We have two main practice types that guide progress in our Kasumi-An Shugendo. On one hand, we practice to cultivate more power. This means we practice those things that add…
There is a word for spiritual friendship. Kalyana-mitra, or “good friend”, is the concept behind all of our work in encouraging others and spurring on our own exploration. Being fully present…
For decades I have searched for teachings on how the 5 personality flaws (anger, neediness, ignorance, egotism, envy) are said to be transformed into the 5 parts of wisdom. Just…
by Jason Anders Life around the temple moves with the rhythm of the practices and performances of the place. Awakening pre-dawn by the sounds of horns. A cool breeze moves…
by Jason Anders We were hiking along the valley behind Pema Ts’al in Nepal. Sheer cliffs to the right, snaky river to the left. As we began to round the…
by Jason Anders An-shu watches clouds seem to part across a peak. A view from a monastery terrace where we waited for supper together at Pema Ts’al in Nepal.
by Jason Anders At Pema Ts’al monastery in Nepal, a condensed panoramic image. Yellow flags cover the Vajrakilaya mandala and artifacts at left. At right, windows open to clean, cold,…
by Jason Anders Ever since I was a kid, flipping through my first book on World Religions, the image of this stupa captivated me. It seemed so impossibly far away,…
by Jason Anders An-shu Stephen K. Hayes, working with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche at the Gar Drolma Buddhist Learning and Meditation Center in Dayton, OH, completed a three day Vajrakilaya retreat.…
