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I am in shock. His Holiness Penor Rinpoche has passed away at approximately 3:30 PM Indian Standard Time on 27 March 2009 at Columbia Asia Hospital, Bangalore. He was the Third Drubwang Pema Norbu Rinpoche, the Eleventh Throneholder of the Palyul Lineage, and a former Supreme Head of the Nyingma School. "Earlier, at noon, he received offerings from many of the highest Nyingma Lamas, Tulkus and dignitaries who had assembled to pay homage to him. At 3:30 he left Columbia Asia Hospital with the Indian government providing a police escort. He reached Palyul Namdröling at 6:40 pm and remained on his bed in his residence. Tulkus, Khenpos and lamas did aspiration prayers together with His Holiness until 8:20 pm. Then he looked around, closed his eyes and went into meditation. Prayers continued for 5 minutes and then everyone remained in silence for the next two hours. His meditation continues today, and is expected to continue for a couple of days. When he releases his body from meditati...

According to recent estimates, nearly 1-in-3 American adults has high blood pressure. But for the Kuna Indians living on a group of islands off the Caribbean coast of Panama , hypertension doesn't even exist. In fact, after age 60, the average blood pressure for Kuna Indian islanders is a perfect 110/70. Is it because they eat less salt? No. Kuna Indians eat as much, if not more salt, than people in the U.S. Is it due to their genes? No. Kuna Indians who move away from the islands are just as likely to suffer from high blood pressure as anyone else! So what makes these folks practically "immune" to hypertension -- and lets them enjoy much lower death rates from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, and cancer? Harvard researchers were stunned to discover it's because they drink about 5 cups of cocoa each day. That's right, cocoa! Studies show the flavonols in cocoa stimulate your body's production of nitric oxide -- boosting blood flow to your heart, brain, and ot...

Hi. All, A friend sent this to me. It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... all before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners...God left us great clues as to what foods help what part of our body!God's Pharmacy! Amazing! A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes. A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.Grapeshang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food...

Green Tara "The Swift Liberator" is a well loved Yidam. Many countless Kalpas ago, Avalokiteshvara, the embodiment of the perfect compassion of all Buddhas, took up the mission to liberate all sentient beings, without exception, from all forms of suffering and dissatisfaction. Tara is commonly believed to manifest from the tears of Avalokiteshvara to fulfill his mission to liberate sentient beings. Since then, the noble Tara had manifested to 21 Taras to protect sentient beings from Samsaric suffering, particularly the 8 major and 16 minor fears. Buddha Shakyamuni introduced the teachings of Tara in the Sutra and Tantra, and specially emphasized "In praise of Tara", which was composed by Buddha Vairocana. Lord Buddha also mentioned that if one recites the "21 homages" two, three, or seven times, one would overcome all major and minor fears and be protected from all kinds of natural disasters and humanly created disasters. The original scared Text known as...

