Recent Posts by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and the MDC Volunteers
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A Real Hero
Venerable Milarepa said," There is no point in creating extra harm to poor sentient beings. They are already drowning in the suffering of samsara. There is no need to kill them, so many die naturally
My Kind Father and the Wooden Bowl
My Kind Father and the Wooden Bowl was originally a blog post written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche entitled, "Happy Mother's Day to my Father," on May 13, 2018. It has been beautifully recorded by Rinpoche's
Happiness and Suffering Are Only Appearances, They Are Not Real
Tonight during our Chenrezig chanted prayer practice, Rinpoche advised us to look at true sources of happiness, and shared an excerpt from his blog post, Happiness and Suffering Are Only Appearances, They Are Not Real,
Four Seals of Buddha’s Teaching
The essence of Buddha's teaching is summarized in the Four Seals: First, all Compounded Things are Impermanent. Second, All Contaiminated Things are Suffering. Third, All Phenomena Are Empty and Selfless. Fourth, Nirvana, Passing Beyond Sorrow,
A Brief Explanation of the Amitabha Practice
This is an explanation of the motivation, visualization, and dedication that is a part of the Amitabha chanted prayer practice, written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche. https://youtu.be/QrxXrOiNHeU?si=dzKaLpByeY0g9FW0
Dispelling Darkness
If we meditate on emptiness gradually, it is not difficult to abandon the delusions. That is because ignorance has no valid perceptions to support it. The nature of ignorance is that it is the root