Love – a Solid Foundation

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From a series of tweets from @ahkonlhamo

I am hoping to teach on Sunday, if merit prevails.   I am aware that we are growing, and that new students are coming.  I would like to help them get a good foundation, and who doesn’t need more Bodhicitta training, Dzogchen View and Guru Yoga? We all do.

Kyabje His Holiness Penor Rinpoche always taught a solid foundation was necessary and resisted teaching Dzogchen for years. He felt we must rely on the Guru and taught a lot of Guru Yoga at first. But the most important thing is to give rise to Bodhicitta.

Without the preliminaries, higher Tantra cannot take root. Like seeds falling on stone, there is no way it can anchor and grow. Like a hard, dry mind, seeds cannot awaken. Even if one is completely convinced of their “realization” it is not the case. Bodhicitta is the very essence and display of Primordial Buddhanature.

Kyabje His Holiness Penor Rinpoche always displayed such kindness. Even when he was wrathful it was based on Bodhicitta, the wish to remove obstacles. And he did.  In the end, I only remember the loving kindness he always showed me – his giggle, his power, his love and support, which I ache for now.

Astrology

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6/11/2010    Friday

Communication is highlighted today.  Force ruled previously, and now the diplomats or negotiators have arrived on the scene.  You can talk through problems and make resolutions or agreements that are binding and slow down the hostilities.  An aggressive energy is present, yet appeals to emotion stabilized people.  Remember who and what you love, and remember who has loved you.  Take these things into consideration and you will act wisely.  Werner Erhard said, “You don’t need to go looking for love when it’s where you come from.”  Perhaps the aggression was you looking for love?

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Calling His Holiness Penor Rinpoche

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When will I see my Guru in the flesh again? He will be young; I am getting old. He will be beautiful to my eyes as he is to my heart.

When will my heart leap and my spirit be refreshed? OM AH HUNG BENZAR GURU PEDMA NORBU SIDDHI HUNG!

Why must I be alone without His gift of protection and grace? He is gone from the earth but resides in my heart. Beloved!

See the butter lamp I have offered to guide you home. See the refreshment and comfort I arrange for you! Your favorite roses I tend…

Grant me the blessing of touching my head to your lotus feet; I crave your scent. Here is all my life & work. Will you accept this harvest?

When your human mother sees your eyes for the first time, will she know she has carried BUDDHA? Will she drown in their depth as I have?

When she kisses your sweet head will she feel your Vajra Crown? Will her lips curve in secret Bliss? Will she give the milk of Bodhicitta?

How long will I walk in loneliness without the comfort of your Nirmanakaya form? Each day is a suffering… I need you.

When I stayed in India with you, I was brought amazing gifts, nourishing, pure, and was honored by you- I wish I could offer to you- bliss.

I remember going shopping for brocade with you. Lobsang said “wake up! (5:00am) HH is taking you shopping!” No coffee?

You stopped, first thing, for coffee and “iddley” (sp?) – I know you heard me. When you drove your car you talked non-stop! So happy-

You would spit when you spoke excitedly… I swore I would never wash my face, for you had spit on it when talking. Shower of Blessings.

You tested me hard. I did not know what to do but love you.

Today in my practice I knew you were there-here-everywhere. And my mind? Why do I wait when you are never gone? I adore you.

AAHh, Beloved. I long for you. Grieve and rejoice in you. If all Samsara conspires to take YOU from me- it is not possible. I am yours.

You are my delight, my reward, my family, my LOVE. No one can take you from me.

Just as Lamchen Mandarava held to a stone mountain to stay in your presence, I will fight the very demons of hell to remain your servant.

Because I know you. I know you, Beloved; wherever you appear. My heart is your home. My crown YOUR seat. Beloved; return!

Master of awakening, holder of all that is meaningfull, I beg you to return and preserve the Purity of mother Palyul! KYE HO!