康熙帝的养生理念，既重视饮食起居，又重视弓马骑射，更重视修心养性。康熙帝的修心养性，主要包括： 修心养性方面做到六心：悦心、宽心、善心、专心、清心、敬心，这里介绍前四心。 （1）养心要悦心。康熙帝说："朕用膳后，必谈好事，或寓目于所作珍玩器皿。如是则饮食易消，于身大有益也！" 作为帝王，也有衰老。衰老是必然的，只有善于对待。康熙帝晚年，牙齿不好。但是，他有自幼随朕近侍，时常以齿落身衰，行走不便，而在人前诉苦。这都是不明事理，不能顺其自然！他认为自己应顺其自然，胸襟从容，心情喜悦，于身有益。 （2）养心要宽心。康熙帝说认为"养身者但宽其心"，就是说心要宽。他说："天下未有过不去之事，忍耐一时便觉无事。……孔子曰：'小不忍，则乱大谋。'圣人之言，至理存焉。"就是说，小事要忍耐，忍过去，便无事。他年近花甲时，脸上鬍鬚变白了，有人劝他用"乌鬚药"，他说："从古以来，有几个白鬚皇帝？我若能鬚髮皓然，岂不为万世之美谈乎？"康熙帝确实是一位乐天知命的人。 （3）养心要善心。康熙帝养性，讲一个故事。他说："凡人平日，必当涵养此心。朕昔足痛之时，转身艰难，足欲稍动，必赖两傍侍御人那移，少著手即不胜其痛，虽至于如此，朕但念自罹之灾，与左右近侍，谈笑自若，并无一毫躁性生忿，以至于苛责人也。二阿哥在德州病时，朕一日视之，正值其含怒与近侍之人生忿，朕宽解之曰：我等为人上者，罹疾却有许多人扶持任使，心犹不足，如彼内监或是穷人一遇疾病，谁为任使？虽有气忿，向谁出耶？彼时左右侍立之人，听朕斯言，无有不流涕者。凡此等处，汝等宜切记于心。"要换位思考，应体谅他人。 （4）养心要专心。康熙帝说："天道好生，人一心行善，则福履自至。"他认为书法绘画能养生。他说："人果专心于一艺一技，则心不外驰，于身有益。朕所及明季人，与我国之耆旧，善于书法者，俱寿考而身强健。复有能画汉人，或造器物匠役，其巧绝于人者，皆寿至七八十，身体强健，画作如常。由是观之，凡人之心志有所专，即是养身之道。"一个人，如心志专一，有益于健康。他所亲见明末清初的老年人中，擅长书画，或有专长，寿数七八十岁，身体还很强健 。

Ven. Shangpa Rinpoche will be conducting an Amitabha Jang Chog Puja on the 4th of April 2009. Merits are accumulated through making supplications, offerings and confessions to Buddha Amitabha and is transferred to the deceased to help them in their purification and liberation. This practice helps the deceased in the Bardo and showthem the path to Enlightenment. During Amitabha Jang Chog, the name of the deceased is written on a paper tablet and the tablet is burned in the process of the puja to symbolize purification of all the gross and subtle defilements, obscurities and negative karma of the individual by the fire of wisdom and thereby ripen their merit to be reborn in Amitabha’s pureland of Dewachen (Sanskrit: Sukhavati).

◎ 奇门求财法-01：想旺偏财者，身上可佩带五帝钱或十运钱，以增进财气运势，如将五帝钱( 顺治、康熙、雍正、乾隆、嘉庆 )等钱币串起，挂在腰间，能防馋言及小人所害；而如果进入丧家，或经常出入不乾净的场所时，可将五帝钱拨弄一下，离开时，在门外再以剑指在手掌心写一〝除〞字，即可去晦辟邪；而平日入庙参拜时，也可将五帝钱取下，在天公炉上绕三圈，或是放在自家神案前四十九天，也可增强五帝钱之开运能量。 ◎奇门求财法-02：准备一个小福袋(或银楼装金饰的小红袋)，穿上红绳，袋内放 入5枚一元、十元及五十元的硬币，用红纸写上姓名和出生年月日，在凌晨 1点 时，挂在自己每天出入的房门上方，慢慢地，你的财气就会临门了。 ◎奇门求财法-03：制作八卦招财包，先准备好一个红色的小布包，在布上或贴或 画个八卦图，布包内放入五谷( 黄豆、黑豆、绿豆、红豆及米各少许 )与盐混合， 再将布包绑上红线，逢春节时，在门廊或店门迎风处挂上，只要有人进出或风吹 过，即有迎风生财的效果，必须每年一换，可驱晦气、添增人气和增强财富运。 ◎奇门求财法-04：随身携带一只开运饰品，不但能辅运更能避灾，所选择之饰品 最好能符合与自己能量相近的，可转变自己的不良磁场，如天珠、水晶、八卦玉 佩等，经持咒开光后，可防血光煞气并辅助财运，而尾戒、玉镯也可防小人、防 漏财及增添贵人运。 ◎奇门求财法-05：先准备一个圆形的盘子，里面摆放 5个一元硬币，圈围成圆形 ，再用 10个十元的硬币，圈在一元硬币的外围，然后在中心点用红笔点上朱砂， 先默想自己的姓名和出生八字，并喊三声：○○○ (自己名字)富贵生财，之后放 置在阳光照得到的窗口或阳台，到了起，盖上红布，而在每月十五再拿 出去照月光，如此连续四十九天，自然财源滚滚而来！ 起，盖上红布，而在每月十五再拿 出去照月光，如此连续四十九天，自然财源滚滚而来！ ◎奇门求财法-06：红包袋招财术：先准备好一个红包袋，袋内放入大小钱币数枚， 放于皮夹或口袋内，随身携带，另准备一个红包袋，内装百元红纸钞一张，在黄纸 上写一满字，随纸钞同时装入于红袋内，长期放置于头或床垫头下方，慢慢的你的财气就会越来越旺了。 ◎奇门求财法-07：想要升职、加薪、创业及得偏财者，如在家中的北面贴上一张 用金色颜料、毛笔写上"财"字的红纸，再将床头移往南面，床尾下方放一张红色的 踏垫，则有...

