Karma - it's not fate!
Wed, 20 Nov 2024
The fruit of our actions – our karma – is said to be unavoidable. Sooner or later, every action ...
Sankhu and the Princess
Wed, 13 Nov 2024
She was a new bride, but for the help she gave I call her a princess! The pilgrimage trip to the Vaj...
Dakinis - what the **** are they?
Wed, 06 Nov 2024
In dreams, in the wild, dark woods where reality starts to break apart and become entangled in visio...
Big cycles, little cycles
Wed, 30 Oct 2024
From monster practice cycles that need a whole Dharma Centre to work through in a year to the handfu...
When dear ones die
Wed, 23 Oct 2024
The two certain things in life are, famously, death and taxes. If you are rich enough, you may be ab...
What the tsok? What to expect.
Wed, 16 Oct 2024
Tsok pujas are a big feature of Tibetan-style Buddhism as it is actually practiced, but newcomers of...
Secret Teachings in Tibetan Buddhism
Wed, 09 Oct 2024
When secret teachings are spoken of in Tibetan Buddhism, the word "secret" is much closer in meaning...
Pilgrimage. And did those feet...
Wed, 02 Oct 2024
How does pilgrimage fit into the Buddhist way of doing things? Plus the Guru Rinpoche mantra sung t...
Cut and chop, cut and chop! Yes, it's Chöd.
Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Chöd - a vast stream of Buddhist practice! Here is a taste. Chöd Chödpa - (images of) Jamgön...
Jyekundo / Yushu: travelling in East Tibet
Wed, 18 Sep 2024
A traveller's tale from eastern Tibet three decades ago! The great prayer wheel at Mani Dunkhor. So...
Lost and lonely in samsara
Wed, 11 Sep 2024
Refuge, the Three Jewels and the Bodhisattva vow... Words or phrases you might want to look up: Re...
Bad gurus, tosh gurus and good gurus
Wed, 04 Sep 2024
A heavy criticism of the whole "Shambhala" cult, describing the behaviour of Chogyam Trungpa and his...
The Four Revolting Thoughts
Wed, 28 Aug 2024
More often called the "Four Thoughts to Turn the Mind": precious human birth, impermanence, karma an...
The Mantra of Guru Rinpoche - with tunes!
Wed, 21 Aug 2024
The Guru Rinpoche (or "Vajra Guru") mantra. Includes four tunes for singing! Approximate script at ...
Tantra - is it all about sex?
Wed, 14 Aug 2024
To what degree does sex have anything to do with Buddhist tantra? Terms you might want to look up: ...
Going to "take teachings". Eh?
Wed, 07 Aug 2024
What do Buddhist practitioners and students mean when they go to "take teachings"? What to expect, h...
The colours of the mantra go round and round...
Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Another look at the mani (OM MANI PEME HUNG). The six syllables, their six colours, and the six worl...
How is a sadhana built?
Wed, 24 Jul 2024
What is the structure of a typical sadhana practice? What parts must it have, what can it have, and ...
Spooky beings - is anybody there?
Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Tibetan Buddhist practice refers a lot to beings on "the other side" who might help or hinder. Do we...
True Nature of the Mind - a conundrum!
Wed, 10 Jul 2024
What is "Direct Introduction" to the true nature of the mind, also known as "pointing out instructio...
Manis and manis and...
Wed, 03 Jul 2024
About THE MOST FAMOUS of Tibetan Buddhist mantras - what it is, reciting it and singing it - with tu...
Ato Rinpoche - you will be missed. And what about your two eyes?
Wed, 26 Jun 2024
Some memories of Ato Rinpoche who "rested his intent" recently, and what he spoke of as his "two eye...
The Double Dorje - itself!
Wed, 19 Jun 2024
What is a double dorje when it is a ritual instrument - a "diamond sceptre". And what is the Double ...
The Lama! What?
Wed, 12 Jun 2024
In Tibetan Buddhism, "the Lama" is a many-sided word. It means much more than just a person, even a ...
Who is a Ngagpa?
Wed, 05 Jun 2024
A ngagpa is a heavy-duty kind of non-monastic practitioner of the path of mantra in Tibetan Buddhism...
Tips for total beginners
Wed, 29 May 2024
If you have sensed the magic around Tibetan Buddhism but don't know where to start, these tips might...
Remembering Thrangu Rinpoche
Wed, 22 May 2024
Recalling the life and achievements of Thrangu Rinpoche one year since he passed on. Thrangu Rinpoc...
Trailer
Wed, 15 May 2024
Yes, it's a trailer for the Double Dorje In the early weeks of this podcast I included an approximat...