Sakya Lineages

  Lineage of the Clear Light Gods. 3 brothers descended from the Celestial Realm of the Clear Light Gods.The middle brother (Yuring) stayed and produced offspring of 5 generations until Yapang Kye. This is known as the Lineage of the Clear Light Gods. Yapang...
Rejoicing

Rejoicing

Are you busy? Do you know anyone who is not busy? It seems that part of living in the 21st century is being busy. Just being alive seems to require that so many things be done. That’s just the things that have to be done to keep our life functioning. If we add on the...
Loneliness

Loneliness

Surveys often report that a large number of people feel lonely. Does the Buddhadharma offer any help in this regard? Fortunately, there are at least two Dharma remedies for this unhappy emotion: relative and absolute.   The absolute remedy asks the question: Who...
The Six Pollutions

The Six Pollutions

The Six Pollutions The Six Pollutions to Overcome When Receiving Dharma Teachings According to the great Sakya master Venerable Dezchung Rinpoche, there are six pollutions, or faults, to be overcome when receiving Dharma teachings: -Pride. “I probably know as...