中国民间神话之财神在中国传统民间观念中，认为财神是掌管天上财富的神，倘若获得他的保佑眷顾，便肯定可以招財进宝﹐财源广进﹐所以你可以在很多人的店铺、家里看到摆放着财神像。每个人都希望有一天财神能找到你让你飞上枝头, 名列百万富翁名人榜。但这毕竟是件可遇而不可求的事！真正的财神是怎样的？到底我们该求那位财神才比较有效呢？ 这里让我们来为大家分析传说中的“五位财神爷”：“五位财神爷”分别为“文财神”“武财神” “偏财神” “富财神” 以及“义财神”。他们负责轮流到民间来处理财务问题, 所以每年的财运都发生很大的变化。因此我们必须掌握与了解财神爷的形态及心理,那么在接财神的时候就好办多了。以下 是据传说财神的种类及他们各个封号的传说由来： 文 财 神 一般的财神庙中座供奉的文财神比干，文官打扮，头戴宰相帽、手持如意、身着鳞袍、足蹬元宝，他五络长须，面目严肃。比干是中国上古时期最早也最有名的商朝忠臣，。因比干怜其忠贞, 而又因其无心而不 偏私, 故而封他为“财神”。因他是天下第 一位受封者,故也称为“正财神”。 民 间 传 说﹐正 月 初 五 日 为 财 神 下 凡 、 巡 察 人 世 的 日 子 ， 因 此 ， 民 间 多 于 初 五 清 早 放 鞭 炮 、 舞 狮 子 ， 俗 称 「 接 财 神 」 ， 祈 求 春 节 以 后 开 市 大 吉 ， 财 源 滚 滚 。 武 财 神 在道教宫殿中供奉的财神多为顶盔贯甲，黑口黑面，骑黑虎，右手执七元七宝铁鞭，左手托元宝的赵公元帅像，即赵公明，也叫赵玄坛。赵公明是道家尊为正财神，是为三十六天官之首，招祥纳福、追逃捕亡，统管凡间祸福，与帐下的招宝天尊-[萧升]、纳珍天尊-[曹宝]、招财使者-[陈九公]、利市仙官-[姚少司] 又被合称为五路财神，职司掌管天下四方财库。旧 时 称 武财 神 赵 公 明 神 诞 之 日 为 三 月 十 五 日 ( 亦 有 称 正 月 初 二 的 ) ， 道 教 徒 多 于 神 诞 之 日 到 道 观 中 奉 祀 财 神 ， 祈 求 五 榖 丰 登 ， 财 源 亨 通 。 偏 财 神 偏 财 神 也可称之为福德正神,土地财神或大伯公。其有五个手下为五路财神而分派东南西北中。为了掌理各区,各地的人民财利及福泽。此财神不管你 正、邪、富、贫,一切为你尽量争取,也替你掌理财库,使之不易失去。 五财神中之“文财神”...