This series of lectures by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo are a gift to humanity. She has a gift for making it seem like love and compassion are completely natural and almost obvious characteristics. Listening to Jetsuma, with his welcoming voice, his humility and deep wisdom, makes us think how far humanity has become from its true nature. Thanks for sharing this teachings.
I felt like I met her before when I met jetsuma in Canberra at one of her talks . It was a very strange experience. I'd never heard of her before that. I went to a talk with a friend and boom 💥 I knew I'd met her before. It put me on my own journey and my path
Thank you Tenzin Palma, vert true don't be taken by a person's charisma, that is only appearance n hypocrisy. I pray straight to Buddha and trust Buddha for direction. Thank you for your teaching.
Venerable Jetsunma, if one is new to the Buddhist path (for all intents and purposes, naive) then how does one truly know who is a real lama and who is the pop star when one seeks a teacher/guru? If we don't 'know any better' because we haven't been on the path for long, how do we discern between the real deal and those who are not or who may be 'teaching' for ego-driven or nefarious ends? And how does one from the West obtain said heart lama in this day and age of Covid-related travel restrictions if you can't look someone in the eye and 'know' he or she is 'the one'? How does one discern between all the various schools of Buddhism to know which path is the 'right one'? Are the different schools really all that different in ideology or is this just an artificial divide to suit different lineage egos? How does one who is new to this not become a skeptic and toss these divergent schools and their proprietary eachings as 'politics as usual' into the trash can? Can one find a heart guru who is Western (for geographical convenience) or does one's lama have to be from Tibet to be 'authentic'? So many questions; so few lifetimes...Thank you in advance.
One piece of advise I've heard is to look at the Lama's students. What are they like? We need to choose our teacher well because we will become like them. So check the Lama's students.
I dont really understand why you have ads. No other buddhist channels have that... If you took away the ads, the experience would become much more focused for us who is listening to her. So my question is: is this clip here because you wanna make money or because you want the knowledge to be spread?? Very fundamental question, hope you can answer, best regards
The first book that Venerable Jetsunma mentioned was the Bodhicaryāvatāra by Santideva. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattvacaryavatara The second book she mentioned, I believe, was a work by Khunu Rinpoche on Bodhicitta. Based on his wikipedia page, I think it is the book 'Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea: Verses in Praise of Bodhicitta'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khunu_Lama_Tenzin_Gyaltsen 🙏
Forgive my rigid thinking, but doesn't the part on how our past lives planted the seed and conditions for what happens to us this life seem to paradoxically confirm the existence of an eternal "self"? Can someone explain it?
@@sherryburrows882 Thanks for your reply. I have been contemplating this question for some time. Recently I realized this "paradox" might be due to the mixture of two discursive levels: the provisional truth and the ultimate truth. On the existential level, which includes not only this life, but also previous lives and future lives, the law of cause-effect and interdependent conditions work in our life. We need to sow good seeds in order to reap good results. As simple as that. But ultimately, in the ultimate reality, a different reality only enlightened eyes can see, there is no such thing as "self" nor the clinging to the self. To access that enlightened perspective requires years and even lives of practice, practice of observing the cause-effect law and of living every moment with full presence and mindfulness.
