Complete Purity: the practice of Vajrasattva

Vajrasattva practice is a method to remove the obstacles that are preventing us from experiencing inner peace and enjoying our life. While reciting the mantra, we concentrate on removing the negative karma in our mind by applying the Four Powers of Reliance, Regret,...

The Blissful Path: Vajrayogini retreat

In his Sutra teachings, Buddha gives us great encouragement to accomplish the ultimate goal of human life. This goal will be accomplished quickly through the practice of Tantra. Tantra … is a special method to purify our world, our self, our enjoyments and our...

The Three Principal Aspects of the Path

“Enlightenment is the inner light of wisdom that is permanently free from all mistaken appearance and whose function is to bestow mental peace, the source of happiness, on each and every living being every day.” – The Mirror of Dharma with Additions Every living being...

A New Year’s Eve Celebration

with Prayers to Buddha Arya Tara When asked how we can best help the world at this time, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche advised us to pray to Arya Tara, our Blessed Mother. When we are young, we turn to our worldly mother for help. She protects us from...

A Day of Silence and Hope

We have set aside this special day of silence to reflect and to make sincere prayers to the Buddha of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara. Avalokiteshvara is an enlightened being who is a manifestation of all Buddhas’ compassion. By relying sincerely on Avalokiteshvara, the...