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Teaching at a Dharma Center

Whatever you are teaching, be it Vipassana meditation, breathing meditation, whatever, the emphasis should always be on generating the good heart, on caring for others and cherishing others.

Thanks  For Translating Teachings

My very dear Lin,I am very happy to have you translating my teachings and Lama Yeshe’s into Vietnamese, also other Tibetan lamas’ teachings. I am very happy about this.

Motivation for Translating Dharma Texts

The purpose of my life is to free all sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.I must free all the hell realm sentient beings from suffering, and lead them to full enlightenment.I must free all the preta realm sentient bein

Different Versions of Sutras

My very dear Karl,Thank you for kindly and compassionately existing in this world, helping sentient beings and, of course, helping the buddhas and bodhisattvas. I was shocked to hear that there were six Sanskrit texts of Arya Sanghata Sutra.

Translation of Sadhanas

In Tibetan, everything is in the past tense, that such and such happened. For example, “clouds of offerings appeared and were offered” and so forth.

Oral Translation

To translate exactly as the lama has said from beginning to end is extremely difficult. Even if the translator is very good, it is extremely difficult and quite rare for there to be not the slightest mistake.

Merit of Translating Dharma

My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling students of LRZTP6,Zillions and billions of thanks for reading the Golden Light Sutra in Tibetan, especially those who only started Tibetan one month ago. You people must be like Manjushri!

Thanking Translators

To all my dear friends of the ...Translations Services, From my heart I want to thank you very much for all your service and dedication, putting together this most beneficial service. It's so, so beneficial, making the Dharma available. AMAZING!

Translation of a Text

Dear Jill, Even though there are a few words to choose from for some of the words, basically do what is best. I am quite happy even with this part of the translation, the way it came out.