The Buddha, unlike later traditions, did not teach self. He instructed on what is not self (any form, feeling, perception, thinking, and consciousness, all elements, mental object, emotions, the world) all are not self. He never said there is no self and he never said what is, or if there is, any self. He avoided afirming any metaphysical or cosmological claims and instead instructed us how to see impermanent, unconditioned, empty nature of all phenomena. He taught this so that we can let go of everything with which the mind identifies or concocts concepts. What's left when this happens does not need to be explained. He just calls it Nibbana (coolness), which is the complete liberation of mind from greed, hatred and delusion. The later traditions long history of describing the nature of reality and talking about life after death was beside the point according to the Buddha. All we need are the Four Noble Truths so that whatever arises we understand as suffering arising, dependent on craving and clinging (identification), and whatever ceases is suffering ceasing through development of the path that leads to nongrasping. I'm amazed after the Buddha was the only human to reach the goal, we are still repeating the mistakes he explicitly taught us to avoid. 🙏🏼
@Dònal Brügge I think you misunderstood what I wrote. Not self is not the same as no self. The Buddha taught what is not self, which is anything subject to birth or origination. He did not name or conceptualize the deathless (amata). No matter what we call it, the unconditioned, ultimate, truth is beyond words, which is why Lord Buddha instead taught us the skills of knowing things as impermanent, unsatisfying, and empty, so the mind can realize the deathless, the reality void of birth and death. There is no Theravada, Mahayana, or Vajrayana, there is only the ultimate truth which Lord Buddha points out. In my own experience, however, the early traditions, Theravada, have preserved the Buddhadhamma the best, while later traditions have made the mistake of bringing back concepts like self that lead to metaphysical debate, which is not peaceful, not Nibbana. People have always misunderstood the Buddhadhamma as nihilistic. That's unfortunate. The Dhamma, though apparent here and now, is difficult to see and know. May you and I and all beings realize the peace of Nibbana 🙏🏼
I do not deny the validity of Mahayana or Vajrayana texts. I agree with your point that if we are to trust the validity of an oral tradition, then we should also trust Mahayana and Vajrayana texts. I just don't see much of a need for any teaching beyond the first three sermons (The Four Noble Truths, the Doctrine of Anata, and The Fire Sermon). Nonetheless, each tradition offers a different approach to the same Dhamma. My point in the original post was that the primary goal of the Middle Way is to extinguish greed, hatred, and delusion, rooted in ignorance and selfishness. I apply the Four Noble Truths with the question: What makes the mind peaceful? I am unfamiliar with much of the texts you discussed above but I think we mostly agree, and have a mutual devotion to the Lord's Dhamma. Great Blessing to you as well
Rinpoche - The word is used in the context of Tibetan Buddhism as a way of showing respect when addressing those recognized as reincarnated, older, respected, notable, learned and/or an accomplished Lamas or teachers of the Dharma. It is also used as an honorific for abbots of monasteries. -- after Wikipedia
Rinpoche is literally "jewel" as it is an honorific title given to a Tibetan Lama who does not have to be a recognized reincarnation ("tulku") but can be a simple monk or nun. It is given because of their spiritual attainment.
What they really need is Math, Science and Social Studies! and now computers and driving too. And to learn to swim, in view of Geshe-la's death by drowning.
are you asking about "tonglen" or "togden"? Tonglen is a kind of meditation practice in Tibetan (or Vajrayana) Buddhism, in which we focus our compassionate mind to "take/absorb" other beings' suffering and usie to weaken our ego and at the same time send our love/wishing of happiness/goodness to those beings. While Togden or Tokden is a designation we use to address an adept/accomplished yogi or retreat (meditation) masters, those who dedicate their whole life to be a meditator recluse.
1st disturbing thought: What is the source of the initial bad karma, the very 1st one? If there was nothing bad to initiate it, why would it even start in the 1st place? *Karmic Primum*
Great wisdom from Jetsunma, but i kinda wished she didn't use Chogyam Trungpa's ideas (known abuser of his students and pets) to make the point about an authentic lama. It's time we let go of these intellectual gurus whose life clearly shows they lack a true realization of the dharma
to me the past life idea from a buddhist perspective presents a contradiction in the sense that there is no self so how can a non self be reincarnated and to be stuck in cycle of birth & rebirth for which we have no control over and are forced to participate in is for me the ego's fantasy akin to dying to and meeting 72 virgins lol. I've heard differing ideas about this for example that the rise and falling of thought is the birth, death & rebirth of the artificial self that craves being real, infinite and not wanting to die
I really appreciate the teachings but that initial story of guru devotion is absolutely ludicrus. A 20 year old girl smitten by some random Guru. It is as if she never even bothered to read buddhas teachings! Virtuous friends, not Gurus....mahaparinibanna sutra.
Yes she was young, and yes she was excited about taking refuge w/him. It did not harm her, obviously! She is a skilled Teacher, I believe she is a kind soul, A passionate Teacher. Trustworthy.
I am not a Buddhist, but I don't think you have to be to perceive what a special person this is.
and you don't have to be Buddhist to put these principles into practice 😊
Everyone is special, she has just realized her true nature.
Does anybody know when this was recorded ?
I bow down to Tenzin. Palmo. You have inspired my practice! I love you. Thank you for your example.
Sadhu x3 and beyond 🙏🏼💚💚💚💚💚
I just want to say, will all due respect... Jetsunma I love you! 😊😇 Thank you so deeply for your presence and teachings 🙏🙏🙏❤️🌸🌺🌼☀️🙏🙏
My beloved Kyabje Gelek Rinpoche also learned English at this school, & spoke fondly of it. Beautiful presentation, thank you.
Thank you, Tenzin Palmo. You are a good genuine teacher, Your explanation is so clear.
Sadhu
Her love for her teacher is so immense.
Yes, she was very young
DFI, thank you so much for bringing Jetsunma to Israel!
She gave me so much inspiration and motivation to my practice.
She said so many things I needed to know! Once again, thank you 🙏
Such a learned anila. བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས།
🌺 May You live for a very long time 🙏
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU ❤️
She is such an amazing and profound teacher. We are lucky to have examples like her alive right now.🙏🩵🙏🩵
This series of lectures by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo are a gift to humanity. She has a gift for making it seem like love and compassion are completely natural and almost obvious characteristics. Listening to Jetsuma, with his welcoming voice, his humility and deep wisdom, makes us think how far humanity has become from its true nature. Thanks for sharing this teachings.
Thank you for publishing these talks! 🙏
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank you soooooo very much for sharing
I felt like I met her before when I met jetsuma in Canberra at one of her talks . It was a very strange experience. I'd never heard of her before that. I went to a talk with a friend and boom 💥 I knew I'd met her before. It put me on my own journey and my path
fantastic.
simply fantastic.
fantastically illuminating.
endless gratitude.
Thank you very much you all you that helped me to come here back again. Be happy.
Incredibly clear and helpful. Thank you! 🙏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Very useful teachings from a very wonderful lady.
Thank you Tenzin Palma, vert true don't be taken by a person's charisma, that is only appearance n hypocrisy.
I pray straight to Buddha and trust Buddha for direction.
Thank you for your teaching.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 so valuable. THANKYOU
Namobuddhay namodhammay namosanghay
abbess tenzin palmo - most good didaktiks i ever heard. grace and dignity compared with charming wit and deepinsights. compliments!
Thank you for your suggestion
Great ful and would like her to be my teacher.
God bless jetsunma and long live
Wonderful Dakini.x
Great
Venerable Jetsunma, if one is new to the Buddhist path (for all intents and purposes, naive) then how does one truly know who is a real lama and who is the pop star when one seeks a teacher/guru? If we don't 'know any better' because we haven't been on the path for long, how do we discern between the real deal and those who are not or who may be 'teaching' for ego-driven or nefarious ends? And how does one from the West obtain said heart lama in this day and age of Covid-related travel restrictions if you can't look someone in the eye and 'know' he or she is 'the one'? How does one discern between all the various schools of Buddhism to know which path is the 'right one'? Are the different schools really all that different in ideology or is this just an artificial divide to suit different lineage egos? How does one who is new to this not become a skeptic and toss these divergent schools and their proprietary eachings as 'politics as usual' into the trash can? Can one find a heart guru who is Western (for geographical convenience) or does one's lama have to be from Tibet to be 'authentic'? So many questions; so few lifetimes...Thank you in advance.
One piece of advise I've heard is to look at the Lama's students. What are they like? We need to choose our teacher well because we will become like them. So check the Lama's students.
Do not rush
Very good deshanaa.
Tashi delek !!!
Hello, does anybody know which booklet she is reading from? And if so, is it available to purchase anywhere? Thank you in advance!
May all beings benefit
does someboy know which book she is holding during her talk?
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I dont really understand why you have ads. No other buddhist channels have that... If you took away the ads, the experience would become much more focused for us who is listening to her. So my question is: is this clip here because you wanna make money or because you want the knowledge to be spread??
Very fundamental question, hope you can answer, best regards
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Thank you for sharing this talk! Please can somone tell me what the books recommend at the end were. I couldn't quite work it out. Many Thanks 🙏
The first book that Venerable Jetsunma mentioned was the Bodhicaryāvatāra by Santideva. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattvacaryavatara
The second book she mentioned, I believe, was a work by Khunu Rinpoche on Bodhicitta. Based on his wikipedia page, I think it is the book 'Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea: Verses in Praise of Bodhicitta'. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khunu_Lama_Tenzin_Gyaltsen 🙏
Can anyone tell me where can I find this text, please? Thanks
頂禮尊者達賴喇嘛，祈請尊者達賴喇嘛長久住世，弘法利生，感恩。乃至有虛空，以及眾生住，願我住世間，盡除眾生苦。我趨皈依於三寶，一一懺悔所造罪，隨喜尊者弘法利生一切有情諸善業，內心記取佛菩提。隨喜大眾一切善行，普皆回向共成佛道。願我生生世世從小落髮為僧做喇嘛僧人，長住正信佛寺道場，親近善知識。諸佛正法眾中尊，直至菩提我皈依，我以布施等資糧，為利有情願成佛。願我每日所修布施福報功德資糧，迴向十方法界眾生開悟成佛。願所有眾生少疾苦而終、無疾苦而終、預知時至而終。
Forgive my rigid thinking, but doesn't the part on how our past lives planted the seed and conditions for what happens to us this life seem to paradoxically confirm the existence of an eternal "self"? Can someone explain it?
Good question. I've come across different answers in my studies and am still trying to comprehend it.
@@sherryburrows882 Thanks for your reply. I have been contemplating this question for some time. Recently I realized this "paradox" might be due to the mixture of two discursive levels: the provisional truth and the ultimate truth. On the existential level, which includes not only this life, but also previous lives and future lives, the law of cause-effect and interdependent conditions work in our life. We need to sow good seeds in order to reap good results. As simple as that. But ultimately, in the ultimate reality, a different reality only enlightened eyes can see, there is no such thing as "self" nor the clinging to the self. To access that enlightened perspective requires years and even lives of practice, practice of observing the cause-effect law and of living every moment with full presence and mindfulness.
The Buddha, unlike later traditions, did not teach self. He instructed on what is not self (any form, feeling, perception, thinking, and consciousness, all elements, mental object, emotions, the world) all are not self. He never said there is no self and he never said what is, or if there is, any self. He avoided afirming any metaphysical or cosmological claims and instead instructed us how to see impermanent, unconditioned, empty nature of all phenomena. He taught this so that we can let go of everything with which the mind identifies or concocts concepts. What's left when this happens does not need to be explained. He just calls it Nibbana (coolness), which is the complete liberation of mind from greed, hatred and delusion. The later traditions long history of describing the nature of reality and talking about life after death was beside the point according to the Buddha. All we need are the Four Noble Truths so that whatever arises we understand as suffering arising, dependent on craving and clinging (identification), and whatever ceases is suffering ceasing through development of the path that leads to nongrasping. I'm amazed after the Buddha was the only human to reach the goal, we are still repeating the mistakes he explicitly taught us to avoid. 🙏🏼
@Dònal Brügge I think you misunderstood what I wrote. Not self is not the same as no self. The Buddha taught what is not self, which is anything subject to birth or origination. He did not name or conceptualize the deathless (amata). No matter what we call it, the unconditioned, ultimate, truth is beyond words, which is why Lord Buddha instead taught us the skills of knowing things as impermanent, unsatisfying, and empty, so the mind can realize the deathless, the reality void of birth and death. There is no Theravada, Mahayana, or Vajrayana, there is only the ultimate truth which Lord Buddha points out. In my own experience, however, the early traditions, Theravada, have preserved the Buddhadhamma the best, while later traditions have made the mistake of bringing back concepts like self that lead to metaphysical debate, which is not peaceful, not Nibbana. People have always misunderstood the Buddhadhamma as nihilistic. That's unfortunate. The Dhamma, though apparent here and now, is difficult to see and know. May you and I and all beings realize the peace of Nibbana 🙏🏼
I do not deny the validity of Mahayana or Vajrayana texts. I agree with your point that if we are to trust the validity of an oral tradition, then we should also trust Mahayana and Vajrayana texts. I just don't see much of a need for any teaching beyond the first three sermons (The Four Noble Truths, the Doctrine of Anata, and The Fire Sermon). Nonetheless, each tradition offers a different approach to the same Dhamma. My point in the original post was that the primary goal of the Middle Way is to extinguish greed, hatred, and delusion, rooted in ignorance and selfishness. I apply the Four Noble Truths with the question: What makes the mind peaceful? I am unfamiliar with much of the texts you discussed above but I think we mostly agree, and have a mutual devotion to the Lord's Dhamma. Great Blessing to you as well
I love her! I hope to meet her some day. She is such an inspiration to me. 🙏🏼🩵
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Is it possible, to put subtitles in Spanish, please!
Mam you must be teaching the way out of the misery of existence. I hope that is true.
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Can someone please tell me the title of the text that is being read in this video? Thank you!
Anyone knows what is a Rimpoche?
Rinpoche - The word is used in the context of Tibetan Buddhism as a way of showing respect when addressing those recognized as reincarnated, older, respected, notable, learned and/or an accomplished Lamas or teachers of the Dharma. It is also used as an honorific for abbots of monasteries. -- after Wikipedia
Rinpoche is literally "jewel" as it is an honorific title given to a Tibetan Lama who does not have to be a recognized reincarnation ("tulku") but can be a simple monk or nun. It is given because of their spiritual attainment.
Equal to a Ph.D
What is the name of the book she is holding in her hands? Thanks!
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What they really need is Math, Science and Social Studies! and now computers and driving too. And to learn to swim, in view of Geshe-la's death by drowning.
I am so small.
Don’t sell yourself short
Ah
The dancer in the moon light
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Any videos of a tongden?
are you asking about "tonglen" or "togden"?
Tonglen is a kind of meditation practice in Tibetan (or Vajrayana) Buddhism, in which we focus our compassionate mind to "take/absorb" other beings' suffering and usie to weaken our ego and at the same time send our love/wishing of happiness/goodness to those beings.
While Togden or Tokden is a designation we use to address an adept/accomplished yogi or retreat (meditation) masters, those who dedicate their whole life to be a meditator recluse.
1st disturbing thought: What is the source of the initial bad karma, the very 1st one? If there was nothing bad to initiate it, why would it even start in the 1st place?
*Karmic Primum*
Well, karma is not really real, fully realising that is what makes you enlightened. Paradoxical I know but Truth goes beyond the merely rational.
confusion -- ignorance
JETSUMMA IS A great Pratictioner, but in general, i d ont belive that is possible turn back to a animal incarnation...it have not logic...at all...
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Great wisdom from Jetsunma, but i kinda wished she didn't use Chogyam Trungpa's ideas (known abuser of his students and pets) to make the point about an authentic lama. It's time we let go of these intellectual gurus whose life clearly shows they lack a true realization of the dharma
to me the past life idea from a buddhist perspective presents a contradiction in the sense that there is no self so how can a non self be reincarnated and to be stuck in cycle of birth & rebirth for which we have no control over and are forced to participate in is for me the ego's fantasy akin to dying to and meeting 72 virgins lol. I've heard differing ideas about this for example that the rise and falling of thought is the birth, death & rebirth of the artificial self that craves being real, infinite and not wanting to die
So
In this lecture she says nothing about Mahamudra.
She looks like female version of Yoda.
Is she enlightened? I don't think so.
She is certainly at peace.
I really appreciate the teachings but that initial story of guru devotion is absolutely ludicrus.
A 20 year old girl smitten by some random Guru.
It is as if she never even bothered to read buddhas teachings!
Virtuous friends, not Gurus....mahaparinibanna sutra.
Yes she was young, and yes she was excited about taking refuge w/him.
It did not harm her, obviously! She is a skilled Teacher, I believe she is a kind soul, A passionate Teacher. Trustworthy.
@@oneseeker2 Read the buddhas teachings and practice what was taught...
Mahaparinibbana sutta.....
This is a mistake.
Jetsunma . tu jay chay . butI wish. Famous nuns made gompa S fir old western nuns. Not so famous..
😘!..
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