Am I dead or am I dreaming? 👻  

Bardo teachings are commonly believed to be concerned with death but in fact encompass the whole of the Buddha’s teachings. The Tibetan word bardo refers to an intermediate state, between past and future, a crossing or a junction, in which a decision has to be made. This place of decision, this cognizance, is the bardo. This bardo is none other than our buddhanature, innately perfect, which the bardo practices lead us to uncover and reveal. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche explains the bardo states and their associated practices, drawing on commentaries by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche and Tsele Natsok Rangdrol.

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Bardo, 22-24 May 2022, Deer Park Institute - Part 2

June 24, 1987
Santa Cruz, California

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche teaches on the feminine principle in Vajrayana Buddhism with a focus on the Dakini, or Khandro. Rinpoche tells stories of extraordinary human Khandros, such as Yeshe Tsogyal, Dresi Khandro, who came from his father’s region in Amdo, Tromge Dawa Drolma (Chagdud Rinpoche's Ma-Yum), Sera Khandro, Shuksep Jetsun Rinpoche of Gangri Tokar, Machik Labdron, and others. Rinpoche also tells stories about practitioners who receive the blessings of Khandros such as Vajrayogini, and how meditating upon the Dakini brings swift blessings and the rapid attainment of siddhis.

Oral interpretation by Anne Klein, PhD (Lama Rigzin Drolma).

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© 1987 Lama Tharchin Rinpoche & Vajrayana Foundation, 2022 Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Heritage Foundation

Produced and posted in honor of Dakini Day, October 20, 2022.

Photo: Vajrayogini from a small album Lama Tharchin Rinpoche kept for decades with a selection of tsakli and images for bestowing empowerments

Feminine Tradition in Tantric Buddhism 1987

A song with no words yet every melody is a sentence, every note a word. The powerful tones and rhythms flow through me, as I surrender into the deep emotions that arise within me.

Talons

Song Numbers Correspond to Forest Path Ceremonial Study Song Book.

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47.	TEACHER IN THE FOREST
Nick Barber
Waltz
The teacher in the forest said 
That we should purify 
So, we are able to receive 
Our angel wings and fly 

The teacher in the forest said 
That we should seek rebirth
So, we can be a bridge between 
Heaven and the Earth

*Oh Daime, Daime amor, 
Daime minha querida 
Daime, Daime luz, estou com vós, eterna vida 

The teacher in the forest told
A secret from above  
That all this world of confusion and pain
Is truly made of Love 

The teacher in the forest told
A secret in the night
That all this world that seems so real
Is truly made of light

*Oh Daime, Daime Amor... 



The teacher in the forest said
That we should learn to love  
So, we can be brothers and sisters together 
On earth as in heaven above

The teacher in the forest said  
It’s love that is the glue  
That holds together the atoms and stars
As well as me and you

*Oh Daime, Daime Amor…

47 TEACHER IN THE FOREST

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Blessings to all beings!

Lyrics:
198. Recebendo de Deus (Pd. Alfredo)

Eu estou recebendo de Deus 
Poderes por onde eu passar 
Digo aqui, firmo lá
Com Deus eu vim comandar

Eu estou recebendo da Lua 
Ordem sua para dizer
Que feliz é aquele
Que bem já recebeu

Esta chave de ouro na mão 
Consagrada no seu coração 
Ter firmeza, ter coragem
De dizer para os seus irmãos

Só nos resta é agradecer 
A Deus, Nosso Onipotente 
Sigo firme, com amor
E vamos fechar a corrente

Translation:

Receiving from God

I am receiving from God 
Powers for wherever I go
I speak here, I assign there 
With God I came to command

I am receiving from the Moon 
Her command to tell
That happy is the one who
 Has already received

This golden key is in your hands 
Consecrated in the heart
To be firm, to have courage
To tell your brothers

The only thing we can do
Is to thank God, the Omnipotent 
I go on steady, firmly, with love 
And let’s unite the circle

198 - RECEBENDO DE DEUS

Amrita's Album

con mi tobaco

Heasoovlik suhtumine on meelerahu ja sisemise tasakaalu alus. Seda saab endas kasvatada ja süvendada väga paljudel erinevatel viisidel. Tihti teisi raskustes abistades unustame ära iseenda. Ometi olles ise ühenduses lahkuse ja soojusega endas, kogedes seda - on meil ammutada midagi, mida jagada ka teistele.

Heasoovlikkuse ja kaastundlikkuse jagamine endale ja teisele

This fun little ditty flowed through on a Monday morning (big surprise, I know) when I was pressuring myself to get the whole week's worth of tasks completed on Monday morning. It also works well to sing "January" in the month of January. Enjoy! 

I like to get everyone moving around and mixing their voices in the center. 

As always, you are welcome to sing and share my songs. 
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Lyrics: 
Part 1: You don't have to get everything done on Monday morning, take a deep breath and tune in to your heart.

Part 2: Don't take yourself so seriously, lighten the load, there's beauty to see. 

Part 3: Let it go, and learn to delegate.

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The Monday Morning Song - Heather Houston (All Parts)

Om Muni Muni-Choying Drolma

Shakyamuni Mantra in Mohanam Raagam set to Aadi Taalam
Composed by Divya
Recited by Gitanjali, Vikruti and Divya.
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Shakyamuni Mantra in Mohanam Raagam set to Aadi Taalam

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Om Muni Muni-Choying Drolma

Dang An