01/11/2016 The Court of Flowers
The woman’s skin, the color of alabaster and gold, opened as the true-silver blade touched her flesh. She, a warrior…
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11/30/2015 Vajravidarana Mantra
Learn this, the short: om namaścaṇḍavajrakrodhāya | om hulu hulu tiṣṭha tiṣṭha bandha bandha hana hana amṛte hūṃ phaṭ…
09/22/2015 Precious Master
"My father is the pure awareness of rigpa, Samantabhadra, My mother, the space of all things, Samantabhadri, My line,…
09/14/2015 Manjusri
![Manjusri]( Ah Ra Pa Tsa Na Dhi!
09/11/2015 The Magician's Quandary
I am more than a magician. Well, more than what the commoner would call a magician. I am not wearing a pointed hat with…
09/05/2015 Eight Auspicious Symbols
![]( In Buddhism these eight symbols of good fortune represent the offerings made by the gods to Shakyamuni Buddha…
09/05/2015 Enemies
![]( No matter how many outside enemies you destroy, whenever you destroy one enemy, another appears. It goes on and…
09/04/2015 Buddha Amitayus
![]( Buddha Amitayus ཚེ་དཔག་མེད་ 'The Buddha of Boundless Life' — a sambhogakaya aspect of Amitabha, particularly…
08/26/2015 The Tiger's Nest
![11952843_10207082404129145_7133272283005113507_o]( Taktsang is the popular name of Taktsang Palphug Monastery (also…
08/18/2015 Stages of Mahamudra
!( Tilopa At first a yogi feels his mind Is tumbling like a waterfall; In mid-course, like the Ganges It flows on slow…
07/29/2015 Journey To The Temple
You are walking up a gently sloping trail, the trail is covered with dirt, soft green grass, and small smooth stones.…
07/26/2015 A Look at Amber
I found this art on DeviantArt and I am so drawn to it. I first read the Roger Zelazny Amber novels in junior high and…
07/13/2015 Are you ready to meet God?
!( Mooji Are you ready to meet God? Then, right now, don't touch anything, not any idea—neither good nor bad. Don't get…
07/07/2015 Promises from Yeshe Tsogyal
!( Guru Yeshe Tsogyal "What we understand to be phenomena Are but the magical projections of the mind. The hollow…
06/25/2015 Guru Sengé Dradrok
Guru Senge Dradrok subdues the irrational energies of black magic, curses & hexes, dispelling bad omens, weird vibes,…
06/18/2015 The Birth Of Tara
!( story of Tara's origin, according to the Tara Tantra, recounts that eons ago she was born as a king's daughter, and…
!( Dorje Trollo "The spiritual force of Padmasambhava as expressed in his manifestation as Dorje Trollo is a direct…
06/07/2015 Dzogchen Meditation Tips
![]( Sogyal Rinpoche Meditation tips from a modern teacher, Sogyal Rinpoche. "In my tradition of meditation, your eyes…
05/19/2015 Tara - Mother of Liberation
!( from my friend ( Tara, or Ārya Tārā, also known as Jetsun Dolma in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female Bodhisattva in…
05/12/2015 Keep Going - Advice from the Karmapa
!11241623_967659713278464_1091079248156345054_n"You keep going. That is the bodhisattva’s way. As long as it benefits…