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Student Teacher Relationship

In order to diffuse  some tension and confusion within the Paldenshangpa community and dharma students at large, I feel there is a need to re-define the whole concept and relationship between teacher and student as least within our Paldenshangpa lineage …

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A Brand New Life

In retreat we study and practice so hard that somehow the whole story about practice can become very solid,  almost like concrete. Breaking that concrete is the last challenge. Now

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Back from the Himalayas

I am trying to bring you back to earth, bring you back to be a human

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Myth

Many of the traditional teachings are like myth. They were created to help us aim very high. Once we aim for the best, we might achieve the average. But in fact

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Arrived in France

Dear friends, After some delay due to my visa application, I have now arrived in France and Palden Shangpa La Boulaye. The program will now unfold as planned. For

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Reflection from your mind.

Reflections from our mind are what create reality. Reality itself just comes from our mind. At the end it is all just our mind ! So as a buddhist what we

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My dear friends, any system,  any structure, be it material, politic or religious , first  it brings hope, happiness and stability. Then comes confusion, and for sure at the end of the

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In this very moment.

The different situations that we find ourselves in are our reality ; in that very moment Dharma can help us. Buddha did not teach Dharma to make an institution;

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Share Dharma naturally

Buddha did not intend to become world famous or to teach all sentients beings! He just shared dharma naturally, as a family. Just sharing the truth made him a

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Our Three Jewels

The Buddha taught three things: openness, stability, and to  recognize the nature of our own mind. Openness is accepting the guidance of a spiritual teacher. It also means a