Meditation

Meditation

The Six Paramitas: Dhyana or Meditation Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Melbourne, 2002, Tape 3. The fifth Paramita is the perfection of meditation or Dhyana Paramita. Basically, meditation is divided into two streams, that of calm abiding or Shamatha, and that of...
Wisdom

Wisdom

The Six Paramitas: Prajña or Wisdom Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Melbourne, 2002, Tape 4. 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...
The Truth of Suffering

The Truth of Suffering

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...
The Truth of the Origin

The Truth of the Origin

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...
The Truth of Cessation

The Truth of Cessation

The Four Noble Truths: The Third Truth of the Cessation of Suffering Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Sydney, 15th July 2000, Tape 3. We have been briefly through the first two of the Noble Truths, that is the Truth of the unsatisfactory nature of samsara or this...