Last weekend Lama Shenpen gave Refuge and Bodhisattva vows to 26 of her students from around the world in a special online ceremony. As part of that special day she gave a teaching on the Refuge and Bodhisattva vows Continue reading Teaching on Taking the Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow
To follow the path takes absolute honesty – or perhaps what is more accurate is to say realising the truth of the path involves absolute honesty – both about the confusion and its opposite – our true nature. Continue reading The Bodhisattva Vow: A conversation about being honest & realistic
It sounds as if you see coming back to benefit beings as somehow at odds with realising the True Nature of Reality. We take the Bodhisattva vow in order to link directly into our true nature that is naturally caring and concerned for others – all others simply because they exist and are just like us. Linking into any other motivation is the slow path. Continue reading No More Samsara? A student writes: I’ve no interest in coming back for the sake of beings
