Chinese 4th, M-T-K 4th. Pig, Khon, White 1. Chokhor Duchen . Today celebrates the first turning of the Wheel of the Dharma. The effects o...

So, yesterday we looked at what we might consider threshold iconographic explanations for what White Mahakala holds and how he is attired. T...

Shinjie Cave, where Patrul Rinpoche wrote "Words of My Perfect Teacher" The prolific young translator Erick Sherab Zangpo has just...

Chinese 3rd, M-T-K 3rd. Dog, Li, Red 9. Favorable (three factors of excellence) day for prosperity and longevity rituals, or sang . Note ...

The practice of White Mahakala begins with the three acts of taking refuge, developing motive, and reciting the Four Immeasurables. These ac...

The world's greatest living animator, Hayao Miyazaki, of Studio Ghibli will be in San Diego tomorrow , at Comic-Con. This is a very rare...

Chinese 2nd, M-T-K 1st of the 6th Tibetan month. Bird, Zon, White 8. Saturday is Chokhor Duchen, a 10 million day, so start getting ready ...

So, we arrive at this point with the idea that Mahakala begins with Avalokitesvara's compassionate vow to grant wishes, and that the pra...

Lama Boy is back... why, I just don't know... but here he is in all his glory. If somebody can explain what this means, I would be glad ...

My eldest son has flown off to Japan, there to join with friends, and travel onward to an eclipse watching party in Thailand. I was not invi...

Chinese 1st day of the 6th month, M-T-K 30th day of the 5th month. Monkey, Zin, Red 7. Today is a solar eclipse day (in Asia), wherein the...

If you saw someone drowning, what would you do? If you knew lifesaving, you might jump in the water and immediately try to rescue them. If y...

Chinese 30th, M-T-K 29th. Ox, Khen, Red 9. Today is sojong , also the Dharmapala day. Avoid traveling today. Good for long life practices...

Here is a link to an article I consider so timely and provocative, that I wish everyone would give it a read and then join the dialogue -- ...

Here is a fun thing to do. You can click this link and fly away to NASA's Mars Science Laboratory at JPL. Fill in the online form, and ...

Chinese 29th, M-T-K 28th. Mouse, Dwa, White 8. Start getting ready for Wednesday's solar eclipse (and Saturday's Chokhor Duchen) ....

This photograph by Don Croner, of a ruined temple in Mongolia, set my thoughts to wandering. I think we spend a lot of time re-inventing th...