Bokar Rinpoche commons.tsadra.org/index.php/Bo... (Tibetan: འབོ་དཀར་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: ’bo dkar sprul sku rin po che) (1940 – 17 August 2004)
david @ middleway
@middleway.bsky.social
#middleway @middleway Believe nothing, as you have been told it. Jumble & windbaggery, buddhism philosophy & opera. Some hamsters too.
Bokar Rinpoche, 20th Anniversary of Paranirvana, 17 August 2004 Bokar Tulku Rinpoche (Tibetan: འབོ་དཀར་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, Wylie: bo dkar sprul sku rin po che) (1940 – 17 August 2004) Karma Kagyü and Shangpa Kagyü lineages.
"This experience [of mahamudra] does not imply any direction given to the mind, any intention, or any support on which to lean" Bokar Rinpoche
![Bokar Rinpoche, Bodh Gaya, 1 Jan 1993. "This experience [of mahamudra] does not imply any direction given to the mind, any intention, or any support on which to lean](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:arv4qzdex422o2cfyvs2ns2l/bafkreibwodqajo27hmfioqp7qyukuce5ob6nqeqnjwfanghk3ledk43yue)
david @ middleway@middleway.bsky.social · 2y ago#BookChallenge Day19 Meditation Advice to Beginners by Bokar Rinpoche #Meditation , #Bokar , #Kagyu, #Shangpa, #Mahamudra
THE WINGS OF DEVOTION BROAD WINGS THAT CARRY TO PRAYER AND DEVOTION BY BOKAR RINPOCHE Master come, Master come, source of grace, Master-root come to me. Master come, Master come, holder of powers, Master-root come to me. Master come, Master come, doer of activity, Master root come to me.
21 years since parinirvana of Bokar Rinpoche #kagyu #buddhist #mahamudra #buddhism Seeing the Still and Pure Mind If our mind's image in the mirror is impure, and we start to cleanse the mirror, we can only temporarily remove the dust, but we still haven't truly removed the impurities of the image
If we practice recognizing our own mind, the mind will become still and pure on its own. It is like the dust on the mirror naturally disappearing. So we can say that cleansing the mirror is not about using a cloth to wipe, but about the image in the mirror being still and pure Bokar Rinpoche
david @ middleway@middleway.bsky.social · last yr.21 years since parinirvana of Bokar Rinpoche #kagyu #buddhist #mahamudra #buddhism Seeing the Still and Pure Mind If our mind's image in the mirror is impure, and we start to cleanse the mirror, we can only temporarily remove the dust, but we still haven't truly removed the impurities of the image
China Steals Language and Home Life From Tibetan Kids as Young as 4 Beijing is building a broad network of preschools across Tibet areas, seeking to inculcate loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party early in life archive.today/xoQNr
Welcome to nginx
If you see this page, the nginx web server is successfully installed and working. Further configuration is required.
archive.today
The Chinese government has successfully pressured the government of Nepal into forcing Kathmandu Univ. to cancel the 2026 IATS (Tibetan studies) conference. This is a huge deal, a flashing alarm about the expansion of academic censorship across int'l borders. kathmandupost.com/national/202...
Nepal overruled its own security agencies to cancel Tibetan studies conference under Chinese pressure, officials say
Days after the Home Minister said the seminar would proceed with security vetting, the government’s Chief Secretary personally ordered Kathmandu University to shut it down.
kathmandupost.com
Meditators! Recruiting long-term practitioners for a scientific study under the guidance of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in the Mahamudra-Dzogchen tradition to participate in an online survey &/or a week-long retreat in France this September. *limited scholarships available - contact me via dm.
As the glue holding together the Tibetan diaspora, His Holiness has long championed the middle-way approach: rather than outright independence, he seeks genuine autonomy and cultural preservation for Tibet #dalailama #ccp time.com/article/2026...
Felt like singing today so, with that, I hope you enjoy my take on 'Am I OK?' from Adam Lambert's new self-titled album 🙂💜🎵 #CoverSong
morning thought, heidegger: “the approaching tide of the technological revolution in the atomic age could so captivate, bewitch, dazzle, and beguile man that calculative thinking may someday come to be accepted and practiced as the only way of thinking.” ("Memorial Address," 1955)
They call it el entendimiento del juego in Spain, “understanding of the game”, a philosophy whereby players, not coaches, are expected to dictate play, and the art of decision-making on the field is as revered as a shot into the corner ... #ESP www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
Inside the midfield factory: what England could learn from Spain
Developing intelligence, blurred lines between players and coaches and ‘younger sibling theory’ make Spain’s midfield talent pool envy of the world
thetimes.com
Goodbye, Charleston's rose... Moneys on the dresser - memes.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/09...
memes.getyarn.io
Chris Jackson@chriscjackson.bsky.social · last mo.I would have more respect for these Democratic Senators if they just acknowledged Lindsey Graham was a duplicitous, war-crazed, sniveling liar who would say or do anything to keep himself close to the levers of power. We don’t need to do this decency dance every time one of these immoral fucks dies.
