Here we begin a new year again. No one knows what lies ahead, but everyone must keep going. What we can do is to train our minds to face whatever comes our way without fear.

On Tokyo Metro, people can be roughly grouped into six clusters: the phubbers, the thinkers, the day dreamers, the dozers, the readers and the rest. Basically, they’re all in the silent camp.

How to explain "a thousand rivers reflect a thousand moons", a quote from a Ch'an poem of Southern Song dynasty? In short, a thousand rivers signifies all sentient beings, not just one thousand beings; river water represents the mental capacity which includes all six consciousnesses; a thousand moons denote all phenomena (the world). Phenomena arise as a result of sentient beings' mental functions.

~ Khenpo's blog published on 10 January 2017

Lunar New Year is coming. Wish you and your families all the best. Hopefully, our happy time is not doom for animals; have a healthy, caring and merry spring festival.

While learning the Dharma, many people encounter various questions. I try to answer some of the questions regarding life, spiritual practice, releasing lives, etc. in a series of Q&A sessions on the official website Luminous Wisdom. May you find them helpful.

~ Khenpo's blog published on 24 January 2017

From the standpoint of human’s senses, the person who passed by here a few hours ago left nothing behind except his or her footprints. But to dog’s sense of smell, a scent is detected. Only humans don’t know that. In terms of ordinary people’s senses, the things done a few days ago, be they good or bad, left no mark on them except the memory. But in the eyes of the wise, virtuous or evil karma has made its mark. It’s just that ordinary people are not aware of it.

~ Khenpo's blog published on 17 March 2014

Khenpo in Japan -- lectures in universities, visits to temples and museums, strolls in the cities and, of course, Mt. Fuji.

Commemorate the 13th anniversary of H.H. Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche's parinirvana.

Attraction is born of distance. Most of our desires come from being apart from the objects of desires. At the point where there is no distance between us and most of the things in life, all of us will make the same comment: “So much for that!”

~ Khenpo's blog published on 21 March 2014