Druk Ka Nying Bhutanese Dragon Incense On Sale

Due to miscalculation of our supplier, we received far too big party of the great Bhutanese Dragon (Druk Ka Nying) Incense.
So you are lucky guys and can buy it with huge discount: only us$ 7.8 instead of 10.8!

This is really a piece of art of Bhutanese incense making. Packed in wonderful silk tubes of various colors, the Druk Ka Nying Incense is a great gift for those you wish peace and happiness.

Druk Ka Nying Bhutanese Dragon Incense

This is the description of this precious incense as it printed on the labels:

From the land of Himalayan Kingdom (Bhutan) comes this blend of about one hundred precious aromatic substances like: cardamun, clove, nutmeg, giwang (bezor), saffron, cinnamon, aru, baru, churu, red and white sandalwood and other medicinal materials.

This superiour quality incense is made according to an age-old formulation prescribed by Kunkhen Pema Karpo, the great yogi of the Drukpa school of Buddhism.

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Lung Ta - Prayer Flags

The Buddhist Sutras, written on cloth in India, were later transmitted to other regions of the world. These sutras, written on banners, are probably the origin of the prayer flags. Legend ascribes the origin of the prayer flag to the Shakyamuni Buddha, whose prayers were written on battle flags used by the devas against their adversaries, the asuras. Flags were first recorded in Ladakh in 710 CE. It was the Indian monk Atisha who probably first flew a prayer flag in Lhasa, Tibet around 1000 CE.

Lung Ta - Prayer Flags

There are two kinds of prayer flags: horizontal ones, called lung ta, and the vertical darchor. The ‘lung ta’ translates into ‘wind stallion’. The Lung Ta’s five panels represent the elements: blue-sky, white-wind, red-fire, green-water and yellow-earth. The mantras on prayer flags promote universal peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom.

Lung Ta is square or rectangular shape and are connected along their top edges to a string. They are commonly hung on a diagonal line from high to low between two objects in high elevations found on the top of monasteries, stupas or even mountain passes. Their altitude and the speed of the wind that blows past them is directly proportional to the strength or if you please the intensity of prayer. If you believe in them, this is a very rational yet charming thought. The wind blows over these flags, the rain wets them and they fade from exposure to the elements. Quite literally, carrying the prayer from the flag across the earth.

Text and picture, courtesy by bhisham

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How To Make Merit In The Daily Life

Lam Shenphen Zangpo, kuenselonline.com

Q: As a Buddhist practitioner, I like attending teachings and try to bring them into my daily life. Is this not enough? Why do we also need to make merit?

A: For people with good karma, it is possible to attain enlightenment by just listening to the teachings. The Chinese Zen monk Hui Neng is a good example of this. He awoke merely upon overhearing someone chant the Diamond Sutra.

However, most of us are too lost in the clouds of delusion for this to occur. Even if we listen to the teachings diligently, there is still every chance that we will not fully grasp the meaning. This occurs because of lack of merit.

We all naturally possess wisdom, but the clouds of ignorance cloak it. Merit provides a means for the light to shine through, and so enables us to see reality. In this respect, we can consider merit as a kind of ‘ability’.

Merit actually benefits on two levels. On an ultimate level, it is one of the causes of full enlightenment, while on a mundane level it provides a means to live wisely. How many people, for example, enjoy wealth, good health and live in beautiful surroundings, yet idle away their days watching Hindi soaps, playing video games or drinking. The inability to raise their lungta is entirely due to lack of merit. Even having the ability to relax and savour a cup of tea is contingent on merit.

In terms of mind, how does merit function? Well, our present situation did not arise from nowhere and at random, but is part of a flow of intertwined events that are both the result of the preceding event and the cause of the next.

In practical terms how does this function? Take, for example, a trip to Siliguri. From the moment the idea to visit the city was conceived, a series of events unfolded that allowed us to arrive there. First, we purchased a bus ticket, got on the bus and finally in Jaigaon, got transferred to another vehicle. We did not suddenly appear in Siliguri the moment we thought about going there, nor did we arrive without the right combination of causes and conditions. Our current situation is the same. It arose through a succession of events, with each being the result of the former and the cause of the next.

