Category: Features

  • 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…

  • POHA POTATOES

      This is a simple, spicy Indian lunch or brunch made with rice and potatoes. Perfect as a side dish with curry, too. Ingredients 4 medium waxy potatoes (such as Charlotte or Jersey Royal) 140g/5oz thick poha rice (also called flaked rice or thick flattened rice) 3 tbsp olive oil generous pinch of ground asafoetida 1 tsp urid dal 1 tsp black mustard seeds 1…

  • BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME

    Can we love our families fully while upholding the Buddha’s teaching on non-attachment? Sometimes people ask me if there isn’t a conflict between the Mahayana instruction to see all beings as close relatives, worthy of our affection and compassion, and Buddhist teachings on non attachment. Perhaps they are thinking of Jetsun Milarepa’s words: When you…

  • MEDITATION

    Because of the complexity of various forms of meditation, the text is broken up into two main areas, although it could be broken down much further. Judeo/Christian Buddhist CHRISTIAN MEDITATION This seems to take the form of prayer in order to appreciate the revelations of god.  This can be done by concentrating on a passage in…

  • HOW TO FIND INNER PEACE

    If you are reading these words, it means that you either realize you’re not at peace and want to be, or the sound of the word drew you … it’s something you haven’t really thought about, but it resonates and you want it in your life. The universal truth is that we all suffer.  Whether rich…

  • LIVING AND DYING IN PEACE

    Living & Dying in Peace Dying in a graceful and joyful way – the practice that we need to work on. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche Our vision for this evolving website is that there will be ongoing guidance and instruction from Ringu Tulku on living a peaceful, purposeful life and how to face, embrace and engage…

  • RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE’S VISIT TO DUBLIN

    We were delighted to have Rinpoche in Ireland again last month. This is his 29th year visiting us and he continues to travel great distances to teach to whomever wishes to hear Dharma. We are very fortunate in Ireland that he spends almost a week here in a very busy schedule. For the first few…

  • A LOVE CALCULUS

    Multiply the number of groups of people you hate by the number of individuals in those groups. The sum equals the number of reasons, causes, and triggers for you to experience the feeling of hatred in your heart; not only at those times of direct encounter with those persons, but also in each and every…

  • THE FINAL WORDS OF PADMASAMBHAVA

      While strolling down the main boulevard in Shigatse, the home of the Panchen Lamas, in 1987, I see only a few people and almost no cars. Tibet has just opened up for foreign travellers and back-packers some months before. Standing on the pavement, perusing the items displayed on makeshift tables in the market stalls,…

  • THE ENJOYMENT OF SOUND: THE WORDS AND POETRY OF JEAN PAIRA PEMBERTON BY DIRK DE KLERK

    I remember, many years ago, visiting the Samye Ling monastery for my annual vacation from Germany to meditate, reflect and to attempt to recover from the existential anxiety of a young, displaced composer. I spent much of the time in silence, hoping to accelerate the process. I met Jean Paira Pemberton when she joined me…

  • THE DANGERS OF DILUTED BUDDHISM

    Some charismatic leaders take advantage of Western misconceptions rather than correct them, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher from the UK argues. In today’s Western society, where the dominant cultural systems are failing to provide explanations for life’s philosophical questions, a space has opened up that Buddhism is uniquely suited to address.