Category: Features

  • THE UNIVERSAL WAY OF AVALOKITESVAR BODHISATTVA

    AVALOKITESVAR SHRINE A Place to Pray to and Meditate on the Grace and Great Compassion of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva  The Universal Way of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva- A Public Domain   Translation of Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra Preface The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Chapter of the Lotus Sutra is perhaps one of the most efficacious Dharma Doors ever…

  • IN SEARCH OF MEDICINE, BEYOND CLOUDS

    In NATURAL MEDICINE by Kate Roddick I felt on top of the world, with my letter of introduction to the Dalai Lama, in my pocket, close to my heart, we tickeled tocked, tickeled tocked, into the train station at Patankot. The mist had fallen onto the paddy fields, and plains left to right of the old sleeper…

  • HONEY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES…

    The following extract concerning the increased use of antibiotics for the treatment of colds and associated ailments is from the magazine Positive News. Honey could offer more effective treatment for some respiratory infections than prescription medicines, according to a study The pharmaceutical industry has developed a host of treatments for sore throats, blocked noses and coughs,…

  • GRATITUDE FOR THE PLANTS

    The more I work with the plants, the more I become eternally grateful for what they give to us. They have an uncanny knack of being in exactly the right place and the right time when you need them. It’s hardly surprising that the Cherokee’s have this Creation belief: “Each tree, shrub and herb, down…

  • HOW WE CAN HELP A DYING ANIMAL

    Dear Friends, Many of us have pets, work with animals and care about their end of life. We asked the following two questions: 1. How can we help a dying animal? 2. How can we help an animal that has died? These two questions have been answered by Ringu Tulku, and Lama Tenkyab from Mindrolling…

  • The Buddha and the Scientist

    The physical reality is changing constantly every moment.  This is what the Buddha realized by examining himself.  With his strongly concentrated mind, he penetrated deeply into his own nature and found that the entire material structure is composed of minute subatomic particles which are continuously arising and vanishing.  In the snapping of a finger or…

  • Are We Listening?

    “Hear now this, O foolish people and without understanding, that have eyes and see not, that have ears and hear not”.  Jeremiah 5:21 The year is 2019 and everyone is talking about the environment, especially in the wake of the school strike for climate change, started by the remarkable Scandinavian teenager Greta Thunberg. It seems…

  • Scientific Perspectives: The Heart Sutra and the Atom

    As His Holiness the 14th Dalaï-Lama says, Buddhism is scientific religion. In his first teaching the Buddha explained the universality of cause and effect: “All phenomena arise from causes”[1]. Moreover, he repeatedly asked his followers to make their own opinion, even about his own words. Buddhism considers science as a first step and also as…

  • SPINACH PAKODA

    Ingredients 2 cups leaves of spinach 1 cup of gram flour (besan) 2 green chilies chopped or 1/2 teaspoonful chili powder 1 big onion finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder Pinch of asafoetida (hing) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup of water or as required oil for deep frying Process Wash and clean spinach leaves well.…

  • Despatches from The Hill

    An experience of going through coronavirus I had originally been due to be away on retreat for most of March.  It was cancelled as the first wave of international cancellations began.  It was fortuitous, however, I found out, that I had been preparing for a significant retreat for many months.  Because now we were indeed…

  • DESIDERATA

    Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, They…

  • LAMENT FOR THE LOSS OF WILD FOOD

    Wild Fact of the Day: Once humankind used 7000 species of plant and 1069 species of fungi as foods.  A single community averaged 120 wild species in their daily diet providing a massive range of nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc)  and phytochemicals, such as plant-made serotonin that keeps us all happy. Each country studied records a…

  • RINGU TULKU ARCHIVE MEMBERSHIP

    Archive Membership   This Ringu Tulku Archive was built and is managed by dedicated volunteers. All initial development costs were generously funded by Bodhicharya Publications. However, storing and delivering such a huge amount of media like this in a secure and professional way, requires a paid delivery system. Each time a video or audio file…

  • PANEER WITH PEAS

    Cooking time: 30 minutes 1/4 kg of paneer (chopped into 2cm cubes) 1 cup of peas 1 large tomato (chopped small) OR 1 tablespoon of tomato puree 11/2 teaspoons of coriander powder 1/4 teaspoon of rurmeric powder 1 tablespoon of garlic finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon of crushed chilies 3/4 teaspoon of salt 1/4 cup of …

  • NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION

    You. Yes you! Did you know that what you do to the Earth, you do to yourself? When you nurture the planet, you look after your body. For only by nourishing yourself with food that grows in healthysoils, pollinated by insects, with clean water and the right amount of sunshine, does your body stay strong…

  • HEALTH INDEPENDENCE AND RESISTANCE IN OUR BRAVE NEW WORLD

      PolItIcal upheavals are causing widespread anxiety about many issues, including health care, all over the world. Where do we go from here and what can we do on an individual basis to improve our own situation? First let me say, as a doctor, I see health care as a vital human right. I regard…

  • INSTALLATIONS OF OUTER SPACE

    To make the hypnotic artworks, Krakow-based duo Przemek Podolski and Marta Basandowskaby start by arranging the complex designs as a 3D computer model. The structures range from simple cubes to impressively complex geometric designs which they use to represent outer space. Basandowska says that she and Podolski then use a series of different knotting techniques to weave…