Chö ~ DHARMA
THE TIBETAN BUDDHIST TRADITION is especially rich because Buddha Gautama´s teachings were conserved in their totality in Tibetan monasteries so that over many centuries meditating Tibetan Buddhists were able to absorb the transmissions and could fully develop their minds in the Dharma way. This while varied potentates in India en China - with book burnings and bloody prosecution of Buddhists - tried to eradicate Buddhism... with long lasting success in those regions, sadly enough.
The Kagyu lineage added much to this tradition by the realizations and teachings of its exceptional practitioners such as: Marpa Lotsawa, de Great Translator; Jetsun Milarepa, Tibet´s greatest yogi; and an ever continuing lineage of now seventeen Gyalwa Karmapas - the successors of Gampopa who was Milarepa´s principal pupil.
So this tradition has continued until today and the teachings of enlightened Kagyu masters are considered as the world´s most precious jewels of spiritual insight and practical support during life and death.
The subjects covered in this section should be of interest for every student of Tibetan Buddhism and culture. Each subject comprises a short introduction that contains links to related teachings by major Kagyu masters and their answers given to questions of their audience.
These articles were published by our American sister site of the North American seat of the Gyalwa Karmapa - Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock in the Catskill hills of upstate New York.
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Introduction to Buddhism
Turning the Mind toward the Dharma
Becoming a Buddhist: Refuge in the Three Jewels
Taming the Mind through Sitting Meditation
Training the Mind in Loving-kindness and Compassion
Developing the Mind through Sadhana Practice
Cultivating Insight into the Nature of Things as They Are