In this context, merit can be defined as anything that has a positive effect on this flow, such as thoughts, words or deeds that challenge ignorance and lead to the truth. Take compassion as an example. By benefiting others, we lessen our attachment to the false view of an independent self. Prostrations, likewise, crush our pride, while rejoicing in others good fortune serves as an antidote to jealousy. Listening to Dharma teachings, offering butter lamps and undertaking mandala practice are all excellent ways to generate merit.

In contrast, thoughts, words or deeds that preserve the wrong view, such as violence or arrogance, contaminates the flow and leads to inauspicious results.

How do we make merit? If you do not drink, for example, then make a vow to maintain this practice for the benefit of all beings. The ‘merit-meter’ will continue to tick away every moment that you do not consume alcohol. Likewise, if you decide to refrain from taking meat, but cannot do so on a daily basis, then make a vow to be a vegetarian on just one day a week. Later, when the act is complete, dedicate the merit to the enlightenment of all beings. Dedicating merit in this way is like adding a drop of water to the ocean.

In conclusion, merit is an essential aspect of life, and when combined with wisdom leads to full enlightenment. Therefore, we should not underestimate the benefits of merit, but strive to generate thoughts, words and deeds that lead to the truth whenever and however we can.

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche said: “We cannot accumulate merit if we have a macho sense of pride and arrogance that we have already have enough truth and virtue and now are going to collect more. The person who collects merit has to be humble and willing to give rather than willing to collect…”

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Medicine Buddha

by Soraj

Medicine Buddha’s full name is “Bhaisajyaguru Vaiduryaprabha” which means something like “The Medicine Teacher whose Light is that of Lapis Lazuli.” There is a big difference between a Buddha like Medicine Buddha, and the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. Buddha Shakyamuni was a historical person who was born as a prince and later abandoned his princely and very luxurious life to pursue the life of a wandering ascetic. He founded Buddhism, which became one of the world’s greatest religions. He lived between the 5th and 6th centuries before Christ and died (or “entered Parinirvana”) when he was 80 years old.

Medicine Buddha, on the other hand, is completely different. He is an embodiment of the wish to free all beings from all illnesses, not only physical ones, but also mental and spiritual ones. He does not, strictly speaking, live among us in flesh and blood; however, it is neither the case that he lives in heaven like the gods. After all, gods in heaven belong to samsara and they also have to die and be born again so long as they have not attained nirvana.

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How to Buy a Singing Bowl

By Dirk Gillabel, soul-guidance.com

After having seen and heard the singing bowls, you may want to buy one. It is important to know how to select a good bowl, you do not want to later regret that you spent your money on a poor quality bowl. Here are a few tips to take into account when you have decided to invest into a unique healing instrument.

Photo: Guru Rinpoche Singing Bowl

First, find out who is importing singing bowls. If you just go to a shop to buy one, the best bowls have most likely already disappeared. Contact the importer, express your interest in the singing bowls, and leave your telephone number so he can call you back as soon as a new shipment has arrived. In Belgium I knew of four people who imported singing bowls, and only one was a shopkeeper. By leaving my telephone number with all of them I was always one of the first to look through a new shipment.

Take your time. Depending on how big the shipment is, it can take a lot of time to find the bowl you really like. Once I spent more than an hour going through a room full of well selected bowls. The choice was difficult, and I ended up with two of them. Most importers are very patient and understand the need to thoroughly check the goods. After all a singing bowl, especially a bigger one, is expensive. If you have your own strikers, take them with you. You will want to hear how a bowl sounds with both hard and soft strikers, and often shops will only have the harder kind. At least take a small piece of felt or wool to wrap around the hard striker at the shop. If you have a soft drum mallet, take it along.

What do you need to look for? First, it is important to find a bowl you really like. The sound of it has to please you. Not just a little bit, you need to feel connected to its fundamental and the different partials. If you do not find a bowl that fits you, wait for another shipment. Singing bowls are a serious investment, and you do not want to end up with a bowl that has little effect on you. Remember that you are buying it for meditation and/or healing. Read more »

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