05
The Mar Ngok Summer Teachings 2022: Day 3 Poṣadha Karmapa opened the teaching session with an introduction to the meaning and practice of the early sangha’s rituals. According to the Japanese scholar Umada Gyokei, at the completion of the rains retreat and before sangha members set out on their travels,... read more →