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Phurba Pierces Problem States

Friends have asked me about some of the techniques that keep me intrigued with my Tibetan teachers who share with me their ageless lore of the Dorje Phurba “demon-defeating dagger”. [...]

Ganden Shartse Monks on Tour

Friends who visit my home sometimes compliment a large hanging thangka scroll picture of the historical Buddha displayed on the landing at the end of of my 3rd floor hallway. [...]

Help Build a Temple

Got a few extra dollars looking for something important and valuable to do? An-shu Stephen K. Hayes is working to assist his friend Lama Kunga Dhondup, principal of Sakya Pema [...]

Earthquake Victims in Tibet

April 14 was Rumiko’s and my 30th wedding anniversary. We celebrated with joy and then were dismayed to hear about the Tibetan earthquake tragedy that day. More than 1,700 people [...]

How To Meditate

Meditation is the practice of focusing the mind’s attention for channeling energy, properly integrating mind and body, and experiencing personal growth Meditation Posture In a quiet place, relatively free from [...]

Sakya Lamas at Miami Valley Meditation 2008

In June 2008, An-shu Stephen and An-shu Rumiko’s friends Lama Pema Wangdak of New York Palden Sakya Centers, and Lama Kunga Dhondup, ritual master of Pema Ts’al School in Pokhara, [...]

Vajrapani Empowerment with Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche

HH Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Rinpoche of Sakya Monastery in Seattle, Washington, visited the Chamseling Temple of Dalai Lama elder brother Thubten Jigme Norbu and Kunyang Norbu (youngest sister of HH [...]

Sakya Lamas at Miami Valley Meditation 2004

In June 2004, Lama Pema Wangdak of New York Palden Sakya Centers, and ritual master Lama Kunga Dhondup of Pema Ts’al School in Pokhara, Nepal, presented public programs on spiritual [...]
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