Mantras represent the blessings of the enlightened beings in the form of sound. When we recite mantras they stimulate the various parts of our body to heal itself, to clear itself, to purify itself and to gain higher states of consciousness. Therefore, mantras are very powerful. They can be written, visualised or recited out...

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Heart Sutra sang by a monk for the modern crowd. Very interesting and beautiful. ~ Tsem Rinpoche    

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Jill Redwood is a jack of all trades, Jill built her own house on her property and lives entirely off the grid with no mains power or town water, mobile reception or television. Living on around $80 a week, Jill has over sixty animals to keep her company and an abundant garden that out...

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Dorje Shugden (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen, Buddha Shakyamuni, Manjushri, Dorje Shugden, Brahmarupa and Setrap. In the 17th century, the high lama Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen was a contemporary of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama and heart disciple of the 4th Panchen Lobsang Chokyi Gyeltsen. He was a pure monk in the...

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H.H. the 4th Panchen Lama (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Manjushri, H.H. the 4th Panchen Lama, H.H. the 5th Dalai Lama, Tulku Drakpa Gyeltsen, Dorje Shugden and Four-Faced Mahakala. The Panchen Lama line of incarnations are believed to be emanations of Amitabha, the Buddha of Boundless Light. Amitabha is relied on strongly within Pure...

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Heruka Chakrasamvara in the Kagyu Tradition (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Buddha Shakyamuni, Buddha Vajradhara, Heruka Chakrasamvara, Four-faced Mahakala and Dorje Shugden. Heruka is the principle deity of the Chakrasmavara Tantras. He is a meditational Buddha of the highest yoga tantra classification, which means that his practice has the potential to bring us directly...

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Sakya Dorje Shugden Tanag (Main figure) (Top to bottom): H.H. the 39th Sakya Trizin Dragshul Trinley Rinchen, Vajrayogini, Sakya Dorje Shugden Tanag, Mahakala of the Doors and Citipati. Dorje Shugden Tanag literally means Dorje Shugden riding on a black horse. He is a unique form of Dorje Shugden that arose within the Sakya tradition,...

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The divine and enlightened beings can manifest in whatever form suits the needs of the people of that time and place in order to help them. They are truly compassionate in that way, and show their immense spiritual ability to be able to do so. The emanation of Lord Manjushri, the Dharma Protector Dorje...

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A nun who has done 12 year solitary retreat Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo is so humble in front of the reincarnation of her root teacher Khamtrul Rinpoche. So beautiful. It shows how strong her guru devotion is and hence all her success in practice, retreats, meditation, and spiritual pursuits. She is wonderful. Her teacher is...

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Avalokiteshvara Simhananda (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Chenrezig Ngesung Kundrol, Migchey Chenrezig, Avalokiteshvara Simhananda and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Avalokiteshvara Simhananda (Sanskrit) Alternative name: Chenrezig Sengetra (Tibetan) Avalokiteshvara is a popular archetypal bodhisattva in the Sutras, in which he strives towards enlightenment. Within the teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism, Avalokiteshvara is said to be a Buddha...

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Freda Bedi also named Sister Palmo, or Gelongma Karma Kechog Palmo) (Born 5 February 1911 – Died 26 March 1977) was a British woman who was the first Western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism, which occurred in 1972. She was born in Derby, England.   LIFE IN INDIA She moved to India...

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His Eminence Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche’s incarnation is in Lhasa visiting. He is visiting the 350-year-old Trode Khangsar chapel dedicated to Dorje Shugden. He is paying homage to the powerful statue of Dorje Shugden housed in this sacred chapel. Both the chapel and statue of Dorje Shugden were commissioned by His Holiness the 5th Dalai...

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Dukkar (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Dukkar and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Dukkar (Tibetan) Alternative names: Sitatapatra (Sanskrit); White Parasol (English) The awe-inspiring Dukkar is an extremely efficacious female deity. According to scriptural sources, her all-powerful form emerged from the ushnisha or sacred crown protuberance of Buddha Shakyamuni, while he was in deep meditative absorption...

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I have one chair I usually sit on to do my sadhana, watch a program, read, write, research and so one. But many times I return from my bathroom, Oser girl has taken over my chair. She gives me this look like, it’s her chair! She’s a spunky little schnauzer. The room has so...

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Achi Chokyi Drolma (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Achi Chokyi Drolma, Vajradhara, Vajravarahi and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Achi Chokyi Drolma (Tibetan) Achi Chokyi Drolma is the special protectress who arose to protect the Drikung Kagyu order. The Drikung Kagyu was founded by the great lama Jigten Sumgon and Achi Chokyi Drolma is considered to...

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His Holiness the 10th Panchen Lama Tibetans commonly refer to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and His Holiness 10th Panchen Lama as the “sun and moon” of Tibetan Buddhism. They are the center of Tibetan Buddhist civilization, which draws to its sphere of influence millions of non-Tibetan practitioners. The Panchen Lama’s incarnation line...

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Five Dhyani Buddhas (Main figures) (Top to bottom): Buddha Shakyamuni, Buddha Ratnasambhava, Buddha Amoghasiddhi, Buddha Akshobhya, Buddha Amitabha, Buddha Vairocana, Dorje Shugden and Kache Marpo. Deity: Five Dhyani Buddhas (English) Alternate names: Pancha Tathagata (Sanskrit) The term ‘Five Dhyani Buddhas’ was first coined in the early 19th Century by Brian Hodgson, a British resident...

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I find she has very powerful imprints from her previous lives of spiritual practice. I feel she can relate her experiences in this life due to imprints waking up and opening. What I liked is she is an eminent and very respected person in Finland. People like her talking about Eastern religions, reincarnation, astral...

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Four-Armed White Ganapati (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Four-Armed White Ganapati and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Four-Armed White Ganapati (English) Alternative name: Chaturbhuja Sita Ganapati (Sanskrit); Tsodag Karpo Chagzhipa (Tibetan) In the Tibetan tradition, Ganapati is the Sanskrit name normally used to describe this elephant-headed deity. However, his Indian epithet ‘Ganesha’ carries the same meaning...

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Chenrezig (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Four-Armed Chenrezig and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Chenrezig Chagzhipa (Tibetan) Alternative name: Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara (Sanskrit); Four-Armed Chenrezig (English) Chenrezig’s sacred name literally means the ‘All-Seeing Lord’. He is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattva Disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni and one of the most popular bodhisattvas in the Mahayana Buddhist...

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