Jambhala
ཛམ་བྷ་ལ།
༄༅། །ཨོཾ་ཛཾ་བྷ་ལ་ཛ་ལེནྡྲཱ་ཡ་སྭཱ་ཧཱ༔ Tibetan mantra: om dzambha la dzalendra ya soha Sanskrit mantra: oṃ dzaṁbhala dzalenḍrāye svāhā Glossary Links: Rigpa Wiki | Lotsawa House | Himalayan Art Resources
Tandin Nye, Thimphu, Bhutan
According to the Nyeyig, Guru Rinpoche གུ་རུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། in the 8th century is believed to have meditated on the practice of Tandin རྟ་མགྲིན་ (Hayagriva) at this place in order to subdue the evil forces of the region. Centuries later, great masters such as Phajo Drugom during the 13th century and Terton Drukdra Dorji in the 17th century is also supposed to have meditated and practiced at this place.
Do not take lightly small misdeeds, Believing they can do no harm: Even a tiny spark of fire Can set alight a mountain of hay
Dharma Quote: Do not take lightly small misdeeds, Believing they can do no harm: Even a tiny spark of fire Can set alight a mountain of hay. By: Patrul Rinpoche. Source: Words of My Perfect Teacher.
Do not take lightly small good deeds, Believing they can hardly help: For drops of water one by one In time can fill a giant pot
Dharma Quote: Do not take lightly small good deeds, Believing they can hardly help: For drops of water one by one In time can fill a giant pot. By: Patrul Rinpoche. Source: Words of My Perfect Teacher.
The more intense the practice, the more intense the demons
Dharma Quote: The more intense the practice, the more intense the demons. By: Patrul Rinpoche. Source: Words of My Perfect Teacher.
If, in the fray, the soldier drops his sword, In fright, he swiftly takes it up again. So likewise, if the arm of mindfulness is lost, In fear of hell be quick to get it back
Dharma Quote: If, in the fray, the soldier drops his sword, In fright, he swiftly takes it up again. So likewise, if the arm of mindfulness is lost, In fear of hell be quick to get it back. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).
The cause of happiness comes rarely, And many are the seeds of suffering! But if I have no pain, I’ll never long for freedom; Therefore, O my mind, be steadfast
Dharma Quote: The cause of happiness comes rarely, And many are the seeds of suffering! But if I have no pain, I’ll never long for freedom; Therefore, O my mind, be steadfast! By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).
Good works gathered in a thousand ages, Such as deeds of generosity, Or offerings to the blissful ones – A single flash of anger shatters them
Dharma Quote: Good works gathered in a thousand ages, Such as deeds of generosity, Or offerings to the blissful ones – A single flash of anger shatters them. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).
For all those ailing in the world, Until their every sickness has been healed, May I myself become for them The doctor, nurse, the medicine itself
Dharma Quote: For all those ailing in the world, Until their every sickness has been healed, May I myself become for them The doctor, nurse, the medicine itself. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).
“Today, at least, I shall not die,” So rash to lull myself with words like these! My dissolution and my hour of death Will come upon me ineluctably
Dharma Quote: “Today, at least, I shall not die,” So rash to lull myself with words like these! My dissolution and my hour of death Will come upon me ineluctably. By: Shantideva. Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryavatara).
