by Administrator | Apr 11, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Shila or Ethical Conduct Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Melbourne, 2002, Tape 1. The second Paramita is Shila. Shila means ethics, it means moral conduct. In the Buddhadharma, moral conduct is based on the tenet of harmlessness. It is based on...
by Administrator | Apr 11, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Shanti or Patience Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Melbourne, 2002, Tape 2. The next Paramita is the perfection of patience or Shanti Paramita. In ancient India, as in many other spiritual traditions, there is a kind of austerity known in Sanskrit...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas: Virya or Joyful Effort Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Australia, Melbourne, 2002, Tape 2. 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...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
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...
by Administrator | Apr 13, 2026 | The Six Paramitas
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...
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...
