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An Explanation of the Shunyata Mantra and a Meditation on Emptiness


The main body of the yoga meditation begins with the shunyata mantra: OM SVABHAVA SHUDDHO SARVA DHARMA SVABHAVA SHUDDHO HAM. First, it's significant that the words of this mantra are the original Sanskrit--just hearing or reciting them imparts great blessings.... ...>

Study Shows That Being Judgmental May Increase Risk of Anxiety


Another great article worth reading and contemplating from the Buddhist Channel: Vermont, USA -- A recent study performed by researchers at the University of Vermont’s Department of Psychology explored possible links between anxiety and mindfulness skills. The study looked at... ...>

Lama’s brand new approach


Not all monks are dull, humourless ascetics in saffron robes and here’s Tsem Tulku Rinpoche to prove it. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- IT’S 2am, and I am driving around Kuala Lumpur’s dark, dank Chow Kit streets with Tsem Tulku Rinpoche... ...>

A wave in the sea


A wave in the sea, seen in one way, seems to have a distinct identity, an end and a beginning, a birth and a death. Seen in another way, the wave itself doesn’t really exist but is just the behavior... ...>

Enlightened reality in Gaden


Gaden, Tibet -- One of Tibet’s most prominent monasteries, Gaden, was completely destroyed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution but has since re-established itself in India. JAMIE KHOO visits the new site. Enlightenment does exist. And its temporary heaven on earth,... ...>

Your compassion


Your compassion can have perhaps three essential benefits for a dying person: First, because it is opening your heart, you will find it easier to show the dying person the unconditional love he or she needs so much. On a... ...>

Buddhist holy month of Sa-ka Da-wa


Kathmandu, Nepal -- Coming in contact with Buddhist community, one might wonder to see Buddhist devotees being spiritually more engrossing usually around this time of the year. One might have noticed Tibetan Buddhists more vigorously engaging in virtuous deeds like... ...>

Ego is the absence of true knowledge of who we really are


Ego is the absence of true knowledge of who we really are, together with its result: a doomed clutching on, at all costs, to a cobbled together and makeshift image of ourselves, an inevitably chameleon charlatan self that keeps changing,... ...>

Thich Nhat Hanh: Rights should be governed by goodwill, not hate


Bangkok, Thailand -- Amid heightened political tensions in Thailand, the visiting Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh yesterday emphasised the importance to protect democracy, freedom of speech and assembly, while cautioning political parties to refrain from inciting hate, fear and violence.... ...>

Two forms of meditation on emptiness.


Generally speaking, there are two forms of meditation on emptiness. One is the space-like meditation on emptiness, which is characterized by the total absence or negation of inherent existence. The other is called the illusion-like meditation on emptiness. The space-like... ...>

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