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The Unspeakable – Spiritual Dryness
By Ven. Tenzin Chönyi (Dr. Diana Taylor) (First published in Mandala January-March 2010 Online Exclusives) It is important to understand that true practice is something we do from moment to moment, from day to day. We do whatever we can, ... Read more »Don’t Throw Dharma at Me When I’m in a Bad Mood
By Ven. Tenzin Chönyi (Dr. Diana Taylor) (First published in Mandala January-March 2009) I want freedom from suffering on my own terms. I would like the weather to be always temperate, and people likewise. I would like only food that ... Read more »Winning Gold
By Ven. Tenzin Chönyi (Dr. Diana Taylor) (First published in Mandala October-December 2008) As I write, the Beijing Olympic Games are in full swing. On my TV screen are ecstatic gold medallists. The silver or bronze winners may be only ... Read more »Cleaning the Whole Mirror
By Ven. Tenzin Chönyi (Dr. Diana Taylor) (First published in Mandala August-September 2008) “I hope that you understand what the word ’spiritual’ really means. It means to search for – to investigate – the true nature of the mind. There’s ... Read more »The Perfect Altar
By Ven. Tenzin Chönyi (Dr. Diana Taylor) (First published in Mandala June-July 2008) If we are honest we see how often our good intentions in Dharma practice collapse into the lesser intentions of our self-serving egos. Often we think we ... Read more »Being in Love
By Ven. Tenzin Chönyi (Dr. Diana Taylor) (First published in Mandala July-September 2009) I am in love. I adore my children and my grandchildren and my dog. What great pleasure there is when a grandchild runs up to me in ... Read more »Mindfulness and Dharma Practice
By Ven. Tenzin Chönyi (Dr. Diana Taylor) The winter sun is weak. No wind. The waves roll in parallel lines towards the shore. Myself, the dog, a couple of gulls, the otherwise empty beach are part of this quiet day. ... Read more »
Tulshig Rinpoche and Off to Maratika
Kathmandu, Nepal – May 31, 2010 From Ven. Roger Kunsang: Today the long life puja for Rinpoche started. Khadro-la said this puja was important to do for Rinpoche. It is done over three days. Dagri Rinpoche and Khadro-la are doing ... Read more »40 Hours to Bouddhanath Stupa
San Francisco, United States; Munich, Germany; and Kathmandu, Nepal – May 19 – 20, 2010 From Ven. Roger Kunsang: Hello! Last month was spent in USA…got lost in the traffic! Now we’re on the road again. (Roadies, too much happened ... Read more »Hello, San Francisco!
San Francisco, United States – April 6, 2010 From Ven. Roger Kunsang: We left Dharamsala and missed our domestic flight. Then, drove to Delhi. Four hours remained before depature. In the meantime, Rinpoche met with one relative of Lama Yeshe. ... Read more »Leaving Tushita
Tushita Meditation Centre, Dharamsala, India – April 4, 2010 From Ven. Roger Kunsang: Two days before we leave: All of the Hayagriva retreatants were able to have an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His Holiness talked to the ... Read more »