“This mind now is the dharma we have been looking for. Practicing the dharma means working with present appearances. Working with this mind now.”
Nancy Hom present to us this mandala who honors the values of love, generosity, openness, compassion, and creativity—follow by a tribute to Yuri Kochiyama, named We Are All Part of One Another.
In this article, Mitra Lee teaches: “Using our imagination enables us to expand our mind toward great love and great compassion, which are much more useful for bringing us into connection than are negative thinking and judgment. Kleshas, negative emotions, or depressing thoughts can really bring us down and cause despair, despondency, and disconnection. If we want to connect with ourselves and others, imagining, cultivating, and offering love and joy will be of much more benefit.”
From July 4th to 10th, monastics and lay practitioners gathered together with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche at Tek Chok Ling Nunnery in Kathmandu to commemorate the first parinirvāṇa anniversary of Venerable Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche.
From June 28th to July 1st, monastics and lay practitioners gathered at Tek Chok Ling nunnery in Kathmandu to offer long-life practices to Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
“When I think lightly, like a child who has not yet consolidated their concepts, I can see others without barriers,” Sebastião Miranda writes. “I can appreciate them solely for their existence. We must regain this lightness and learn to love like a child or a devoted mother.”
