The day when entire Island comes to a standstill is called Nyepi, meaning “to keep silent” and falls on the day after the dark moon of the spring equinox when the day and night are of approximately…
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by Carrie Shearer In 1963, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel sang about The Sounds of Silence. A West African proverb states, “Silence is also speech”. English poet Thomas Carlyle translated the phrase “Silence is Golden”…
Right Speech is the third of the eight path factors in the Noble Eightfold Path, and belongs to the virtue division of the path. The definition “And what is right speech? Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from…
The long life practice of the ‘Trinity Buddha’ is particularly very beneficial:
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For sick peoples tormented by unknown sickness, incurable diseases, agonizing illnesses etc.
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To pacify threats that may shorten one’s life such poisonous animals and animal attacks, accidents, disasters etc that may cause untimely death.
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To overcome challenges such as distress cause by unfair accusation, court case, foul denunciations etc.
Those who engage in these practices are protected from the obstacles to one’s life and granted the blessing of long life and prosperity.
Jambhala (also known as Dzambhala, Dzambala, Zambala or Jambala) is the God of Wealth and appropriately a member of the Jewel Family ( Ratnasambhava). In Hindu mythology, Jambhala is known as Kubera. Jambhala is also believed to be an emanation of Avalokitesvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. There are five different wealth Jambhalas; each has his own practice and mantra to help eliminate poverty and create financial stability.
Gyalten Sogdzin Rinpoche said that Jambhala is the protector of all Lineages and of all sentient beings from all sickness and difficulties. Jambhala is a Bodhisattva of material and spiritual wealth as well as many other things, especially of granting financial stability.
- ”Because in this world, there are all kinds of wrathful and negative emotions or bad spirits, and sometimes they will harm you and other sentient beings, Dzambhala must take on such a wrathful and powerful form to protect us from these harmful spirits and negative karma. Especially, Dzambhala helps us minimize or decrease all misfortunes and obstacles and helps us increase all good fortune and happiness.”
“Dzam” means “Deity or gathering”. “Bhah” means “gold or wealth”. “La” means “to honor”. “Dzambhala” means “Precious Golden Deity, who gathers or brings the wealth of spirituality or Dharma and material security or accomplishment to our lives”.
The Arya Sanghaṭa Sutra is a Mahayana Buddhist scripture that promises to transform all those who read it. Like other sutras, the Sanghata records a discourse given by the Buddha, but unlike other sutras, the Buddha tells us…
According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “This text is very precious and there is so much benefit in printing or writing it. This is one of the texts that, if written in gold, mountains of negative…
by Buddhistdoor International Buddhistdoor view One of the more irksome things about contemporary living is the constant, gleeful denigration of the individual state of solitude. Instead of being praised as an essential part of good…
In the Lankavatara Sutra there is a combined word, Vivikta – Dharma which means the Dharma of Solitude. When you experience it for yourself, you will meet the Buddha in this koan. You will know,…
“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.”
