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I really love the teachings of the Dalai Lama and the great spiritual masters around him. They make me feel good. Photo: The Dalai Lama To my right is Yahne Le Toumelin, Matthieu Ricard’s mother.

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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 5h
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"Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life." —Eckhart Tolle
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When the world feels like it is crashing down on you, don’t panic. Reflect that some of your past negative karma is ripening and fully exhausting. There is little feeling of relief. Remember even this deluge will not last. Yet, this is nature of our unenlig.. Barry Kerzin See the text in the photo
When the world feels like it is crashing down on you, don’t panic. Reflect that some of your past negative karma is ripening and fully exhausting. There is little feeling of relief. Remember even this deluge will not last. Yet, this is nature of our unenlightened lives, samsara. 

We cycle life after life and never are fully satisfied. Practice wisdom and compassion with the intention of getting out of this vicious cycle not only for yourself but for all our trapped and suffering sisters and brothers. Be kind. Be good. Be diligent in avoiding harm to yourself and others. And whenever possible help others. This also helps you feel like you are living a meaningful life. It also breeds patience. This allows to handle challenging periods in our lives more gracefully. 

We are able to see the “big picture” and thus handle difficult situations better. It allows us a buffer from falling into a chronic stress syndrome thus avoiding chronic exhaustion. This resilience enables us to bounce back with vigor. We learn to ride the bumps flexibly, without falling. Courage is strengthened. We feel we can handle anything, even the deluge. Emaho!
Barry Kerzin
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
I'm delighted to announce that I've received the Portuguese edition of Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva. My heartfelt thanks to my friends Paula and Andrew, and to the Padmakara Translation Group. Via Shechen Rabjam
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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An ocean of compassion and wisdom. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with his revered teacher, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Pure blessings in one frame. #DalaiLama #DilgoKhyentseRinpoche #TibetanBuddhism #Nyingma #Buddhism #Compassion #Wisdom Via དཔལ་ལྡན་ ཆོས་ཀྱི་ ལྷ་མོ།
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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May all beings have access to the Buddha’s very precious teachings. May they all experience happiness and the causes of happiness. #buddha #precious #teachings #happiness
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
What we call “life” and “death” are simply concepts — relative designations that are attributed to a continuous state of being, an indestructible awareness that is birthless and deathless. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Photo via Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
What we call “life” and “death” are simply concepts — relative designations that are attributed to a continuous state of being, an indestructible awareness that is birthless and deathless. — Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Via Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
💖 A precious opportunity to meet Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche in Canada for the first time!! 🍁Toronto🍁 lumarcai.com/vajra/specia... 🍁Montréal🍁 www.eventbrite.ca/e/adzom-gyal... ***** calendrier.umontreal.ca/activite/le-... #rinpoche #canada #toronto #montreal #opportunity
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The six syllables of Avalokiteshvara’s mantra - Om Mani Padme Hung - are a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara himself. Whenever anyone,even an ignorant wild animal, sees these six syllables or hears their sound of rhe mantra, the seed of lib... Book: The Heart of Compassion See the text in the photo
The six syllables of Avalokiteshvara’s mantra (Om Mani Padme
Houng) are a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara himself.
Whenever anyone,even an ignorant wild animal, sees these six syllables or
hears their sound of rhe mantra, the seed of liberation is sown in his or her being and he or she is protected from rebirth in the lower realms of existence. The syllables of Avalokiteshvara's mantra, even when written by an ordinary human hand, are not ordinary syllables, but have been consecrated by Avalokiteshvara's wisdom mind. These syllables are made of his blessings; they have the power to liberate beings.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Book : The Heart of Compassion
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
H.H. the Dalai Lama: .. PRACTICE THE STAGES OF DYING .. The process of dying involves a serial cessation, or dissolution, of the four internal elements: earth (the hard substances of the body); water (fluids); fire (heat); and wind (energy, movement).... See the text in the photo
H.H. the Dalai Lama:

.. PRACTICE THE STAGES OF DYING ..

The process of dying involves a serial cessation, or dissolution, of the four internal elements: earth (the hard substances of the body); water (fluids); fire (heat); and wind (energy, movement). In ordinary life, these elements serve as the basis for consciousness, but during the process of dying their capacity to support consciousness decreases, beginning with the earth element. Each step in this dissolution actually increases the capacity of the next element to support consciousness.

Step by step it looks like this:

1. When the earth element, or hard substances of your body, dissolves into the water element, the external indication is that your body becomes thinner; internally, you see what appears to be a mirage seen in a desert. (the body becomes heavy and cannot support itself.)

2. When the water element of your body dissolves into the fire element, the external signs are that the fluids in your body dry—your mouth dries, your nose puckers, and so forth; internally, you see what has been described as puffs of smoke from a chimney or smoke floating throughout a room. (the mouth and nose dry up.)

3. When the fire element of your body dissolves into the wind, or air, element, the external indication is that the heat in your body diminishes; internally, you see what look like fireflies at night or like scattering sparks. Heat withdraws from the body in different ways—from the feet upward to the heart or from the top of the head down. The former is preferable because it indicates that the mind will exit the body either upward or straight forward, not downward, and thus will most likely lead to a favourable next lifetime. This is caused by virtuous karma. (body heat disappears.)

