Sandra Scales

From Oneness, Infinite Immeasurable Pure Insubstantial Wisdom Mandala Manifests

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
📸 Sandra scales

Whenever wisdom mind is not recognized, there are countless projections of countless sentient beings with dualistic mind and its habits. At the same time, within countless sentient beings’ minds, there are countless inherently born wisdom deities. If one’s own mind remains in ordinary duality, there are always the countless, ordinary phenomena of sentient beings. But if one’s own inherently born wisdom deities blossom through recognition and practice, one’s own phenomena of other sentient beings will not exist, because they are transformed through self-apotheosis to the inherent wisdom of each sentient being. When one’s own wisdom blossoms, other sentient beings’ inherently born wisdom deities blossom, since other sentient beings are one’s own phenomena. So all is fully enlightened at once into oneness, without even a single, ordinary sentient being remaining. From oneness, infinite, immeasurable, pure, insubstantial wisdom maṇḍala manifests.

– Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

White Sail: Crossing the Waves of Ocean Mind to the Serene Continent of the Triple Gems

 

Accomplishment of the State of Tranquil Stillness

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
📸 Sandra Scales

When the mind becomes completely distracted outwardly by the pursuit of the appearances of the six sense gatherings, passions cause the karma of the happiness and suffering of existence to be unceasingly accumulated. By the power of samadhi, all passions are naturally pacified. This is like rough, rushing water descending from steep mountains that becomes calmer as it approaches the evenness of a valley’s streams, until gradually even its rippling waves become less and less. If the bliss of the body and mind becomes extremely refined, it is the accomplishment of the state of tranquil stillness.

~Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar

 

January 4, 2022 marks the 10th Anniversary of Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s Dechö.

Dechö ”de” is the time when a lama passes into parinirvana and “chö” is the aspect where the student makes offerings to connect with the blessings of the lama’s wisdom mind. This is a time of particular significance for all of us with a Dharma connection to Kyabje Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche.

We celebrate our connection to Rinpoche with the Dorsem Lama Chopa puja, tsok and offerings. Visit vajrayana.org for more information, the YouTube link to join the livestream, and to make offerings. There will be two sessions: 9 am and 2:30 pm, both free of charge and with no registration required.