12/23/2025
A message from Rinpoche:
Emaho!
During this season, when it is said that Santa Claus brings an abundance of gifts, remember that for us, Guru Rinpoche is our Santa Claus - bestowing the true gifts of loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity.
If you have lights in your home, a tree, a wreath or candles, see them as nothing other than expressions of your own mind.
The tree becomes a torma.
The lights and gifts become offerings to the Buddhas.
Each light radiates the enlightened qualities of all Buddhas - past, present, and future - dispelling negativity and opening a doorway to happiness in the year to come.
All phenomena are intrinsically empty, yet from this emptiness arise the wondrous qualities of enlightenment.
By recognizing these qualities as innate within ourselves and all sentient beings, true transformation occurs.
Let go of what has passed. Open your heart to what is about to come.
May this truly be a time of giving - bringing forth happiness for others. Laugh, smile and allow every day to carry the spirit of Christmas.
~ Rinpoche 🌺
