Service and karma – how is it interrelated?
sangha2019-03-05T12:59:23+11:00This was a talk given by Bodo in Australia in 2010 about the importance of service and how that interrelates with our karma. Below is [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume Seven Part B
sangha2017-11-11T11:02:37+11:00The Constitution of Shambhala - Part B The theme of the first of the two parts of this volume concerns the feminine deva hierarchy, their [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume Seven Part A
sangha2017-11-11T10:58:29+11:00The Constitution of Shambhala The subject of Shambhala (the planetary Head centre, or theistically, the kingdom of ‘God’) has been previously veiled in such texts [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume Three
sangha2019-03-03T10:25:27+11:00The Buddha-Womb and the Way to Liberation This volume resolves the ontology from the two previous volumes concerning the concept of a ‘subtle self’. First [...]
The Mother of the World
sangha2016-11-21T12:59:41+11:00She hearkens in robes of blue-green, red and gold. The Mother of the World stands steadfast, silently looking from far-off heights. Yet of Her substance [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume Two
sangha2019-03-03T10:25:13+11:00Considerations of Mind - a Buddhist Enquiry This volume primarily focuses upon the Yogācāra-Vijñānavādin concepts of mind and its means of expression such as the [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume One
sangha2019-03-03T10:24:34+11:00The 'Self' or 'Non-self' in Buddhism A cogent reinterpretation of many of the key arguments of Mahāyāna philosophy, providing new insights in relation to the [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume Five, Part A
sangha2017-01-03T10:56:48+11:00An Esoteric Exposition of the Bardo Thödol, part A This book explores chapter 5 of the Bardo Thödol (The Tibetan Book of the Dead) titled [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume Five, Part B
sangha2017-01-03T10:56:57+11:00An Esoteric Exposition of the Bardo Thödol, part B Part A dealt with the process of conversion of saṃskāras into enlightenment attributes, whereas part B [...]
A Treatise on Mind: Volume Six
sangha2016-11-21T12:59:41+11:00Meditation and the Initiation Process This book provides practical background information and teachings on meditation primarily for a Western audience. Through meditation, compassionately focused actions, [...]
Vegetarian Diet in the 21st Century
sangha2016-11-21T12:59:42+11:00Recently there were in-depth discussions between our Teacher and some newer students via email that involved the intricacies of a vegetarian diet vs. veganism, as [...]
Morya – Unadulterated Compassion
sangha2013-11-03T10:12:49+11:00It’s not all about being brutal! Sometimes a gentle whisper can convert the biggest enemy! Always be open to a multitude of techniques – subtle [...]
A Vegetarian in America
Joe2016-11-21T12:59:46+11:00Like most people in the United States, I was not raised with a vegetarian diet. My good Catholic mother, who is so soft hearted that [...]
AHIMSA: Buddhism and the Vegetarian Ideal
sangha2016-11-21T12:59:46+11:00By Bodo Balsys Hardcover, 152 pages, 23cm x 15cm. Ahimsa is an inspiring and enlightening book, food for thought for any practicing Buddhist or anyone [...]