Part 4 & Saga Dawa Düchen resounding ~ an invitation

All compounded phenomena are unreliable and subject to change… garden ornament ‘buddhas’ are no exception !…but the absolute truth at the heart of the dharma teachings is uncompounded, satisfying and reliable in it’s unchanging nature…

The 84000 group is a non-profit organisation which translates the words of the Buddha.
They recently translated a very brief sutra, the Gold Sutra … and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is including a one hour teaching on that, entitled ‘Pure Gold’, in a session (as part of a longer teaching on Sadhana Practice) starting at 5pm IST on 22nd May (12.30 UK, I think).
This will be followed by a short resounding…where all who would like to, can join from wherever they are to recite the sutra together, no registration is necessary
I’ve participated in this in the past and found it a lovely thing to do. If you’re interested you can read the sutra and find out more about their work, and about resoundings on their website… 84000: Translating the words of the Buddha.

Contributing to the celebrations, the fourth part of James ‘Introduction to Sharp Weapon Wheel’ is now published here, under Audio/Video. The fifth and final section is recorded and will be available very soon.

Also, in case you haven’t noticed, the Commentary to Repelling all troubles is now published here with James blessing…and links to the text etc.
In Mahayana practice, what we do for one …we do for all. So, as troubles abound, this is a wonderful practice to have …and to practice for one and all.

Macclesfield talk 14 Integrating openness and presence (audio only) includes the practice of Tong Len, another way to work with the suffering of the world which can be very physical as explained there, or more subtly using just the breath as explained in Part 4 of the Introduction to Sharp Weapon Wheel.

Many different groups are working to bring about benefit to the world, in different ways… and with these and other practises, without becoming biased and judgmental in reification, we can be actively supportive of their efforts… and the welfare of all beings without exception.