Meditations under the Tree

I would like to share the teachings and meditations HH Karmapa is giving under the bodhi tree at mid morning after reading sections of Milarepa’s life story. Many of these points are reminders taught in a startlingly vivid way.

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The Buddha is Back in Bodh Gaya

Prayer wheels looking like paper lanterns hang suspended from the main gate leading to the stupa. In the early morning and at night they glow with coloured lights (when electricity permits). Made from wood and covered in white cloth they are painted with the mantra OM PEMO KHA BEMA LE HUNG PHAT. This mantra has [...]

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Letter to a friend

Letter to a Friend – Nagarjuna The shrine room at Tergar Monastery in Bodh Gaya was packed with 1500 people from 52 countries. The seating was organised deftly to give every group a chance to sit at the front and gaze at the powerfully expressive face of the Karmapa. The throne, the shrine, the gigantic [...]

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Kagyu Monlam Webcasting Site

This year, we have a dedicated webcasting site for His Holiness’s teachings and the Milarepa performance on January 1st. I visited the site of the performance recently and agreed with everyone who had remarked: the stage is HUGE! Rounded with an inner step of bricks, cement and dry red earth and the background, a field [...]

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His Holiness in Bodhgaya

Waiting to greet His Holiness Karmapa on his arrival at Tergar monastery in Bodh Gaya. HH Karmapa talks to the 60 monks and nuns who will sing on January 1st for the Milarepa performance.

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