"Just as a bee extracts the flower's nectar without disturbing the flower's color or scent, the Sage moves through the town and quickly passes on.
Do not reflect up the missteps of others, their deeds and misdeeds, but rather look upon what you yourself have done and left undone.
The sweet scents of sandalwood, of tagara and jasmine travel only with the wind. But the fragrance of holiness travels even against the wind: the influence of the holy ones extends everywhere.
A fresh and fragrant lotus of breathtaking beauty grows on a heap of rubbish along the highway. In this same way, the followers of the perfect Buddha, those who shine with wisdom stand out..."
--
"The Dhammapada" by Shakyamuni Buddha
from: Flowers
www.dharma-media.org
readmore:
Welcome to Dharma Media
Kagyu Media Lab & Dharma Media
Dharma Media is dedicated to digitally preserving the Buddhist teachings written and oral, art work, photographs and scriptures. We are actively working with various organizations, sangha's and individual teachers from a variety of lineages and traditions within Buddhism to archive their precious material.
Heart Teachings of the Bodhisattva Path
Tulku Nyima Gyaltsen Rinpoche
Sakya
Mahayana
English/Tibetan::MP3::
These teachings were recorded in Boulder Colorado and sponsored by the Colorado Ratnashri and Mipham Shedra. May All Beings Benefit
see more @
http://www.dharma-media.org/media/mfs.php?mediaID=325
http://www.dharma-media.org/media/general/dwnld/thankas_photos.html
How to Develop Loving Compassion
A Commentary on the Practice of
Thought Transformation and Bodhicitta in Everyday Life
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
www.LamaYeshe.com
---
- 1. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
-
2. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
-
3. "He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,"--in those who harbour such thoughts hatred will never cease.
-
4. "He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,"--in those who do not harbour such thoughts hatred will cease.
-
5. For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.
-
6. The world does not know that we must all come to an end here;--but those who know it, their quarrels cease at once.
----
Dhammapada
Dhammapada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dhammapada (Pāli; Prakrit: Dhamapada; Sanskrit Dharmapada; sometimes translated into English as Path of the Dharma) is a versified Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself.
----
The Dhammapada is a versified Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself. It is one of the best known texts from the Theravada canon. Its literary merits are a matter of disagreement.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dhammapada
-----
"Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times"
www.dharmapublishing.org
Milking the Painted Cow by Tarthang Tulku
A deeply rewarding guide to the subtleties of Buddhist thought and practice
The story is told that Candrakïrti, a famed Mahâ-yâna master, once fed the monks of his monastery in a time of famine by milking the painting of a cow. Accepting this story as true, we ask: how could he have worked such a miracle? One answer, consistent with the understanding employed by illusion mind, might be that he had mastered the power of alchemy and could turn molecules of air to molecules of milk. But an answer more true to sûn-yatâ is that Candrakïrti had mastered the power of mind—the power of sûnyatâ—to shape reality into any form. When the mind-imposed structure that presents ‘milk’ and ‘painting’, ‘monks’ and ‘famine’, and ultimately ‘Candrakïrti’ himself, has never been established, there is absolutely no need for transformation.
more info: @
"Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times"
www.dharmapublishing.org
-------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fellow Buddhists who would like to share their collections of thankas & photos related to the lineage can contact us at below email address. Your generosity & motivation will help preserve the priceless heritage & treasure for many generations to come.
Important Note: It is the wish of contributors that these images/photos do not end up in any sales counter and not to be use for any commercial purposes. You are only permitted for own/centre usage or to share it for FREE with others who are interested. With exception, usage for Dharma related "Fund Raising" is permitted with a written request to contributor at below email.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kagyu Media Lab & Dharma Media can be contacted at media@kagyu-medialab.org
----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-
