by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Virya or Joyful Effort The next paramita is the perfection of effort or virya paramita. So this is the question of enthusiastic energy. Does the idea make you feel exhausted? We never can accomplish anything if we don’t really try, if we don’t...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Virya or Joyful Effort The next paramita is the perfection of effort or virya paramita. So this is the question of enthusiastic energy. Does the idea make you feel exhausted? We never can accomplish anything if we don’t really try, if we don’t...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Prajña or Wisdom We dealt a little bit with the idea of shamatha, the idea of making the mind more quiet, more collected and one-pointed. We also dealt with the fact that this helps the mind to see to the bottom of the lake, but that it doesn’t...
by Administrator | Mar 19, 2026 | The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths: The Truth of Suffering Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Sydney, 15th July 2000, Tape 1. Sometimes in Tibetan Mahayana circles, the Lord Shakyamuni Buddha is rather overlooked. There are so many more exotic deities out there that sometimes...
by Administrator | Mar 19, 2026 | The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths: The Truth of the Cause of Suffering Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Sydney, 15th July 2000, Tape 2. We have dealt briefly with the first Noble Truth, which is the truth of duhkha or the basic unsatisfactory nature of this round of birth and...
