by the HH 17th Gyalwa Karmapa
One night in the illusory appearance of a dream, on a lake bathed in clear moonlight and rippled with blooming lotus flowers serving as a seat for three Brahmins who appeared wearing pure white silk and playing a drum, guitar, flute and other instruments.

Commentary On In Praise Of Dharmadhatu

by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
The mind is also the dharmadhatu that is free from bondage and free from liberation. It may appear sometimes that the mind is bound up or tied up by mental afflictions, mental anguish or pain. However, the true nature of mind is never bound by anything.

Life and Teachings Of Guru Padmasambhava

by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
The youthful infant, Padmasambhava, manifesting on a lotus, is exactly the nature of our mind. Our mind may be born in the muddy lake of samsara, and the lotus may be born in this muddy lake of samsara, but the lotus itself is completely free from any dust. It remains beautiful, full of color and freshness.

Karmapa's Great Escape
Darkness came late to Tsurphu, but by zero hour--December 28, 1999, 22:30 hours--it was night. While the rest of the world prepared to celebrate the new millennium in traditional ways, the Karmapa prepared a different type of activity. The Karmapa rapidly changed from his monk's habit into brown trousers, a down jacket, a hat and a scarf.

Other contents

Prayer: A Four Line Supplication
by HH the 17th Karmapa 

Sangha Letter
by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 

Poem: Beauty of Fog
by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 

Editors' Letter 

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