Khenpo pema chopel rinpoche biography of martin
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Great Masters Speak about Tsem Rinpoche
His Eminence the 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, protector of the holy Gaden lineage
One of the first things inom was introduced to when I came to Kechara all those years back was the Lamrim, specifically Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand bygd the great Buddhist saint, Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche. In the Lamrim, the Dharma is described as the medicine, the Guru as the skillful doctor, and we the students as the patients. That was a revelation to me because true to the characteristic of one who is poisoned by ignorance, I did not particularly feel infirmed at the time.
I also found the centrality of the Guru a bit odd and everywhere inom looked, there were as many checklists on how one should assess a real guru, as there were warnings about counterfeit lamas and cult figures masquerading as Buddhist masters. The ongoing Dorje Shugden conflict did not help and it was difficult for anyone new to Tibetan Buddhism to separate facts from the Tibetan leaders
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Counsel to Chöying Wangmo
Counsel to Chöying Wangmo[1]
by Khenchen Ngawang Palzang
On the crown of your indigo tresses,
On the pollen bed of an open lotus,
Is our only father, no different from Drimé Özer—[2]
Sun of the Teachings,[3] please give us shelter!
Dear student,[4] if in your heart you long to be in tune with the Dharma,
It won’t do to talk a big game about all your plans.
What will you get from being a blustering blowhard?
Study the workings of that mind of yours well,
And whenever a toxic thought comes up,
Don’t let it roam freely; rely on antidotes.
Here on the level of ordinary people,
Inner afflictions are inevitable.[5]
Even so, it’s important to cut through each one as it arises.
Whatever kind of affliction rears its head,
Its instant antidote is to recognize its emptiness.
This is taught to be the supreme meditation,
But if you’re not there yet, you can meditate, for example,
On repugnance to remedy lust, love to remedy hostility,
And the
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