Update on Center Re-opening
As collective spaces across New Mexico begin to slowly reopen, RigDzin is committed to following Governor Michelle Luhan Grisham's orders to ensure the safety of sangha members and the general public. We are monitoring the situation and consulting with other dharma centers on the best path forward.
We also would love to hear your thoughts on the matter. Please email us at buddhismabq@gmail.com with your suggestions or concerns.
Once we come to a conclusion on when and how to reopen, we will certainly let you all know. In the meantime, stay safe and well...and don't forget to dedicate your merit!
With Bodhicitta in our hearts.....
We also would love to hear your thoughts on the matter. Please email us at buddhismabq@gmail.com with your suggestions or concerns.
Once we come to a conclusion on when and how to reopen, we will certainly let you all know. In the meantime, stay safe and well...and don't forget to dedicate your merit!
With Bodhicitta in our hearts.....
May all beings everywhere and without exception benefit
Saga Dawa Düchen
Friday, June 5
Today, June 5, is Saga Dawa Duchen, one of the holiest days in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This day marks Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana.
The Buddha's teachings are especially relevant during these troubled times, and now more than ever we need to remember to apply his simple guidance to examine our actions around cause and effect. Unskillful actions lead to harm or suffering for self and others. Skillful actions lead to happiness and peace for self and others. Keeping our awareness sharp to peel back the layers of ignorance contributes to collective efforts to transform into a loving, more equitable and peaceful world rooted in Truth. That is the enormous task of this time.
The Buddha's teachings are especially relevant during these troubled times, and now more than ever we need to remember to apply his simple guidance to examine our actions around cause and effect. Unskillful actions lead to harm or suffering for self and others. Skillful actions lead to happiness and peace for self and others. Keeping our awareness sharp to peel back the layers of ignorance contributes to collective efforts to transform into a loving, more equitable and peaceful world rooted in Truth. That is the enormous task of this time.
EMAHO!
Coronavirus Prayers and Practices...
....From HE Garchen Rinpoche
Medicine Buddha
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Our beloved HE Garchen Rinpoche has given his students messages about the coronavirus that contain teachings and advice for practice. In his message of March 7, he urges us to practice Medicine Buddha: "So with trust in cause and effect, supplicate single-pointedly: "I prostrate to the Medicine Buddha, the King of Lapis Lazuli Light!" Or, "I prostrate to the Tathāgata, Arhat, perfectly complete Buddha, the Medicine Buddha, the King of Lapis Lazuli Light!" If you [want] to recite the mantra in Sanskrit: TAYATA BEKHAZE BEKHAZE MAHA BEKHAZE BEKHAZE RADZA SAMUNGATE SOHA Recite this many times and listen to a recording of it. The Medicine Buddha's form has the color of space, so as you recite, think: "He is there, pervading space. Medicinal nectar falls down like rain and benefits the entire world." Do not at all think: "I will get sick." Also do not think [only] about your friends and [only] about your country. [Think]: "A rain [of nectar] falls down upon the entire world." [And think] that this disease has purified the karmic obscurations of those who have died. Their mind cannot die; they only discard their bodies temporarily. So think: "May they again take birth in a precious human body in this world. May they trust in karma, cause and effect. May they be endowed with love and compassion. And may they engage in activities that will bring about the benefit and happiness of all the countries in the world!"* * Many thanks to Ina Bieler for her translation. |
... and from Drikung Kyabgon
His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche
His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche
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Drikung Kyabgon His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche has urged us to practice Parnashavari for the coronavirus. Parnashavari is attired in the green leaves of medical plants. She is the Tara who protects us from contagious diseases-- 20 of the 21 Taras (connected with the wisdom of Amoghasiddhi). The Collected Teachings of Lord Jigten Sumgön state that Parnashavari's mantra is very effective and powerful for healing, pacifying, and bringing pestilences under control. Her mantra is: OM PI-SHA-TSI PARNA-SHA-WARI SARVA MA-RI PRA-SHA-MA-NI HUNG |
Parnashavari
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For the benefit of all beings!
Garchen Buddhist Institute
Chino Valley, Arizona
https://garchen.net/
Note: The Garchen Buddhist Institute will be temporarily closed as a precautionary measure to protect the welfare of ALL from coronavirus. Please check GBI's Web site for further information.
Garchen Buddhist Institute
Chino Valley, Arizona
https://garchen.net/
Note: The Garchen Buddhist Institute will be temporarily closed as a precautionary measure to protect the welfare of ALL from coronavirus. Please check GBI's Web site for further information.
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