4. Next, the wind, or movement of energy in your body, dissolves into consciousness, and your outer breath ceases; at this time you see an appearance like the light above a flickering candle flame when the fuel has almost been us…
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Via The Wisdom Library
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Be patient… Via Wayne MacDonald
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
During migration, the semipalmated plover travels thousands of kilometers and stops on beaches to feed before continuing its long journey south. Quebec, Canada. Via Francois Potvin - Photographe
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Striped owl Photo via Francois Potvin - Photographe
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Via United Nations for Tibet - INDIA
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Via CANADIAN Boat to Gaza
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If you master your mind, it will remain naturally concentrated, peaceful, and aware. You will even be able to wander around in a crowd without being distracted and carried away by desire or aversion. But if you have no mastery over your mind and... Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche See the text in the photo
If you master your mind, it will remain naturally concentrated, peaceful, and aware. You will even be able to wander around in a crowd without being distracted and carried away by desire or aversion. But if you have no mastery over your mind and are influenced and conditioned by your habitual tendencies, even in the quiet of an isolated retreat, your thoughts will follow one upon another like ripples on water.
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
An act, regardless of how it may appear, is negative or harmful if it causes suffering; it is positive or virtuous if it brings happiness. Dalai Lama Book: A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life This book was truly written by the Dalai Lama.
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
White Jewel Mountain is pleased to announce the Schedule for Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche's Activities in Crestone, October 15 - 21 All are Welcome! In Person and On Zoom. At the center of these seven extraordinary days, will be a rare and precious event - Rinpoche's consecrat... See the text in the photo

White Jewel Mountain is pleased to announce the Schedule for Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche's Activities in Crestone, October 15 - 21
All are Welcome! In Person and On Zoom.
At the center of these seven extraordinary days, will be a rare and precious event - Rinpoche's consecration of the White Jewel Mountain Enlightenment Stupa. Surrounding this day, Rinpoche will offer heart teachings, Adzom Drukpa secret pith instructions, and lead a Dorje Drolo Drubcho.
HEART TEACHINGS •
OCTOBER 15–17
Rinpoche reveals the Ati essence of a classic lojong text, The 37 Bodhisattva Practices.
Daily • 10–Noon & 2–4pm
STUPA CONSECRATION & CELEBRATION •
OCTOBER 18
Stupa Consecration led by Rinpoche
9–Noon • Stupa Consecration
Sponsored lunch
2–4pm • Celebration, cham dancers, song & joy
DORJE DROLÖ DRUBCHÖ •
OCTOBER 19–21
Wisdom Activity of the wrathful Guru Rinpoche
Daily • 9–10:30am • Practice
2–4pm • Practice
ADZOM DRUKPA SECRET PITH INSTRUCTIONS, PART 3 •
Also OCTOBER 19–21
Daily • 11–Noon
—> Prerequisites: Parts 1 & 2.
Audio is available to catch up!
Visit White Jewel Mountain's Registration Page to learn more.
https://whitejewelmountain.org/events/adzom-gyalse-rinpoche-october-2026/?fbclid=IwY2xjawU6ZHBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMU9mWGxJYkZCbEViZ0JPck5zcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe2BirjYEYhi6GRoTh30ioN4sVWvSF35FcfKgA49y2NcDvGio64FALikfKk6o_aem_b4dZC4ucPh7OF1xRVoDWbA#details
No one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Monastics are always welcome as our guests
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🌹 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲 – 𝗩𝗮𝗷𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘃𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌹 • October 22, 2026 @ 9.00 am Vajrasattva Jenang/Blessing Empowerment 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡! No registration needed! We are extremely honoured and delighted that H.E. Ling Rinpoche accepted our request to give the Vajrasattva... See the text in the photo
🌹 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲 – 𝗩𝗮𝗷𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘃𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌹
• October 22, 2026 @ 9.00 am
Vajrasattva Jenang/Blessing Empowerment
𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡! No registration needed!
We are extremely honoured and delighted that H.E. Ling Rinpoche accepted our request to give the Vajrasattva Jenang/Blessing Empowerment.
Rinpoche will give the Jenang in Tibetan, and Geshema Kelsang Wangmo will provide English translation.
This is an extremely rare and precious opportunity to connect with a great living master of these modern times and an essential practice of purification within the Vajrayana tradition.
The Vajrasattva initiation is a tantric empowerment associated with the purification of negative karma and obstacles, helping to clear the mind and support spiritual development.
Receiving this jenang creates a meaningful connection with the practice and opens the door to engaging in Vajrasattva meditation.
💝 For more information, please check out our website: https://tushita.info/events/his-eminence-ling-rinpoche-vajrasattva-initiation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawU6YtxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMU9mWGxJYkZCbEViZ0JPck5zcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEereHW63KUnS6O7gYfSmClQQdbsJ1uUju1wD5VUM6_egllknHsZnoUsU_nys8_aem_ysOl0dKw2YYoCNaEbzXL0A
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Via Palyul Centre UK
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This November, Shechen Center Hong Kong welcomes Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche and Matthieu Ricard for a series of teachings, talks and a rare dialogue between the three. Over two weeks, they will share timeless wisdom on compassion, mind training.. See the text in the first photo
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Via Vivan Tsang
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The key point is to recognize that the more you care for others the greater will be your own sense of peace. It's quite clear that where there is less kindness in the world, there are more problems. When we talk about love, kindness and compassion, it's not.. Via Dalai Lama See the text in the photo
The key point is to recognize that the more you care for others the greater will be your own sense of peace. It's quite clear that where there is less kindness in the world, there are more problems. When we talk about love, kindness and compassion, it's not a religious matter. It's part of the fundamental reality of relations among social creatures.
Via Dalai Lama
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Good and bad deeds bear fruit. What happens at the moment of death will depend on what you have done during your lifetime. Dalai Lama Photo via Ngawang Chosung Buddhist #dalailama #death
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Faith in the master is an essential prerequisite on the path. Without faith, even if you were to follow the Buddha himself, you would derive no benefit from it. Dalai Lama #dalailama #master #teacher #path #faith #buddha
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In this way, the master’s most evident qualities will transform you, just as an ordinary piece of wood in a sandalwood forest gradually absorbs the scents of that forest. Excerpt from: The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva Via Matthieu Ricard
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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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