Vajraicon·Oct 30Beyond the IdolThe Hidden Psychology and Sacred Technology of Eastern IconographyA response icon1A response icon1
Dragpa·Sep 30Releasing the Totalizing ImpulseIt takes tremendous effort and elegance to keep releasing the totalizing impulse to make everything the same. To flatten everything into a…
Ryūdō Anjū/Liúdào Ānzhǔ (流道庵主)·Jun 22Discourses from the Typhoon’s Eye №31 — Many Medicines, One IllnessOne of the first things that confuses many sincere practitioners of Buddhism is the sheer diversity of its forms.A response icon1A response icon1
Louisa Kamal·Jun 11Ngari Triptych Part 2: Kailash — Axis of the WorldAlmost a decade ago, in the Autumn of 2016, I made an unforgettable journey, or rather pilgrimage, to three iconic locations in the Far…
DreamCatcher·Jun 2The Dalai Lama’s Love Poems and the Dangerous Allure of Tantric SexHere’s a confession that would scandalize most Buddhist monasteries: one of Tibet’s greatest spiritual leaders wrote sixty-six love poems…
West Pure Lander·May 17Words from the Heart: Guru Rinpoche’s Teaching on Eradicating Sexual Misconduct Revealed by Terton…Namo Amitabha Buddha
Janrae Mendoza·May 15I Don’t Need Your Silly Hundred Empowerments! Vajrayana is not Pokemon.There is a strange phenomenon in modern Vajrayana Buddhism that nobody seems willing to openly discuss.
Dragpa·Apr 25We Need All Five Wisdoms, Not Just SpaciousnessA lot of “western” Tibetan Buddhists don’t seem to take the five wisdoms seriously.
Janrae Mendoza·Apr 17The Problem of “Cafeteria Buddhism” in Vajrayana: A Traditional Critique and a Call to ReturnIn recent decades, Buddhism’s global spread has created a new type of practitioner — often labeled “cafeteria Buddhists.” These are…
