The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras The Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra Learn More The seincd in a series of articles about the Five Maitreya Texts, a cornerstone in the Mahayana view in the Tibetan tradition. The Abhisamayālaṃkāra is generally the first of the texts ennumerated in the list. A Series of Articles on The Five Maitreya Texts Essential

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Chöd: A Guide for Readers Machig Labdron, The Tibetan Yogini, 19th century Chöd, often pronounced "chö," is a meditative practice found in both the Buddhist and Bön traditions of Tibet. Chöd, translated literally as "cutting through," incorporates chanting, music, and visualization aimed as cutting through hindrances and obscurations that cloud ultimate wisdom and understanding of

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To Listen, Contemplate, and Meditate Is the Practice of a Bodhisattva Excerpt from A Guide to the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva Now we have this great vessel of freedoms and resources, so      difficult to obtain. So that we may liberate ourselves and others from the ocean      of samsara, Day and

From the Edward Henning CollectionThis article on Kālachakra practice is part of the collection of works on the Kālacakra that the late scholar Edward Henning put together.  It is used with permission of the Estate of Edward Henning.  The original can be found on Edward's site, kalacakra.org. There is very little discussion of actual meditation