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Preparing for the Journey
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: When they are unreachable during this three and a half [days] period time, according to traditional...
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The Bardo of Dharmata
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: After the three and a half days of unconsciousness occur, another period begins which is called the...
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Vajrasattva in the Bardo
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: On the second day, here they’re saying Vajrasattva Buddha appears. This is Vajrasattva, the very...
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The Peaceful Deities
The following is an excerpt from a teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo during a Phowa retreat: On the third day Ratnasambhava Buddha appears with yellow light. Again, same scenario: too...
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The Necessity of Training in Phowa
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: Last time I saw you guys you were dead; and the Buddhas appeared to you, and you were still dead. We...
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Practice
The following is an excerpt from a teaching offered by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: I want to remind you. For many people, when they come to a retreat, the teaching section, to...
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Amitabha Buddha and the Bardo
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: Lord Buddha Amitabha is considered to be that one who once looked upon the suffering of sentient...
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Impact of Karma on the Experience of the Bardo
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: Now listen to how this lama [Bokar Rinpoche] explains this—I think this is excellent. “Likewise the...
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The Blessings of the Wrathful Display
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: This is not separate from you when you see the Buddhas in their wrathful state. Do you really think...
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Birth and Generation Stage Practice
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo offered during a Phowa retreat: Should we pass through the bardo where we meet the wrathful deities, and still we have not been...
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