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...according to Buddhist cosmology, one of the two sub-continents surrounding our human world ([[Jambudvipa]]) and located to its southwest. It is inhabited ...

...ns for effecting a deep purification and transformation, at every level of our being. Not only do they prepare the practitioner for the profound path of [ ...of others, we must first perfect ourselves, by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which est ...

Guru [[Padmasambhava]], we invoke you from the depths of our hearts. You are our protector, guiding us with a great variety of skillful means: ...

The Sages do not wash away our crimes with water,<br/> ...

...e perception of our karmic vision. Let’s never forget: what we see is what our karmic vision allows us to see, and no more… ...re realms around us, and to define the style, form, flavour and context of our life in those realms. ...

...es with mind beyond ego, and not the petty grasping and clinging that mark our ordinary life in the world. ...

...nt to parents, relatives and friends or attendants. So we must give up all our habitual preoccupations and busyness, and remain alone in an isolated place ...nxieties about such things, and train in being content with whatever comes our way. ...

...st person in verbal conjugation | = in European grammars the first person, our third person being regarded in Hindū grammars as the | also | the Supreme ...

The mandala of our own body, ornamented by the faculties, <br> ...

...mously. And those whom we currently consider to be our “friends” have been our enemies in past lifetimes, having caused us considerable harm. ...which currently causes us to see some people as our friends and others as our enemies, is a result of having fallen under the power of ignorance. Train y ...

...Not only is he said to be simultaneously present in all these locations in our own world system, he is also said to be simultaneously present in countless ...sites located in China, Kashmir, Gandhara, and Khaśa, here used as another name for the Central Asian city-state of [[Khotan]] that flourished during the f ...

...པ་]], ''drib pa'', [[Wyl.]] ''sgrib pa'') — what hinders us from realizing our true nature. ...

:Karma, then, is not fatalistic or predetermined. Karma means ''our'' ability to create and to change. It is creative because we ''can'' determ ...that are the result of karmic ripening’. So, the way we are now is due to our karma. Maybe a Buddha could tell us exactly why we have this kind of hair, ...

...epresents the absolute, naked, sky-like primordial purity of the nature of our mind".<ref>''[[The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]'', page 106.</ref> ...at this signifies is that unchanging goodness, or fundamental goodness, is our ultimate nature. ...

...and so on, in order to accumulate [[merit]] and [[wisdom]]. The fact that our practice and positive actions are performed in the presence of, or directed ...

...such as showing an object like a crystal, and explains how we should watch our mind.<Ref>Thinley Norbu, ''The Small Golden Key'' (Boston & London: Shambha ...

...lebrated king of Northern India (whose reign began in the first century of our era and who, next to Aśoka, was the greatest supporter of Buddhism | his e ...

...rough the dualistic clinging of mind, the root of suffering thus revealing our inherent wisdom nature. ...ö removes obstacles, both for our short-term happiness and those hindering our ultimate [[enlightenment]]. It carries extraordinary healing power and thro ...

And [[Thangtong Gyalpo]], the unfailing object of our prayers—<br> ...

...sometimes used here the term 'generic image', but I think we should be on our guard lest we assimilate the concept to one of mental imagery." (p.91)</ref ...