Dharmata Foundation

Announcement of a New Collaboration! Gampo Abbey is joining the Dharmata Hermitage Project as part of Rinpoche's vision for establishing the Dudjom Lingpa lineage in Canada. Ani Pema Chödrön and Anam Thubten Rinpoche are encouraging their communities to collaborate in the new project named, Kadak Dzong (Fortress of Original Purity), offering individual and group retreats, as well as temporary monasticism, at Gampo Abbey under the guidance and oversight of Anam Thubten Rinpoche. May all beings benefit!
Full Announcement: https://mailchi.mp/dharmata/june_3

The Sacred Anchor

There are stories about refugees escaping from political turmoil by crossing the ocean, and that whenever these people ran into challenges on the sea, if everybody freaked out, most probably they would not survive. But if one person was somehow calm and grounded, then that person's equilibrium helped them find a sense of peace, and most probably they would all survive.

So you might like to think that the world is a boat and that you are the person who's going to play that role and hold equilibrium. You can call yourself the sacred anchor.

You are a sacred anchor not for yourself, but for the entire ship and that ship can represent your family, your neighborhood, or even the whole human world. So from now on, when you feel challenged, when you feel ready to fall prey to powerful internal afflictions as well as the afflictions of others, remember to return to that state of calm. Use whatever method works — maybe watching the breath, or chanting mantras, or prayer, or maybe just remembrance.

Sometimes all that's required is remembrance. There's a place that you can go: the pure awareness within you. Whenever you are dealing with powerful human experiences, just remember to witness and not to give in to them. And you may realize that the one who's witnessing is actually not the "I am," but the state of your mind that can be called pure awareness.

Imagine that even if the whole world is lost in anxiety, fear, confusion, you can actually remain as the sacred anchor embodying compassion and courage, not just for yourself, but for the whole world.

We're so happy to have Anam Thubten's book, Releasing the Knot of the Mind, published today.

It's a powerful exploration of Dudjom Lingpa’s essential Dzogchen teachings. Through clear, accessible language, Anam Thubten reveals traditional Tibetan Buddhist methods for recognizing and resting in our natural state of awareness.

Special Discount for One Month:
30% off discount code: RKMIND30
https://www.shambhala.com/releasing-the-knot-of-the-mind.html

All are welcome to join Anam Thubten for a Meditation and Dharma Talk: “Sky-Like Mind”

Sun, April 26, 10 am - 12 pm PST (1-3 pm EST)

Zoom or in person: Dhumatala Temple (Pt. Richmond, CA)
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81235688405?pwd=cWNhQVpDTWdSQ3k2Q09pRDByN29Odz09
Webinar ID: 812 3568 8405
Passcode: 829258