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[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] pp. 91 109. vows of individual liberation. See pratimoksha. THUBTEN DHARGYE LING LAMA YESHE WISDOM ARCHIVE Thubten Dhargye Ling ( Land of Flourishing Dharma ) is a center for The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive is honored and delighted to be work- the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1978 by ing with Thubten Dhargye Ling Publications on this exceptionally aus- Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, who gives regular teachings on Buddhist texts picious project, His Holiness the Dalai Lama s teachings given in Los and classes in meditation. Angeles in June, 2000, Illuminating the Path. Over the years, Geshe Gyeltsen has invited many eminent masters to teach at his center, including Kyabje Song Rinpoche and Lati The Archive was established by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche in 1996 Rinpoche. Thubten Dhargye Ling has also sponsored four visits to Los to manage the collected works of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Angeles by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Rinpoche. At present it contains more than 7,000 cassette tapes of the In 1984, His Holiness taught Lama Tsong Khapa s The Three Lamas teachings going back to the early 1970s, when they began teach- Principal Aspects of the Path and gave an Avalokiteshvara initiation. In ing Dharma to Westerners at Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1989 His Holiness taught Togme Zangpo s Thirty-seven Practices of a The work of the Archive falls into two categories, archiving and dis- Bodhisattva and conferred the Kalachakra initiation. In 1997, he gave a semination. The archiving part includes collection and preservation of c o m m e nta ry on Na g a rj u n a s Precious Garland and a Sh a k y am un i recorded material, including digitization of tapes, transcription of Buddha initiation. This book contains the teachings His Holiness gave untranscribed tapes and management of transcripts. Dissemination on his fourth visit, in June, 2000, on Atisha s Lamp for the Path to mainly entails editing of checked transcripts for publication and distri- Enlightenment and Lama Tsong Khapa s Lines of Experience. bution of edited material. We prepare manuscripts for publication as books for the trade, articles for various magazines and booklets for free Thubten Dhargye Ling distribution and for access through our Web site. 3500 East 4th Street Several free booklets are currently available, as mentioned at the Long Beach, CA 90804, USA front of this book. You will also find many teachings on our Web site, (562) 621 9865 www.lamayeshe.com. The Archive is a section of the Foundation for the www.tdling.com Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). For copies of our free booklets or more information, please contact Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive PO Box 356, Weston, MA 02493, USA Tel. (781) 899-9587 info@LamaYeshe.com www.LamaYeshe.com WHAT TO DO WITH DHARMA TEACHINGS His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, is head of state and spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on July 6, 1935, in the village The Buddhadharma is the true source of happiness for all sentient beings. Books of Taktser in Amdo, northeast Tibet, to a peasant family and recognized like the one in your hand show you how to put the teachings into practice and at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarna- integrate them into your life, whereby you get the happiness you seek. Therefore , tion of his predecessor, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. He was enthroned on anything containing Dharma teachings or the names of your teachers is more February 22, 1940, in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, began his education at precious than other material objects and should be treated with respect. To avoid the age of six and received his geshe lharam degree in 1959. creating the karma of not meeting the Dharma again in future lives, please do On November 17, 1950, he was called upon to assume full political not put books (or other holy objects) on the floor or underneath other stuff, step power after the Chinese army invaded Tibet. His efforts to bring about a over or sit upon them, or use them for mundane purposes. They should be kept peaceful resolution to Sino-Tibetan conflict were thwarted by Beijing s in a clean, high place, separate from worldly writings, and wrapped in cloth ruthless policy in Eastern Tibet, which ignited a popular uprising and when being carried around. These are but a few considerations. resistance. On March 10, 1959, a massive popular demonstration in Lhasa Should you need to get rid of Dharma materials, they should not be was brutally crushed by the Chinese army. His Holiness escaped to India, thrown in the rubbish but burned in a special way. Briefly: do not incinerate where he was given political asylum. Some 80,000 Tibetan refugees fol- such materials with other trash, but alone, and as they burn, recite the mantra lowed him, and today, there are more than 120,000 Tibetans in exile. OM AH HUM. As the smoke rises, visualize that it pervades all of space, carry- Since 1960, His Holiness has resided in Dharamsala, India, where the seat ing the essence of the Dharma to all sentient beings in the six samsaric realms, of the Tibetan Government-in-exile is now located. purifying their minds, alleviating their suffering, and bringing them all happi- Over the decades, His Holiness has worked tirelessly, with wisdom ness, up to and including enlightenment. Some people might find this prac- and compassion, to find a non-violent solution to Tibet s differences tice a bit unusual, but it is given according to tradition. Thank you very much. with China, visiting more than fifty countries, meeting politicians, reli- gious leaders and educators in order to explain the truth of Tibet. In DEDICATION 1989, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts to find a peaceful end to China s brutal occupation of his country. Through the merit created by preparing, reading, thinking about and Many of His Holiness s teachings and writings have been published in sharing this book with others, may all teachers of the Dharma live long books, articles and other media. A recent book, The Art of Happiness, spent [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |