Hello My name is Guru Dorje and I was a student of Losang Tsering. I have some trepidation in writing this because my Guru wrote the previous posts and started Dechen Ling Press, he translated the works, he kept it going, in fact, he put out 5 books in the 1.5 years that I knew […]
By Losang Sherab (Guru Dorje), Dechen Ling Board of Directors The last time I saw my precious teacher, the Venerable Losang Tsering, I read to him the first chapter of The Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. He spoke to me that it was a wonderful translation. In the previous year and a
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Dear Community Our beloved teacher, Venerable Gen Losang Tsering passed into the Dharmadatu on Monday, October 13th at 5:22 AM. We at Dechen Ling Press (DLP) wanted you to know the very deep wish he had for all sentient beings to be free from suffering. DLP has been one of his many acts of enlightened
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Dear Friends, I apologize for the long gap since my last post. Things are very busy here at Dechen Ling. First of all, Dechen Ling Press is nearing the final stretch in the publishing the last remaining books. I am particularly excited about Essence of the Vast and Profound which is Kyabje Pabongkha’s commentary on
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Many years ago I was stuck by the poignancy of a statement Geshe Ngawang Dhargye made in one of his teachings I was reading where he stated that every moment is another opportunity to change the course of our lives, that how we decide to react right now, in this very moment, will have a
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The Blessings of Lama Tsongkhapa As some of you already know, on October 21st I posted an appeal for funds to complete the publication of several titles that Dechen Ling Press could not afford to publish. The campaign was very successful for which I thank you all. Shortly after posting the appeal, I spoke with
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For those of us that are Buddhists, our most basic goal regarding the end of our lives should be to die well. It is said that the best of practitioners dies full of joy, a middling practitioner dies with a sense of contentment, and the least of practitioners dies without regret. So many of us
Now that I have given everyone the basic background of my health issues in my previous blog post I would now like to begin with the actual intention of creating the blog: to share with you my experiences and insights. First of all, my experience of being ill has greatly increased my faith and conviction
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Now that I have given everyone the basic background of my health issues in my previous blog post I would now like to begin with the actual intention of creating the blog: to share with you my experiences and insights. First of all, my experience of being ill has greatly increased my faith and conviction
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Some friends of mine recommended that I post some pictures to let anyone who is interested understand the significance of my health issues. As you will see in the pictures below, I have lost over 40 lbs. This is a photo of me in April, 2011 This photo is from April, 2012 (below) Then there
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