The ramifications of Donaldson will be profound. Already, this is one of a growing litany of Protestant church sex abuse scandals. The Presbyterian moderator last year resigned in the face of the vast failures still engulfing that denomination. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/comment/opin...
Donaldson’s faith helped him bury his sins... and the consequences for the church here could last a lifetime
Case of the disgraced politician a huge blow to the body of the Presbyterian Church
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Thought I'd end the day with a song so I hope you enjoy a little bit of 'Mystery of Love' by Sufjan Stevens ☺️❤️🎵 (and yes I am wearing underwear 🩲😉lol) #CoverSong
Donaldson secretly sought to retain a law which could have hidden his identity when police started investigating his rape www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/comment/news...
Donaldson secretly sought to retain a law which could have hidden his identity when police started investigating his rape
Source says he came away from meeting ‘baffled’ at a stance which made no political sense - but timeline is now startling
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Robert Thurman describes the Dalai Lama as a cool hero who manifests the power of the Kalachakra Buddha. He saw the Dalai Lama manifesting a pure land mandala palace above the Waldorf Astoria in New York City ... "Buddha is as buddha does. ..." ROBERT THURMAN INNER REVOLUTION
"Buddha is as buddha does. Just be happy. At least act enlightened. Feel enlightened. It is more pleasant, and enlightenment itself will follow." ROBERT THURMAN INNER REVOLUTION Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness
May the Hero Scientists lead me on the path Of the clear light of orgasmic wisdom! May their best consort Angel host support me from behind, Deliver me from the dangerous straits of the between, And carry me to perfect Buddhahood! Robert Thurman trans of Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Bardo Thodol
Bob Thurman "death is not a bleak end or an eternal anaesthesia, but simply a natural transition from one room to the next ... (like) the bardo of sleep, dipping into the infinite, restorative compassion of nirvana to wake up refreshed" www.thebuddhistsociety.org/page/obituar...
Obituary Professor Robert A. F. Thurman
thebuddhistsociety.org
Dalai Lama tribute to Professor Robert A. F. Thurman (1941 to 2026) tsamtruk.com/2026/06/17/i... "Bob and I shared many years of warm friendship since we first met in India in the late 1960s." #tibethouse #dalailama #Tibet
![> THE DALAI LAMA
> June 17, 2026
> Mrs. Nena Thurman
> Tibet House USA
> 22 West 15th Street
> New York, NY 10011
> U.S.A.
> Dear Nena and family,
> I learned with deep sadness of the passing of your husband and my dear friend, Prof. Robert Thurman. Please accept my heartfelt condolences. My prayers are with you and all members of your family.
> As you know, Bob and I shared many years of warm friendship since we first met in India in the late 1960s. As a Buddhist scholar, his knowledge was truly remarkable, including his command of the Tibetan language. He devoted his entire professional life to sharing that knowledge, not only with his students, but with the wider world through his writings and teachings.
> He understood profoundly that the survival of Tibetan Buddhist culture is inseparably linked to the future of Tibet itself. I greatly valued his efforts on behalf of the Tibetan people and their culture, expressed so visibly through institutions such as Tibet House.
> Bob lived a meaningful life and has left behind a legacy that will continue to inspire future students of Tibetan Buddhism and culture for generations to come. I am sure that the merit he accumulated through a lifetime of service to humanity will bear fruit in lives to come.
> With my prayers,
> [Signature]
>](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:arv4qzdex422o2cfyvs2ns2l/bafkreifkhvexu7axvmim5nkqbqcsi5oz6ycf2i4unbbdrfxto2i5g7r3n4)
In Memoriam: Professor Robert A. F. Thurman (1941 to 2026) tsamtruk.com/2026/06/17/i... #tibethouse #Menla #Tibet
In Memoriam: Professor Robert A. F. Thurman (1941 to 2026)
17 June 2026 | GATPM The Passing of a Great Tibet Scholar and Activist The Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities expresses its profound sadness at the passing of Professor Robert Thur…
tsamtruk.com
Yangsi Rinpoche, the FPMT, and the Stafford Case: How Will the Organization Respond This Time? buddhism-controversy-blog.com/2026/06/05/y...
Yangsi Rinpoche, the FPMT, and the Stafford Case: How Will the Organization Respond This Time?
Two days ago, Willamette Week published two in-depth investigative reports on further abuse allegations within the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition). What Was Reporte…
buddhism-controversy-blog.com