Tag: Margaret Richardson

  • Holiday and Postcard from Bodhicittaland

    Holiday and Postcard from Bodhicittaland

            Holiday  I’ve booked my holiday to an exotic place, the cost is priceless, the journey endless, the signposts glisten, the way is near, not far away   I need to pack some precious jewels I make my choice:   Kindness and Generosity Compassion and Gratitude Patience and Tolerance   Respect and…

  • The Noble Sūtra Teaching the Eleven Perceptions, from the Words of the Buddha

    The Noble Sūtra Teaching the Eleven Perceptions, from the Words of the Buddha

    Today we have a very relevant and wise offering from Tsering Paldron. of the Eleven Perceptions from the words of the Buddha Tsering says about her offering of the Eleven Perceptions below, “I feel that this teaching is absolutely crucial – so simple and yet so profound on how to die with grace and wisdom,…

  • THE FOUR REMINDERS

      The Four Reminders can help with facing the reality and preciousness of a human life, the importance of impermanence, and the imminence of death: Ringu Tulku’s words on the Four Reminders, from the Ngondro book: “Precious human life endowed with every freedom and assets. It is difficult to get and can be easily destroyed,…