Letting Go of Judgment
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Bodhicitta” We should begin to think of these teachings that the Buddha has given us in such a way that we awaken within...
View ArticleThis Very Moment
To begin to develop Aspirational Bodhicitta is to understand the faults of cyclic existence, to understand the cessation of cyclic existence, to understand something of the nature of awakening or at...
View ArticleA Short Method to Antidote to Pride
The following is pith advice Jetsunma offered to a student who asked her how to work on pride: When you wake up in the morning put all sentient beings above the crown of your head. And then put Guru...
View ArticleThe Habit of Self Concern
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “The Habit of Bodhicitta” Now if we really understood that and meditated on the suffering of beings, we wouldn’t have some of...
View ArticleWhat We All Have in Common
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “The Antidote to Suffering” The precepts that the Buddha lays down are precepts that are real and workable for everyone. You...
View ArticleCompassion? Maybe Later?
The following is an excerpt from a teaching called “The Antidote to Suffering” by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo: The basic beliefs are the foundational viewpoint that will encourage you to keep practicing,...
View ArticleOur Predicament
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Mixing the Mind with the Guru” What I would like to talk about in the adult portion of our teaching is the particular...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Causes
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Why We Suffer” When we come into this life, although we are little drooling children, although we cannot understand very...
View ArticleThe Ticking Clock
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called “Why We Suffer” The next piece of information that you really have to take in is that not only are you responsible for being...
View ArticleThe Beginning of Everything
The following is a teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo at Kunzang Palyul Choling in Maryland on the importance of Bodhicitta in Dharma practice: Copyright © Jetsunma Ahkon Norbu Lhamo. All...
View Article