What is a Bodhisattva?
bodhisattva, in Buddhism, one who seeks awakening (bodhi)—hence, an individual on the path to becoming a Buddha.
In the Time of No Buddhas
“Pratyekabuddhas are said to achieve enlightenment on their own, without the use of teachers or guides, according to some traditions by seeing and understanding dependent origination. They are said to arise only in ages where there are no Buddhas and the Buddhist teachings are lost.”
Modern Chöd Practice
As society changes and evolves so do our fears and anxieties. The charnel grounds of a Tibetan vulture sky burial might be replaced by the high technology instrument room and months of drip by drip chemotherapy
Leaving the Palace of Rājā Śuddhodana
Renouncing power, status and wealth is bat-shit crazy…
Was Siddartha a wastrel and a loser?
Lunatic or Mahāsiddha?
There is a tendency to equate anything straying from norm as lunacy or madness. At a push one might be allowed to be creatively avant garde. From inside the hamster wheel those on the outside look crazy.