Greetings Dharma Friends! There are many types of prayers that exist in the Vajrayana tradition that came down to us from our teachers. One of them is called ‘Garland of Lives’ prayers. These special prayers arise as guideposts for teachers and students in a community to understand the embodiments of a Guru within a Vajrakula and to help orient the practices and trajectory of that community. I wrote relatively recently about the concept of the Nirmanakaya, called Tulku in T

We have done it! Dudjom Lingpa is DONE! Yes, we finished the translation of Dudjom Lingpa's complete works! And this is not the only thing going on this month. We have the Buddhist Congress. We have the Mara Roast incoming! And this Sunday, we start teaching DL's works. Now, let me get the usual out of the way. Useful links (if you're new around here) If you’re arriving now — Start HERE → https://www.tantricsorcery.com/start-here Tantric Sorcery Need an orientation to Vajrayā

This is a month that has a lot of moving part in it. First, we want to let everyone know about the Buddhist Congress! Yes, we’re organizing the VIII Argentinean Buddhist congress. You can participate by signing up here: https://jornadasbudistas.lat/ It will be both in English and Spanish, with translations available. Remember last month? The month we talked about doing shorter, more frequent Mara Roasts? Well, the first one is under way! This October, we go back to Portland,

VA + CA: Meditation and Emptiness An introductory talk on Buddhism, given in Esquel, Argentina. What does what we’re going to do tonight have to do with the teaching of the Buddha Shakyamuni? The Buddha was a person who lived in what is today India and Nepal, 2,500 years ago. There’s a great deal of confusion and many conceptions about what Buddhism is, but probably the simplest way to put it is that it’s the teaching of a person who found a way to exist beyond suffering. And

Despite what it looks like, I’m not a Wrestling promoter. (I’m an average wrestler, in any case, and one that’s too long in the tooth for the tournament schedule I keep, like the Hulkster above) However, I’m going to keep the hits coming, brother. First, we want to let everyone know about the Buddhist Congress! Yes, we’re organizing the VIII Argentinean Buddhist congress. You can participate by signing up here: https://jornadasbudistas.lat/ It will be both in English and Span

Interview by Lama Fede with Bhante Rāhula, a Theravāda monk in the Burmese tradition and founder of Paññābhūmi Monastery (Guadalajara, Mexico). We talk about his transition from music to monasticism, how to teach the Dhamma in Judeo-Christian settings, the limits of decontextualized mindfulness, and the challenges of sustaining monastic life in Latin America. From music to silence Lama Fede: Let’s start by telling each other a bit about ourselves. I try to read everything I c

If you have studied and begun to practice Buddha Dharma as it exists in the Tibetan variant of Vajrayana, you have likely come across the term ‘Tulku.’ This is a political office associated with a major monastery that held land and power in a region on the basis of being an embodiment, erroneously called a reincarnation, of some important teacher who is considered to have attained Buddhahood, the freedom from the suffering of mental poisons and negative habits. An enthroneme

[Lama Fede] We should be recording again, but I will say thank you so much for joining me tonight or today (for you!). [Ven.Ayya Yeshe] Yes. [Lama Fede] So, as we discussed before, this is going to be a record interview that we're going to publish. We publish within our SONAM Journal of Tibetan Studies. And as also we discussed, it has to be with the challenges, right? That Buddhist situation, especially this movement from Tibet and from Himalayan traditions, is facing now th

Ok, prepare. A lot of news incoming. As you know, I've returned from my pilgrimage to the Holy Bodhgaya. Rejoice! We've accomplished our aims, and we are going to send a formal request to open Losar under the Bodhi Tree next year! This is HUGE. It's the first time a non-asian school of Buddhism has been accepted to do this. You're probably aware of this, since I made an announcement here . We need to have a order-of-magnitude number of participants before April 15th. If you'd

