#tibetan buddhists

[sspacegodd]

DROP YOUR MIND AND BACK AWAY SLOWLY!!

I know what you’re thinking.

"Did he reach the sixth chakra or only five?"

Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is kundalini, the most powerful energy in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question:

"Do I feel enlightened?"

Well, do ya, punk?

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

[from my flickr files]

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“Tibetan Buddhists say that a person should never get rid of their negative energy, that negative energy transformed is the energy of enlightenment, and that the only difference between neurosis and wisdom is struggle. If we stop struggling and open up and accept what is, that neurotic energy naturally arises as wisdom, naturally informs us and becomes our teacher.” ― Natalie Goldberg, Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America

[junotter]

Part 2 of my modern avatar au, The Gaang (part 1)

[mysterioushimachal]

Explore Tsechokling Gompa: A Serene Haven in McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh

Nestled amidst the picturesque landscapes of McLeod Ganj in Himachal Pradesh, Tsechokling Gompa stands as a testament to the region’s rich spiritual heritage. This sacred Buddhist monastery has captivated visitors with its serene ambience, awe-inspiring architecture, and profound cultural significance. In this comprehensive guide, we invite you to embark on a journey of exploration and discovery…

[panukkie]

More avatar ! featuring kataang

[mahayanapilgrim]

Know your enemy

[izze-art]

what if Aang had Paul Atreides style visions of Katara before the iceberg? ☁️

[Image description: Three panels of the Avatar the Last Airbender characters Aang and Katara inspired by a scene in Dune (2021). The first panel is of Katara a young Inuit girl in a blue parka walking along a white snowy hill. The second is a close up shot of Aang a young East/Southeast Asian boy looking into the distance as he sees a vision of Katara. The last panel is Katara looking into the camera.]

[buddhistmusings]

Pay Attention to Bangladesh

My heart breaks today as I learn about the immense suffering that Hindus are being subjected to in Bangladesh.

There is a history of oppressing religious minorities in the country, including periods of immense ethnic violence, escalating to the point of potentially being labeled as genocide in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, which are populated by groups of mostly Buddhist indigenous peoples called the Jumma. This is a label for a group of related tribes.

Both Hindus and Buddhists have faced violence in Bangladesh, this is nothing new, but since the fall of their government a few days ago, the violence has become much higher. Hindus in the country are being targeting especially strongly right now. People are being killed, their homes are being destroyed, people are being kidnapped, temples are being desecrated and destroyed, and at a pretty massive scale.

I see people celebrating the fall of this government, which I can understand on one hand, as it was repressive, but the lack of authority has allowed incredible violence to be carried out against Hindus.

Please, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Jain, or Jew, pray for an end to this. Whatever power you believe in, pray for the violence to end. Do what you can to spread the word about what is happening to my brothers, sisters, and siblings in Dharma.

May all beings be free from hatred and the causes of hatred. May all beings be happy and may all beings be free. Let none anywhere despise any being, let none deceive another. May peace and Metta extend outwards from myself to each and every person, barring none, and may all beings swiftly be free of all suffering. Namo Buddhaya, Namo Buddhaya, Namo Buddhaya.

[divinum-pacis]

Central to the nuns’ identity is their proficiency in martial arts. Jigme Rupa (all nuns’ names are prefixed with Jigme) uses a sword to practise her skills outside the main temple. Among the eight ‘mystical’ weapons that can be used in martial arts, Rupa says her favourite is a sword.

Photograph by Skanda Gautam

[subnitida]

Three leaves from a Tibetan musical score used in Buddhist monastic ritual with the notation for voice, drums, trumpets, horns and cymbals, date unknown

Photo: The Hum

[void-meditatum]

[khaantengri]

[illustratus]

Path to Kailas by Nicholas Roerich

[jadeseadragon]

Christian Benavides, The 8ight Jewels Gate

[earthjournalbyawildrose]

pälm tēmples .:. @earthjournalbyawildrose

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[mahayanapilgrim]

The Secret of a Full Life

The secret of a full life is to live and relate to others as if they might not be there tomorrow, as if you might not be there tomorrow. It eliminates the vice of procrastination, the sin of postponement, failed communications, failed communions. This thought has made me more and more attentive to all encounters. meetings, introductions, which might contain the seed of depth that might be carelessly overlooked. This feeling has become a rarity, and rarer every day now that we have reached a hastier and more superficial rhythm, now that we believe we are in touch with a greater amount of people, more people, more countries. This is the illusion which might cheat us of being in touch deeply with the one breathing next to us.

The dangerous time when mechanical voices, radios, telephones, take the place of human intimacies, and the concept of being in touch with millions brings a greater and greater poverty in intimacy and human vision.

~ Anais Nin

The Diary of Anaïs Nin