Meditation in Bryn Mawr

Today on the last day of Summer Festival, as per tradition, we got to enjoy the Life of Buddha play. Buddha's life story shows an example of what an inspired sp...iritual life looks like. You can't help but feel excited to practice after watching it. At the Southwest Dharma Celebration (September 4-7) and the Northeast Dharma Celebration (September 11-13) we have the opportunity to connect to Buddha Shakyamuni and receive his blessings to become a powerful spiritual practitioner and meditator. Enjoy these beautiful images of the 12 Deeds of Buddha: https://kadampa.org/2020/08/summer-festival-2020-day-16

Such wonderful advice during these times. We are all interconnected in a web of kindness.

Ancient Teachings for Modern Times

Where does the magic come from?

We should contemplate the great kindness of all living beings. We can begin by remembering the kindness of our mother of this life; and then, by extension, we can remember the kindness of all other living beings, who, as will be explained below, have been our mothers in previous lives. If we cannot appreciate the kindness of our present mother, how will we ever be able to appreciate the kindness of all our previous mothers? Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, How to Transform Your Life

Happy Protector Day!

Gen Rabten on considering the possibility of previous lives

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54 sessions of extraordinary teachings and meditations - and 45 videos on the Video Wall! Summer Festival begins soon!

All the suffering we experience arises as a result of our delusions and the actions we create under their influence. As well as disrupting our temporary happiness and peace, delusions also hinder our progress towards the ultimate happiness of liberation and enlightenment. Excerpt From The Great Mother Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

Gen-la Dekyong on generating the object of meditation

Inner peace, or mental peace, is the source of all our happiness. Although all living beings have the same basic wish to be happy all the time, very few people understand the real causes of happiness. We usually believe that external conditions such as food, friends, cars and money are the real causes of happiness, and as a result we devote nearly all our time and energy to acquiring them. Superficially it seems that these things can make us happy, but if we look more deeply we will see that they also bring us a lot of suffering and problems. Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, How to Transform Your Life