In the Buddha’s life stories this time celebrates the time when the Buddha came back down to earth after a period of teaching in the higher realms.  It is commemorated on the ninth lunar month and the twenty second day, according to the Tibetan Calendar. The tradition says that Buddha had gone to the … Continue reading Lha Bab Duchen – Buddhist Holiday →

Whether we know it or not, ritual is a part of lives. We usually are unconscious about the thousands of rituals we perform every day, and these rituals solidify and confirm particular ways of being. In Buddhism, daily rituals are used to make a connection with innate wisdom and compassion and in a sense to rehearse our more awakened qualities.