I am a sculptor [ MFA Yale ] and a student of Penor Rinpoche and now Karma Kuchen Rinpoche.
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work 2007-2009
work 2004-2006
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daedalic figurine
daedalic figurine of the archaic period : Parian workshop approximately 600-660 BC
excavated Despotiko [ Archaic Sanctuary of Apollo ]
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exotic symmetry seen in ultracold electrons
A visual representation of E8 symmetry. The two smallest concentric rings of solid red dots have their radius in the golden ratio as seen experimentally for the two lowest resonance frequencies of the magnetic spins. Credit: Wikimedia/Claudio Rocchini.
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Announcement from Namdroling for Gathering 14 March, 2010
This announcement in Tibetan was posted by Namdroling Monastery for all of our Tulkus, Khenpos, Lopons, Lamas, Monks and Nuns to gather at Namdroling Monastery in South India for the anniversary ceremony of the Parinirvana of our Guru, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche. The ceremony will start on the 14th of March and last until the 18th (five days). Posted per the instruction of Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche. http://ub0.cc/g3/6N
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Hubble : "look-back times" of 12.9 billion-13.1 billion years
This is the deepest image of the universe ever taken in near-infrared light by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The faintest and reddest objects (left inset) in the image are galaxies that correspond to "look-back times" of approximately 12.9 billion years to 13.1 billion years ago. No galaxies have been seen before at such early epochs. These galaxies are much smaller than the Milky Way galaxy and have populations of stars that are intrinsically very blue. This may indicate the galaxies are so primordial that they are deficient in heavier elements, and as a result, are quite free of the dust that reddens light through scattering. Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory and University of California, Santa Cruz), and the HUDF09 Team http://ub0.cc/4D/tY
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H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
pith instructions from H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche to Yölmo Lama Dawa :
Dedicated practitioner at Yangleshö, fortunate one named Dawa,
who practices from his heart, I give you these instructions with
love from my heart.
To take full advantage of the life that is so difficult to obtain,
resolve to free oneself from the ocean of samsaric suffering, trust
that the three jewels are the infallible source of refuge, and do not
be mistaken about the results of virtuous and unvirtuous actions.
In particular, devotion to the root teacher, love and affection for
samaya brothers and sisters, the bodhichitta of compassion
toward all mother sentient beings, and the reduction of grasping
due to the knowledge that all compounded things are
impermanent are known as the four everlasting wealths of a
practitioner and should be regarded as indispensable. The lama
and yidam are inseparable from one’s own mind. In the
development stage, meditate all appearances to be as empty as the
moon’s reflection on water; all repetitions and utterances as the
sound-emptiness of mantra. All this is the display of one’s own
single awareness of dharmata, the true nature. Within the space of
dharmata, benefit and harm are nonexistent. So-called nirvana
and samsara are labels corresponding primarily to hope and fear.
When you recognize the original inherent wisdom as it is,
activity will only add delusion; therefore, hold the fortress of
awareness with nonaction. Let naked, ordinary mind go free.
Then “abiding” and “nonabiding” will be nothing more than
names. If thoughts arise, let them come, and let them self-liberate.
If they don’t arise, then let that be, and relax in that self-occurring
state. If the faults of meditation-torpor and scattering-should
arise, dispel them on the spot. When the clear light pervades both
night and day without interruption, then, a la la! How wonderful!
There’ll be no need to hope for results in a future life. Please,
practice diligently in this way.
Thus written and sent by Iigdral Yeshe Dorje.
who practices from his heart, I give you these instructions with
love from my heart.
To take full advantage of the life that is so difficult to obtain,
resolve to free oneself from the ocean of samsaric suffering, trust
that the three jewels are the infallible source of refuge, and do not
be mistaken about the results of virtuous and unvirtuous actions.
In particular, devotion to the root teacher, love and affection for
samaya brothers and sisters, the bodhichitta of compassion
toward all mother sentient beings, and the reduction of grasping
due to the knowledge that all compounded things are
impermanent are known as the four everlasting wealths of a
practitioner and should be regarded as indispensable. The lama
and yidam are inseparable from one’s own mind. In the
development stage, meditate all appearances to be as empty as the
moon’s reflection on water; all repetitions and utterances as the
sound-emptiness of mantra. All this is the display of one’s own
single awareness of dharmata, the true nature. Within the space of
dharmata, benefit and harm are nonexistent. So-called nirvana
and samsara are labels corresponding primarily to hope and fear.
When you recognize the original inherent wisdom as it is,
activity will only add delusion; therefore, hold the fortress of
awareness with nonaction. Let naked, ordinary mind go free.
Then “abiding” and “nonabiding” will be nothing more than
names. If thoughts arise, let them come, and let them self-liberate.
If they don’t arise, then let that be, and relax in that self-occurring
state. If the faults of meditation-torpor and scattering-should
arise, dispel them on the spot. When the clear light pervades both
night and day without interruption, then, a la la! How wonderful!
There’ll be no need to hope for results in a future life. Please,
practice diligently in this way.
Thus written and sent by Iigdral Yeshe Dorje.
from the Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom | http://ub0.cc/9g/3j
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Ise jingu [ 1 ]
This shinto architecture was created 1300 years ago and has been meticulously recreated every 20 years. Essentially you are seeing pristine wooden buildings as they were when they were built.
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