Teachings given on March 8, 2013 by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen, a founding teacher, at Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute in Eugene, Oregon, USA on the subject "The Six Bardo's - The Intermediate States of Existence" 

“Bardo” is a Tibetan word meaning literally “between two,” which in Buddhism refers to the idea that within Samsara all states of existence are not static, but are actually continuous, successive, ordered facets of beginningless transition.  What we usually refer to as “life and death” are only two among the six bardos that are traditionally enumerated. 

Each Bardo has its own form of expression and development, and each presents beings with unique opportunities for the realization of enlightenment, or for advancement toward enlightenment, or conversely for decline into greater suffering.  Bardo teachings such as these are an important key to knowing where we are, which way to go, and  how to proceed.

Teaching on the Six Bardos by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen at Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute

On Jan. 5, 2013 Saraha founding teacher Lama Tsering Gyaltsen visited Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute and gave this teaching on the Seven-Line Prayer of Padmasambhava, translated on-site by Heidi Nevin.

About the Seven-Line Prayer of Padmasambhava

The Seven-Line Prayer of Padmasambhava, beginning “In the Northwest Corner of the Land of Oddiyana,” is a revealed treasure text whose practice is central to all schools of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 

At first glance, this prayer is a straightforward supplication. Under closer inspection however, the prayer unfolds multiple levels of symbolism and meaning, miraculously revealing itself to be an ultimately condensed treasury of Dharma instruction and blessing.

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Teaching on the Seven-Line Prayer of Padmasambhava by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen at Saraha Jan. 5, 2013

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Nepal is a magical land with a very strong cultural connection to the Buddhadharma. Many stories are told about the activities of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and the landscape itself is highly symbolic: Kathmandu is said to be planned by Manjushri and its amazing crafts to be manifestations of his activity. Culture is so important, but all cultures hijack the Buddhadharma with their own interpretations of what is in essence so simple: awakening to the truth. We need to be mindful about culture, yet we need these symbols and legends to communicate about the Buddhadharma.

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Śāntideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra is probably one of the most intensive, beautiful and systematic mind trainings that one can encounter. This is not just a simple message to overcome gross emotions, discursive thoughts and agitation. The text really offers us a much more profound view into the essence of the mind, why it needs to be trained, how it can be trained and ultimately, why it does not need to be trained. The way of the bodhisattva has the connotation of a warrior, whose aim is to fight the battle of ignorance, not only for oneself but for all beings who are bound by emotions, defilements and ignorance. The quintessence of the bodhisattva path is not to be in samsara but also not to aspire to nirvana. Śāntideva teaches systematically that this is achievable. We will have to understand the relationship between relative truth and ultimate truth. Immediately it sounds as if there are two truths that need to be in relationship with one another, but this is not the case. All the bodhisattva skilful means such as generosity, discipline, patience and diligence are taught by the Buddha as a way to invoke and actualise wisdom. If the wisdom is lost, all the skilful means and even the act of one-pointedness or samādhi concentration is like the blind leading the blind in a desert.

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寂天菩薩的《入菩薩行論》可能是一個人能值遇的最深入、最美好、最系統的修心訓練之一。它不僅僅是一個簡單的訊息用來對治粗重的煩惱、散漫的念頭和焦慮不安，這部教文還給了我們有關心之本質的更加深刻的教授：為何心需要被訓練，它會如何被訓練，而究竟而言，為何它並不需要被訓練。菩薩道具有戰士的內涵，其目的是與無明戰鬥，不僅為自己，也為一切受煩惱、染污和無明束縛的眾生。菩薩道的精髓是不住輪迴，亦不希求涅槃。寂天菩薩系統地教導我們這是可以實現的。我們需要理解世俗諦和勝義諦之間的關係。乍聽起來好像是有兩個真理需要把它們聯繫在一起。但事實並非如此，所有菩薩的善巧方便，如佈施、持戒、忍辱和精進，都是佛陀教導的作為一種喚醒和證悟智慧的方法。如果失去智慧，所有的善巧方便，甚至是專止的行為或三摩地禪修，都好像是盲人在沙漠中引導盲人而已。

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Today we share with you a recording of H.H. Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche reciting our third text in this well-being series, "Tārā Who Protects from the Eight Dangers," as well as one of Ani Jasmine reading the text in English.  

For Tibetan Buddhists, "Tārā Who Protects from the Eight Dangers" [https://read.84000.co/translation/toh731.html] is a prayer to the deity Tārā that describes the eight great dangers, and how Tārā's qualities and attributes can be beneficial to us all.  

As the pandemic continues, and environmental and social uncertainty rage around the world, we continue on with our Sūtras for Well-Being series to bring to you the texts traditionally recited for resilience and well-being in times of adversity, and the stories behind them.

Visit our Sūtras for Well-Being page for more on this series: https://84000.co/wellbeing

Ep. 3 "Tārā Who Protects from the Eight Dangers" recited by H.H. Drikung Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche

The Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute, or "Saraha" for short, is a local Buddhist center and educational resource center for Buddhist teachings.

Dedicated to the Buddha's teachings of Enlightenment, and practicing according to the Dudjom Lineage of the Nyingma School Tibetan Buddhism under the direct leadership of HH Dudjom Yangsi Rinpoche, Lama Tsering Gyaltsen and Lama Sonam Tsering, Saraha is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization based in Eugene, Oregon, USA. 

As a local spiritual center, Saraha conducts daily meditation practice events, language training, video teachings, book groups and other events at its 7,000 square foot temple facility in Eugene. In addition, Saraha has a regular schedule of special events, such as teaching events with invited teachers, meditation retreats and extended Buddhist ritual events.

Through electronic media, Saraha also functions as a wider-ranging Buddhist educational resource, supporting distance-learning in Buddhist subjects, and offering to the world a digital archive of events that happen at and in connection with its local presence in Eugene. 

For more information about Saraha, including an online calendar of past, future and current events, please Saraha's website at:   www.saraha.org        or visit us on Facebook at:  Saraha Nyingma

Teaching on the Seven-Line Prayer of Padmasambhava by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen at Saraha Jan. 5, 2013

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