“I was so determined to come here, I sent my resignation (letter) and I came” - Ashweeni (Nanded)
In 2018, for the first time in India, a five week Dhamma training course for young women took place. It was arranged by members of the Indian women’s ordination team and supported by Padmasuri and Karunamaya. It was a significant retreat as many of the participants have families and children, making it was difficult for them to come...
Last month the team at Windhorse Publications had the pleasure of welcoming intern Gayathri Mahesh one day a week for four weeks. A graduate in Civil Engineering from Chennai, India, Gayathri has a passion for writing and is currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing and Publishing at Anglia Ruskin University.
Gayathri achieved a lot in only four days. Her first task was to liaise with publishing director, Priyananda, to gather information about on-demand printing. This included arranging phone interviews...
The seven line prayer to Padmasambhava is a big feature in many teachings/ practices coming from the Tibetan tradition. Here is a taster of what it might mean for us and how we might relate to it.
The seven line prayer to Padmasambhava is a big feature in many teachings/ practices coming from the Tibetan tradition. Here is a taster of what it might mean for us and how we might relate to it.
Drawing on Bhante’s paper on the Ten Pillars from 1984, the Dhammapada and the Mind Turning teachings, Dhammadinna talks about the paradigm shift we make in our ethical practice from power mode to love mode, and the renunciation of power and blame through which we enter into experience of forgiveness and ksanti.
After reading the first draft of this paper Guhyavajra sent me the following comment: “Some years ago I was chatting with Bhante about Mr. Chen’s insight during which he pointed out that once you tuned into his language, of all his teachers he was the clearest exponent of insight.”
Mr. C.M. Chen’s Lighthouse in the Ocean of Ch’an was first translated from the Chinese by Dr. Fa-Yen Kog many decades before the turn of this century. Since then...
