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Lama Tharchin Rinpoche on translation: Sentient beings become buddhas only by practice based on the teachings of the Buddha. Buddhist texts are considered relics of the dharmakaya because they create a connection between Buddha and sentient beings. Through words, the inexpressible meaning of the dharmakaya of Buddha’s wisdom mind in expressed in order for sentient beings to understand. Then through practice, sentient beings can attain fully enlightened buddhahood.

 

Language, Sacred Art & Ritual

One of the distinctive features of Vajrayana is the transmission of nondual wisdom through sensory experience. Languaging, sacred art, and ritual are skillfully used to invite the intellect into a wider field of experience and learning. 


Translation
Jnanasukha was originally established in order to support the translation of The Dakini Heart Essence (mka 'gro thugh thig), a 550-page volume of His Holiness Dujom Rinpoche's mind treasure. Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo and Heidi Nevin completed this work and now several texts suitable to general practitioners are available for purchase.

Unpublished translations include pilgrimage guides to Tsogyal Latso and Shang Zabbulung in Tibet. Our next publication is Dudjom Rinpoche's Brief Account of the History of Buddhism in India & Tibet & the Classifications of the Lesser and Great Vehicles. (July 2011).

Tormas by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

Tormas represent enlightened mind. Through connecting with them, our own mind can awaken. The shape, proportions, and colors of tormas arise from the wisdom of the buddhas. More specifically, tormas are said to purify ignorance. They are commonly used by Vajrayana practitioners, but their benefits also extend to anyone who wishes to bring enlightened energy into their environment.

While it is most common to place tormas on a shrine for spiritual practice, they can also be used to accumulate positive energy in your home and/or they can be appreciated as a form of spiritual art. Tormas support spiritual wisdom and attract other benefits, such as wealth, success, health, and protection from harm.


Sacred Dance

White Tara Dance offered to Lama Tharchin Rinpoche for health and longevity by his student LiAnne Hunt during a Jnanasukha retreat in Boise, Idaho in 2008.

 

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