More wonderful old (1930s) photographs of ceremonial musical instruments from Tibet and Mongolia. From British Library #endangeredarchives project…
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The Five Buddha Families, by Francesca Fremantle
The Buddha wisdom, which is beyond imagination, naturally appears in the mandala in the five different kinds of enlightenment, or five wisdoms. This is known as the five Buddha families. These five contain the possibility of both confusion and wisdom, samsara and enlightenment…
Photographs of the 1903 Francis Younghusband led mission to invade Tibet
Mission Tibet [1903-1904] Click any photo to view full size gallery. The photographs are of Tibet when the Francis Younghusband led the mission to invade Tibet. In 1903 a substantial army was assembled in Sikkim and camped some 15 miles… Read More ›
Some notes on Tantra, by Francesca Fremantle
It is possible to do any kind of spiritual practice—not only Buddhist, but Christian or other kinds of practices—with a Tantric attitude, with the attitude of seeing the sacredness in life, of relating our ordinary everyday experiences to this kind of sacred experience…
Tantric attitude to life, by Francesca Fremantle
Everything comes from our own hearts and minds, and even though we cannot experience them fully in the real Tantric sense, we can have a glimpse of them. Tantra is not something strange and different; like Buddhahood itself, it is inherent in our own nature…
Inside Tibet: Rare film of pre-Chinese Invasion
Scenes of Tibetan terrain, travel facilities, housing, a New Year religious festival, the Dalai Lama’s palaces in Lhasa, monasteries and other religious buildings. 40 minutes.
Mindfulness and Meditation, by Ringu Tulku
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche explains the Buddhist understanding of mindfulness and meditation.
Dzogchen, by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Please consider this: right now, you have a body, a voice and a mind, don’t you? Of these, mind is the most important. Isn’t it true that your body and voice are the servants of mind? Mind is the boss, and here comes more about mind…
Buddhism now 