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1 On August 22nd 2018 His Eminence Khondhung Asanga Vajra Rinpoche and entourage arrived at the Ghoom Guru Sakya Monastery in Darjeeling, India.
Three causes of Abandoning the thought of Awakening or Generating Bodhicitta(i)
The meditative equipoise of Bodhicitta mind generation is vast. Bodhicitta refers to the altruistic mind of enlightenment to attain Buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings.
On July 2nd Khenchen Sonam Gyatso Rinpoche started the course of Madhyamaka (Middle Way) teachings by starting with teaching The Madhyamakāvatāra which was composed by Acharya Chandrakirti.
Following the cremation of my teacher Venerable Thinley Nyima who passed away recently, my attendant monks and I made a pilgrimage tour of the local holy sites of Tso Pema (Lotus Lake) also known as Rewalsar in northern India.
Refuge (Part IV) - Benefits of Taking Refuge
To speak of the benefits of taking refuge, there are two kinds of benefits:
The precepts of refuge states that once you take refuge in the Buddha, you must never take refuge in worldly gods or beings and you must never accept them as your spiritual guide.
So now that we have established the causes for taking refuge, we must now think of the object of refuge.
Guru Sakya Monastery
To His Eminence Khöndung Asanga Vajra Rinpoche, glorious protector of the doctrine and sentient beings, at the feet of your lotus throne we present you this letter.
All sentient beings have the essence of the Tathagata within them but it is not sufficient to just have the essence of the Buddha nature.
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