She is the chief editor of the Oxford Chinese Dictionary who gave me some valuable advice on editing a dictionary.
She is the chief editor of the Oxford Chinese Dictionary who gave me some valuable advice on editing a dictionary.
I stayed at the Wolfson College of the University of Oxford for a week. During that time, I gave two lectures. The topic of the second lecture was “How Mind Affects the Material World.” I feel deeply that in many ways Western technology can absolutely be a help in learning Buddhadharma.
~ Khenpo's blog published on 07 June 2014
I went back to my home town and gave teaching on “Buddhism and Daily Life” to the local people. Often enough, their life and Buddhism are closely connected. With correct Buddhist knowledge, their life can be replenished with lasting positive energy.
~ Khenpo's blog published on 28 June 2014
Still jet lagged! But, wanting to spend Children’s Day with students at the primary school, I spent almost the whole day on the road and finally got there.
Death is not the end of life. After death comes rebirth. We have experienced death countless times, but we cannot recall any of them today; they have all been completely forgotten! Being able to face up to the matter of life and death is critically important for those who are seeking liberation—we must know how to face not only death but also rebirth.
~ Khenpo's blog published on 16 June 2014
Here, one can feel the mind is peaceful and experience its true nature. Such a feeling always gives me a sense of lasting security and happiness.
At the University of Cambridge, I saw a copy of the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra in old Tibetan and a copy of the Lotus Sutra in classical Chinese. My contact there arranged for me to give a short speech during which I told the audience that if the subjects of these two sutras, wisdom and compassion, could be joined in a perfect union, it would solve all of today’s mental problems.
~ Khenpo's blog published on 05 June 2014
It takes more than two hours by car to go from Oxford to Cambridge. The English countryside is really very pretty!
The force behind the move to end suffering is a belief in the infallibility of karma, and accepting and transforming suffering into loving-kindness, by which we are enabled to do whatever is needed to benefit other beings.
~ Khenpo's blog published on 14 July 2014