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- Pink Lotus Thangka: Tibetan Buddhist Thangkas, crafts, Dharma goods, and Buddha statues, etc. Merchandise comes from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. They have been in business for many years supplying goods to satisfied customers through their secure website, and through a retail outlet located in St Annes-on-sea, Lancashire, UK.
- Tzu Chi Merits Society: The organization was started by Master Cheng Yen with the financial help of 30 housewives to provide aid to local poor families and the elderly. They quickly gained enough support to extend their reach beyond Taiwan and now they have over 4 million people under their nurturing wings.
- The Nangchen Yushu Educational and Medical Association: NYEMA, the Tibetan word for the sun, was founded in 1997 by Lama Norlha Rinpoche and Dr. Pema Dorje to support people living in their native homeland, Nangchen, Tibet, which is situated on the Tibetan plateau north of the Himalayas. There are appx. 60,000 families in the area, many of whom rely on assistance from the NYEMA for continued education and health care.
- Simhanada - Mahayana Buddhism: Spreading Mahayana Buddhist teachings around the world through messages of compassion and kindness from some of the most profound lamas practicing today. The website contains overviews of The Buddha's life and main teachings, a Q&A section, definitions of Buddhist lineages and links to current masters. There is also a free newsletter.
- The Neydo Foundation: Helping Tibetan people everywhere through support to orphanages, health clinics, the disadvantaged, and to refugees. The foundation also provides help to monasteries and other Tibetan Buddhist centers, plus financially supports the creation of an education infrastructure designed to keep the Tibetan language alive. The website contains a secure form to make a donation or to become a member.
- Shenpen Osel: A not-for-profit print magazine from the Kagyu Shenpen Osel Choling, a Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist center in Seattle, Washington. The magazine comes out 3 times a year and publishes insightful articles by skilled teachers - mainly from the Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu traditions. Website has past volumes online, plus other teachings are now available for download (such as the Medicine Buddha.)
- Gampo Abbey: A Buddhist Monastery in the Shambhala Tradition located in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia on the beautiful and dramatic Cape Breton Island coastline. Ani Pema Chodron is the head spiritual guide at the abbey, an internationally renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher who has written many books, such as The Places that Scare You and The Wisdom of No Escape.
- Buddhist Travel: Your site of choice for all things related to Buddhist places, culture, people and travel information.
- Tergar Institute: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche established this institute for people to study classic Buddhism, to meditate under supervision, and to learn to be fluent in Tibetan. It is auspiciously situated at the Tergar Monastery in Bodhgaya, India, next to where the original Buddha became enlightened. It is also the location of the annual Kagyu Monlam. This major ceremony concludes just as the Terger sessions begin. Programs focus on combining philosophy and practice, with the aim of helping students turn theory into everyday experience. Website features schedules, information on the relevant Buddhist lineages, and a biography on Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.
- The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche: The 7th Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Karma Sungrap Ngedon Tenpa Gyaltsen is a young but affluent meditation master and scholar. His traditions are Kagyu and Nyingma, from which he delivers teachings to western audiences with good natured expertise. No translator is required for his talks, giving him added lucidity compared to most of his contemporaries. He is a published author, artist and calligrapher, whose latest books, Mind Beyond Death, Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of Samantabhadra, and Wild Awakening have gained him a growing following. Website includes a section on his poetry and artwork that should not be missed!
Zenlightened: Poems from Zen Lightened Moments
- Ode To Johnny Graham: … Harvest time has passed the season exhales… tonight seems longer still. … The air turns cold – touching his skin restless by moonlight … A silent wind stirs the leaves whispers of sun call him home… … Lay down all burdens – your self, the fallow sound a garden gate closing… … What is this? Freedom to move! Limbs like spring currents … O, that light is so vital shimmering on the water – inhale deeply and [...]
- First Frost: … First frost – a frog croaks fireside dogs dream… …
- One Game: The seasons play - one game… summer kisses a peach.
- Four Seasons: Four seasons pass… and pass again, a deep sea pearl ripens.
- River Rippling: Life is a river - in the stifling heat watch waves rippling…