Astrology

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6/10/2010     Thursday

Argument today!  Watch your speech, you could be too cutting or too critical.  You may have taken on too much work, and you’re pushing too hard to get it done.    Yet a certain brilliance is present in your thinking that opens a door you were unaware of.  You have the ability to “reframe” a situation in your life, and having done this a new solution to a problem appears.  Soldiers, construction workers, ditch diggers, policemen — people who work in these professions  — are especially effective in situations.  Heavy, aggressive and physically taxing solutions are exactly what the doctor ordered. Power and strength win the day.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Astrology

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6/9/2010     Wednesday

You’re thinking more clearly, yet you are still possessed with extraordinary perception and energy.  Malcolm Cowley said, “Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.” You may feel consumed by all the new energy at your fingertips, but pay close attention to what this energy is leading you toward.  You could invent something, You could come up with a new way of doing things that blows the old way out of the water.  Don’t be timid.  Get involved and listen to what you are being urged to do.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Astrology

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6/8/2010     Tuesday

Hmmm, you could misunderstand directions and get lost today.  You are more focused on “go go” than on “think think.”  Your toes are tapping and you want to move!   “Don’t bother me with details, I’m off!” is the way you’re thinking.  You have the ability to fix nearly anything today, and mechanical skills come to the fore.  As long as it’s fast, you’re in.  You have zero patience for long drawn out explanations or for reading directions.  Action! If you insult anyone you’ll be so charming they’ll forgive you.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Astrology

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6/07/2010     Monday

Energy Day!  You are active and on the go, you’re willing to initiate and begin new things.  At the same time you are hard working and detail oriented.  Tremendous energy is in the mix and and inspiration has a new flavor.  Excitement, action and initiative rule the day.  Start something new, run a marathon, do anything that requires energy and you’ll feel wonderful. You could feel so enthusiastic that you engage in a high energy debate with somebody. It is a new day, and you are part of a new world at last.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Astrology

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6/06/2010     Sunday

Double change today!  You are utterly ablaze with zest and zip.  You rocket through the day at the speed of light, reveling in the joy of being on the go.  You just might run into someone who urges you to slow down and smell the roses.  Be polite but it isn’t rose time, it’s go time!  William Butler Yeats said, “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”  Today you make your own luck.  Go for it!

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

Dedication Prayers

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Dedication of Merit

 

SONAM DI YI TAM CHED ZIK PA NYID

By this merit, may all beings attain omniscience.

TOB NEI NYEI PAI DRA NAM PAM CHEI SHING

May they defeat the enemy of wrongdoing.

KYE NA CHI’I BA LONG TRUG PA YI

From the stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness, and death,

SID PAI TSO LEI DRO WA DROL WAR SHOG

From the ocean of samsara, may I free all beings.

JAM PAL PA WO JI TAR KHYEN PA DANG

Just as the heroic Manjusri became omniscient, and

KUN TU ZANG PO DE YANG DE ZHIN TE

Likewise Kuntuzangpo accomplished the same,

DE DAG KUN GYI JEI SU DAG LOB CHING

So too shall I, by following their example and training accordingly.

GE WA DI DAG TAM CHED RAB TU NGO

I dedicate this virtue to the benefit of all.

GE WA DI YI KYE WO KUN

Through this virtue may all beings

SONAM YESHE TSOK DZOK SHING

Perfect the accumulations of ordinary and wisdom merit.

SONAM YESHE LEI CHUNG WAI

From the arising of merit and wisdom,

DAM PA KU NYI TOB PAR SHOB

May the two sacred kayas be achieved!

Astrology

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6/05/2010     Saturday

Joy is present early in the day, you wake up happy. You need to do some last minute work, but when you finish something really great happens!  Do the job and claim the reward.  If you are sick, you will recover and brim with happiness.  Your mind is excellent today.  You resolve issues quickly and come up with good ideas.  A state of emotional grace is present that enables you to see the best in everything.  Shakespeare said, “There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”  You think things are good today, and so they are.

The daily astrology post affects everyone.  Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently.  Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth.  There are many departments of life.  Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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