Month: November 2015

Astrology for 11/15/2015

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11/15/2015 Sunday by Norma

A direct question is best sidestepped before noon. Ask for time to think, say you’ll answer later, and you’ll avoid the trouble that follows a firm answer. It’s quite important to stand on formality today. Dress well, behave as society dictates for a person in your position, play the part assigned to you. Be someone’s role model. Bernard Malamud said, “Without heroes, we are all plain people and don’t know how far we can go.” What’s good today? Happy times with a partner, a good resolution to a vexing problem, and being someone’s hero.

The daily astrology post affects each person differently, based on individual horoscopes. check to see
which area of you life is affected by this message!

Astrology for 11/14/2015

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11/14/2015 Saturday by Norma

People keep confiding in you, revealing personal matters or secrets. Listen, think and do not repeat what you have heard. Be aware that insiders are watching how well you handle confidential information. Blab and you won’t be trusted again; remain discrete, prove yourself, and you will be welcomed into a group you didn’t know existed. Mark Helprin said, “Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.” As the day progresses more serious matters must be handled, and you’ll need to sidestep socializing until the job is done. What’s good today? Intelligence that allows you to see into mysteries, romance and the completion of a project.

The daily astrology post affects people differently based on individual horoscopes. Look to see which part of your life is affected by this message!

Astrology for 11/13/2015

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11/13/2015 Friday by Norma

An electrifying message is so inspiring that you accept more work than you can possibly do. Ask the boss or someone whose judgment you trust to advise you and accept what you hear. You’ll probably need to go back and qualify, (“When I said I’d drive 30 people to lunch, I overestimated the size of my car. Can someone help?”). Break your project into separate parts and tackle one bit at a time . Try to do everything at once, and you’ll break your heart. A partner suddenly becomes a major factor in your life. This person is intelligent, companionable and wants to take the lead. Charles Towne said, “We do not really live unless we have friends surrounding us like a firm wall against the winds of the
world.” Diplomacy and good will take you places that aggressiveness can’t. Smile at everyone.

The daily astrology post affects each person differently, depending on individual horoscopes. Look to see which area of your life is affected by this message!

Astrology for 11/12/2015

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11/12/2015 Thursday by Norma

A pleasant conversation with a woman or child is stabilizing. Philosophy, politics, educational and legal matters are highlighted. Dealing with the courts, governmental officials, or people from other countries? You will receive the information you need, but you won’t like it much. (You must write a 400 page dissertation to graduate, or fill out a 75 page questionnaire to get your zoning.). Go ahead and do it, it has to be done. Tenzin Gyatso said, “Reason well from the beginning and then there will never be any need to look back with confusion and doubt.” An old love returns, and something you thought was lost reappears. Take surprising developments with good grace and continue to plow ahead with your work. You are finishing up a project that you’ll be proud of later.

The daily astrology post affects each person differently, based on individual horoscopes. Look to see
what section of your life is affected by this message!

Astrology for 11/11/2015

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11/11/2015 Wednesday by Norma

If you aren’t moving ahead nowadays, you are asleep at the wheel! A fortunate alignment of planets steadies your purpose, stabilizes your mind and gives you solid information on how to accomplish your goals. Deep matters-life and death issues-are in the mix, but the right treatment and the right activity are at hand. Got a problem? It can be solved! Medical workers are wonderful and everyone is willing to work hard. Confucius said, “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Is everything perfect? Of course not! Unexpected issues pop up regularly, and you must make constant adjustments as you move ahead. (Planning to have lunch at McDonalds but they closed down? Choose another place!). Determination and flexibility are most helpful today, as is the support and good will of a partner.

The daily astrology post affects each person differently, based on individual horoscopes. Look to see where this message impacts your life!

Aspirational Bodhicitta

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[Adapted from an oral commentary given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in conjunction with a ceremony wherein he bestowed the bodhisattva vow upon a gathering of disciples at Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, November 1999. —Ed.]

Cultivation of aspirational bodhicitta involves three aspirations, four dark dharmas to reject, and four white dharmas to accept. The three aspirations are to establish all sentient beings in the resultant state of buddhahood, to train in the methods of the higher grounds and paths, and to fulfill the needs and hopes of all parent sentient beings. The four dark dharmas to reject are to trick or deceive the spiritual guide, to deceive the patron, to disparage any Mahayana practitioner, and to deceive other sentient beings. The four white dharmas to accept are to never be deceitful, even at the cost of your life; to acknowledge the noble qualities of the bodhisattvas and praise them; to sincerely train in the bodhisattva way of life by abandoning all deceitful acts; and to have the intention to guide all beings—regardless of status, caste, creed, race, or any distinction—to the path of Mahayana practice. If you are training in these four white dharmas, the four dark dharmas will automatically be eliminated.

From “THE PATH of the Bodhisattva: A Collection of the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and Related Prayers” with a commentary by Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche on the Prayer for Excellent Conduct

Buddhahood for All Beings

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[Adapted from an oral commentary given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in conjunction with a ceremony wherein he bestowed the bodhisattva vow upon a gathering of disciples at Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, November 1999. —Ed.]

The ultimate nature of all phenomena is empty and free from elaboration and limitation. From the relative point of view there is duality—self and other, happiness and sorrow, and so forth. A skilled magician can create magical displays while knowing that his creations are just magic. The spectators, even when knowing they are seeing a magic show, will see the display as real. Similarly, endless appearances arise on the relative plane, but their nature is empty, devoid of true, inherent existence.

