Meditation in a practical, simple yet essential approach. “Bring Your Own Questions” session. No question is off limit. Please see brief overview on Practical Meditation for our discussion: https://tsony.com/dharma-downloads/ Gentleness with yourself is essential in …
The Cittamatra School of Thoughts and its Influence on Mahamudra
The Chittamatra school of thoughts The teachings of the Cittamatra system are based on the third turning of the dharma wheel and texts by Maitreya, Asanga and Vasubandhu. They include a number of important …
Last Saturday of October Study Afternoon
The Sutra Recalling The Qualities Of The Three Jewels Part I: The Buddha -continued The Tibetan term for Buddha, Sangyé, is explained as follows: Sang means ‘awakening’ from the sleep of ignorance, and ‘purifying’ the darkness of …
Exploring the True Nature of Mind
A Retreat of Meditation with Instructions from the Mahamudra-The Ocean of True Meaning of the Ninth Karmapa. Mahamudra-The Ocean of True Meaning contains the essence of the Buddhist path of liberation that the Buddha Shakyamuni taught …
Finding Your Internal and External Coherency
Finding Your Internal and External Coherency If we look beyond the mesmerizing glimmer of appearances, we progressively discover a world of wonder. Mind is a cognitive space that contains all the seeds of manifestation. Love …
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, Part Two: Insight Meditation
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Theoretical study and guided practice. Everyone is welcome from “absolute beginners” to “almost enlightened” “Whatever arises from the mind is of the nature of the mind. …
Karma: Ce que c’est et n’est Pas; En quoi est-ce important.
Fondements du bouddhisme: 3) loi du karma Les 26 et 27 avril 19:30 à 21:30 Karma Kagyu Suisse avril 12, 2017 Qu’a dit le Bouddha? Quelles sont les bases de son enseignement? Comment peut-il nous …
Atisha et Gampopa, la Confluence des Deux Fleuves
La confluence des deux fleuves bka ‘phyag chu bo gnyis Les deux facettes, relative et essentielle, de la Bodhicitta constituent le chemin vers l’éveil. Les enseignements sur l’entraînement de l’esprit, dans …
The Practice of Chenrezig. Compassion and Wisdom, the Language of our Heart
The Practice of Chenrezig. Compassion and Wisdom, the Language of our Heart (in the Tradition of Tangtong Gyalpo) Fr. 7. April 2017, 19.30h Mitgefühl und Weisheit, die Sprache des Herzens Compassion and Wisdom, the language …
Karma Kagyü Sangha Graz, Austria. Meditation Retreat
Save the dates! Topic to be announced later. @ Schloss Retzhof Dorfstraße 17, 8430 Leitring, Austria
Karma Kagyü Sangha Graz, Austria. Public Lecture
Save the dates! Topic to be announced later.
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of Chicago
Bodhi Path Chicago Welcomes Lama Tsony Lama Tsony returns to Chicago for his first visit since 2007 Topic to be announced. chicago@bodhipath.org Friday December 2, 7-9pm Saturday December 3, 1-6pm Sunday December 4, 10:30-4pm
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, Part One: Calm Abiding
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Theoretical study and guided practice. Everyone is welcome from “absolute beginners” to “almost enlightened” “Whatever arises from the mind is of the nature of the mind. Water …
Connect with Your Heart and Find Healing
In today’s world of progress and rapid change our professional life, society and interpersonal relationships all make high demands of us. How can we deal with these demands in such a way as to stay …
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, Part One: Calm Abiding
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Theoretical study and guided practice. Everyone is welcome from “absolute beginners” to “almost enlightened” “Whatever arises from the mind is of the nature of the mind. Water …
Day-to-Day Buddhism @ New River Valley Bodhi Path, Blacksburg, VA
Nobody wants to suffer, and everyone wants to be happy. Buddhism offers many methods to find space in our busy lives for contemplation. Learning to meditate with experienced guidance can pacify our suffering and truly transform our life. Taking our experience of …
La Septuple Prière et l’Entrainement de l’Esprit
View PostFour Dharma of Gampopa. Part IV, The Confusion Dawns as Wisdom
I will briefly explain the nectar of his speech that is renowned as “The Four Dharmas.” These say: [“Grant your blessings so that] 1) Dharma turns into dharma 2) Dharma turns into the path 3) …
Living and Dying
View PostMeditation Dirigée
View PostLa Bodhicitta Comme Vue et la Prière à Sept Branches Comme Mode de Vie Idéal
View PostGendun Rinpoche. Our Mind is a Succession of Moments of Awareness
View PostFour Dharma of Gampopa. Part III, The Path Dispels Confusion
I will briefly explain the nectar of his speech that is renowned as “The Four Dharmas.” These say: [“Grant your blessings so that] 1) Dharma turns into dharma 2) Dharma turns into the path 3) …
The Sutra Recalling the Qualities of the Three Jewels. Part I: The Buddha
On an ultimate level The only refuge is the Buddha. The Muni embodies the Dharma, And is thus the culmination of the Sangha. Maitreya, Sublime Continuum, I, 21 The Tibetan term for Buddha, Sangyé, …
La Septuple Prière, Mode de Vie Idéal
Dans ses trois premiers chapitres du Bodhicaryavatara, Shantideva démontre l’éminence et la transcendance de l’Esprit d’Éveil (Skt.Bodhicitta). Il nous montre comment préparer l’humus de notre esprit pour que la graine de la Bodhicitta puisse y …
Voix Libérée, Chants Libres. La Poésie de l’Eveil
Depuis le Therigatha des disciples du Bouddha, jusqu’aux chants de réalisation des maîtres contemporains, en passant par les Doha, chants mystiques de l’Inde et du Tibet, les accompli(e)s d’antan ont pu exprimer l’inconcevable par une …
Le Tigre et le Coussin
View PostRelationship, Subjectivity In The Light Of The Yogacara Philosophy
View PostPractical Meditation
Practical Meditation Relieve stress and fatigue. Discover calmness and clarity. Cultivate mindfulness. A four-week class of explanation and guided exercises with beginner instructions given at every session. Four Fridays: October 21, 28, and November 4, …
The Three Natures And Relationships: When Philosophy Becomes An Ally To Our Daily Situation
The Buddhist Yogācāra viewpoint on reality defines three basic modes by which we perceive our world. These are referred to as the three natures of perception. They are: Parikalpita (literally, “fully conceptualized”): “imaginary nature”, wherein things …
Tiger on the Cushion
From Tricycle, Summer 2006(?) “Lately I’ve been having to deal with a lot of fear during my meditation practice. It seems to come from nowhere and it either focuses on a specific attachment (fear of …