The many faces of Avalokiteshvara’s compassion: sometimes we need a father or...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Sometimes we need the gentle mother or father to guide us. We often...
View ArticleGuan Yin and the ten great protections of the Goddess of Mercy:...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Millions of devotees around the world call on the name of Guan Yin...
View ArticleThe Hand of Buddha defeats the three poisons : Vajrapani (literally, “Vajra...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. A 2nd Century Gandhara-style relief of Vajrapani (right) protecting...
View ArticleLama Zopa Rinpoche and other teachers recommend Kṣitigarbha mantra and...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. In times of great danger, many Mahayana Buddhists call out to Tara...
View Article“The Mind of One Buddha is the Mind of All Buddhas”; How “Jewel Collection...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. “The mind of one Buddha is the mind of all Buddhas,” said learned...
View ArticleSacred outlook – Seeing beyond ordinary perception in modern culture, and...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. ‘Beware of confining yourself to a particular belief and denying all...
View ArticleVideo mantra chanting: Lama Tsongkhapa’s Migtsema wonderfully chanted by Yoko...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. The benefits of the powerful Migtsema prayer or mantra is...
View ArticleVideo: chanting Green Tara by Yoko Dharma; from our guided meditation series,...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Green Tara “is one of the most popular devotional and meditational...
View ArticleBuddhist Ganesha: popular Ganapati’s many forms include enlightened emanation...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Many Buddhists adore Ganesh almost as much as Hindus. Of course,...
View ArticleVenerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, Spiritual Director of Gaden for the West,...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. “In these times of rampant consumerism and rapid technological and...
View ArticleLimitless Tara, Beyond the Green: Buddha, Bodhisattva, Savior, Mother of all...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Most Buddhists know Tara—simultaneously, a friend, savior, caring...
View ArticlePart 3: Zasep Tulku Rinpoche discusses how to find a teacher; why its...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Buddha Weekly continues its special series “Interviews with the...
View Article“The Mind of One Buddha is the Mind of All Buddhas”; How “Jewel Collection...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. “The mind of one Buddha is the mind of all Buddhas,” said learned...
View ArticleAvalokitesvara compassion practices can “enhance treatment of anxiety,...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Avalokitesvara is the metaphorical rock star of the Bodhisattvas....
View ArticleChittamani Tara (Cittamani)- the “Mind Jewel” Green Tara, an approachable and...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Green Tara Buddha is almost certainly one of the most popular Yidams...
View ArticleYouthful Manjushri: the beginning and flowering of wisdom; the gentle friend...
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Of all the Buddhist meditational deities — and, of all the...
View ArticleHow the Thai Cave Rescue inspires us as both humans, and Buddhists
Originally written and published by Lee Kane of Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Dedication: I would like to dedicate this article to the rescuers,...
View ArticleIs there room for the supernatural in Western Buddhism? Four sutra views of...
Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. The kind face of loving Guanyin, the female aspect of Avalokiteshvara, Goddess of Compassion. To her followers,...
View ArticleMagnetize me: working with the magnetizing activity deities of the Padma...
Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. Many Buddhists are attracted (magnetized) to the charismatic emanations of Enlightenment of the Padma family:...
View ArticleSems dpa, the Buddhist Spiritual Warrior, the Hero, the fearless Buddhist:...
Buddha Weekly: Buddhist Practices, Mindfulness, Meditation. Copyright Buddha Weekly. The term Spiritual Warrior (Tibetan “sems dpa”) may hint at more than a whiff of bravado and violence — until it is...
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