Not knowing that the nature of all phenomena is empty, sentient beings hold to phenomena as real. Having created the habit of fixating upon all appearances as being true and real, they have compounded this habit over countless lifetimes. Practitioners of the bodhisattva path realize the empty nature of phenomena and know that sentient beings revolving in cyclic existence are suffering because of their not knowing the empty nature of phenomena.

Considering that all these sentient beings suffering in cyclic existence were your parents in past lifetimes, [it is evident that] they showed you great kindness by giving you your life. They birthed you, nurtured you, and cared for you when you were sick. They cherished you in inconceivable ways, more than they cherished their own life. In countless ways, they showed you great kindness. Without exception, all these [sentient beings, who all were your] mothers of your past lifetimes, including your mother of this lifetime, have only wanted happiness. Because of their not knowing the [empty] nature of phenomena and [therefore] holding to appearances as true, they have accumulated only the wrong causes, which have resulted in more suffering. Although they have hoped to establish happiness, having been unaware of the way to do so, they have established more causes for suffering—while having shown incredible kindness to you and others, repeatedly.

You have a responsibility here. In order to be able to establish sentient beings in true happiness, you must have the power and strength to do so. Just now you lack that strength. It is only when you become fully enlightened that you will have the strength and power to establish sentient beings in the state of true happiness. That is why you must become fully enlightened. The sole purpose in seeking liberation is to bring all parent sentient beings out of suffering and to establish them in the state of everlasting bliss and happiness, which is, of course, the state of fully perfected buddhahood. Therefore, with that as your root intention, you engage in aspirational and practical bodhicitta.

From “THE PATH of the Bodhisattva: A Collection of the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and Related Prayers” with a commentary by Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche on the Prayer for Excellent Conduct

Compiled under the direction of Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche Vimala Publishing 2008

Bodhicitta – Inexhaustible Virtue

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[Adapted from an oral commentary given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in conjunction with a ceremony wherein he bestowed the bodhisattva vow upon a gathering of disciples at Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, November 1999. —Ed.]

With bodhicitta, nonvirtues are naturally purified. An analogy commonly used to describe that is one about traveling to a dangerous place. If you have some able companions (strong, heroic individuals) on your journey, they can help you if you encounter danger. Similarly, if you have bodhicitta, that will save you from the dangers of the passions that would otherwise harm you and cause you to lose your way.

If you cultivate bodhicitta, that alone will have the power to eliminate heaps of nonvirtue in your mind. The force and power of your cultivation will eliminate the nonvirtue you have amassed in this and all past lifetimes.

With bodhicitta, whatever virtue you accumulate becomes inexhaustible. Such virtue is different from virtue that is devoid of bodhicitta: virtue devoid of bodhicitta will ripen once, and then it will be over; virtue coupled with bodhicitta will ripen and increase as part of the great oceanlike enlightened mind, which is not exhausted until all beings reach the state of buddhahood.

From “THE PATH of the Bodhisattva: A Collection of the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and Related Prayers” with a commentary by Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche on the Prayer for Excellent Conduct

Requesting the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas to Remain in the World

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[Adapted from an oral commentary given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in conjunction with a ceremony wherein he bestowed the bodhisattva vow upon a gathering of disciples at Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, November 1999. —Ed.]

This is important because in cyclic existence there are many ignorant beings that fail to recognize the precious noble qualities of the Buddhas. They don’t recognize the buddhas who are present here in the world, and so they fail to appreciate them; therefore, to benefit beings, the buddhas may go on to other realms where they will be recognized and appreciated. To ensure that the buddhas will remain in the world no matter what, we have to request them not to pass into nirvana. Requesting the buddhas and bodhisattvas to stay in the world is the antidote for having wrong view, such as thinking, “What’s so special about buddhas? Are they better than we are? We are equal to them and can certainly get by without them.”

From “THE PATH of the Bodhisattva: A Collection of the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and Related Prayers” with a commentary by Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche on the Prayer for Excellent Conduct

Compiled under the direction of Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche Vimala Publishing 2008

Rejoicing

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[Adapted from an oral commentary given by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche in conjunction with a ceremony wherein he bestowed the bodhisattva vow upon a gathering of disciples at Namdroling in Bozeman, Montana, November 1999. —Ed.]

Consider all ordinary virtue, which is virtue accumulated by ordinary individuals, and all stainless virtue, which is virtue accumulated by buddhas and bodhisattvas. Ordinary virtue, also called tainted virtue, is virtue accumulated with [the stain of] passions. Consider all virtue and constantly rejoice. For instance, if you see that someone has made an offering of a hundred butter lamps, you may think, “How beautiful those butter lamps are! What a wonderful offering!” Perhaps you too may hope to make such an offering. Rather than be jealous that someone else has made the offering, rejoice in the virtue and merit of the person who presented it, and you too will receive the same results of that merit and virtue. Rejoicing is the antidote for having jealousy, especially having jealousy toward others and the virtue they are able to accumulate.

From “THE PATH of the Bodhisattva: A Collection of the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva and Related Prayers” with a commentary by Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche on the Prayer for Excellent Conduct

Compiled under the direction of Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche Vimala Publishing 2008

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