Recent Posts by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and the MDC Volunteers
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Selecting a Meditation Support
The benefits of meditation are limitless and immeasurable. An important component of this practice is to have a good, unforced posture, with proper body alignment. It makes it easier to focus the mind when you
A Message to East Coast Sanghas and German Sangha
Tashi Delek! This is a special message for my East Coast sanghas in New York, Boston, and New Jersey, and to my sangha in Germany as well. First I wish you happiness and health in
Fruit Mandala Offering to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
I am sharing a photo of my fruit mandala. Absolutely anything can be used as a mandala offering to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. This act of pure intention and motivation alone can be a cause
A Very Beautiful Dream
After the Amitabha Puja on Monday, I had a very beautiful dream. I saw His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a small tent on a very high mountain in Tibet. I brought traditional Tibetan food
This Precious Human Life
Recently after I returned from my brief two-week visit to South India, I was unable to sleep at night and day. I was severely jet-lagged. However, the bright side of this was that I was
Public Talk: The Four Noble Truths
Public Talk: The Four Noble Truths Monday, July 16 6:30-8:30pm Manjushri Dharma Center July 16th, 2018 marks the Tibetan holy day of Chokhor Duchen, honoring the day that the Buddha Shakyamuni first taught the Four Noble
Saga Dawa
Saga Dawa is the most significant "merit multiplying month " for Vajrayana Practitioners and Tibetan Buddhism in general. In Tibetan, "Dawa" refers to the whole "month" and "Saga" is the name of a star in the
Rinpoche’s 3 Months Trip to Asia
"Just wanted to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed my 3 months trip to asia this time. I had started out in Bodhgaya for HH Dalai Lama's precious two weeks teaching (including the Sutra of