An interview with Ven. Ayya Marajina. February 25, 2026. Introduction and First Steps in Buddhism Lama Fede: I think we're ready for the interview, right? Perfect. Okay, shall we begin? Excellent. Well, Venerable, thank you so much for accepting this interview, thank you so much for coming. I wanted to ask you, Venerable, the first thing we have to ask is if you could tell us a little about your life, especially for those who weren't born into a Buddhist family, how did you

As part of the research project that we're currently working on, we interviewed Lama Glenn H.Mu llin on the Narayan Center in Buenos Aires on 01/30/2026. The question guide was pre-arranged. Lama Glenn and eight of his closest students participated in the interview. We have lightly edited the interview to remove the "uhms" and "ahs" (mostly on Lama Fede's side) but we have uploaded the unedited video. You can access the video here . We will publish the full scholastic analysi

This year is shaping up to be an intense one. We've just finished a presentation with Lama Glenn H.Mu llin (that we will be posting here, once it is finished editing) but this month's activities keep accelerating. We're finishing a new visit this month, from the Ven.Ma rajina, that we'll announce soon. However, let's start at the beginning. Useful links (if you're new around here) If you’re arriving now — Start HERE → https://www.tantricsorcery.com/start-here Tantric Sorce

Surprise! We're starting 2026 firing in all engines. With the help of the new Lamas, we're increasing activities worldwide and now we can bring you all the activities...one quarter ahead! Yes! From now on, you'll have visibility of three months ahead. There's a lot we have to go through, as you can imagine, but first of all, the basics. Useful links (if you're new around here) If you’re arriving now — Start HERE → https://www.tantricsorcery.com/start-here Tantric Sorcery N

What is Bön? Qué es el Bön? (Eng/Esp) Bon refers to Tibet's indigenous spiritual tradition, predating the arrival of Buddhism in the seventh century. The term encompasses two distinct phenomena that scholars and practitioners carefully distinguish. Yungdrung Bon (literally "Eternal" or "Swastika Bon") is the organized, systematic religion that presents itself as the original spiritual tradition of Tibet, founded by the enlightened teacher Tönpa Shenrab Miwo in the legendary

A Special Instruction from Vimalamitra for Everyone In our Kula, a group of practitioners practicing under qualified teachers of Buddhist Vajrayana, we have many kinds of Upadeshas which are special and personalized instructions based on having proper training and initiations. We also hold vast Sutras that are generally more open to read and gain the benefit of their instructions and blessings. What has been really needed in our time is a way to bridge the gap between adva

I am always amazed at why people are still confused about siddhis and attainment: why don’t you get them after years of practice? I mean, I’ve written a lot about the importance of the Guru, the Kula and Samaya, right? How the Guru and the Kula become a living mandala of blessings, and Samaya carries that into oneself, for the sake of others. But I still get the question that goes like this: ok, I’ve been practicing for 20 years and I have got no major experience, any siddhi

Another turn of the wheel. As we approach the end of the Gregorian year, the air thickens with the promise of closure and renewal — a perfect opportunity to gather, reflect, and stoke the flames of our collective practice. 🔗 Useful links (if you're new around here) If you’re arriving now — Start HERE → https://www.tantricsorcery.com/start-here Tantric Sorcery Need an orientation to Vajrayāna and Tantra? What is Vajrayāna? → https://www.tantricsorcery.com/vajrayana Tantr

An investigation into time, metrics, and practice By Lama Federico Andino (from a talk on Turning the Wheel of Dharma) The Fake Mala and the Awkward Question I was recently at a family gathering. My mother, trying to start a conversation with a gentleman of Chinese origin, proudly mentioned that her son—that is, me—was Buddhist. The gentleman, very serious, looked at me and flatly denied any such possibility. "No, he can't be a Buddhist," he declared. "First, I saw him eating

The other day, I was talking to Benson. (You probably know Benson. Teacher, Yogi, LGBTI+ activist, all around wonderful) He is practicing the Hekate Upadesha that was revealed last year, and he asked me a significant question: What is the difference in blessings? Why is there such a different in effect, impact, blessings from this Upadesha to others? And the answer, of course, is Samaya. Samaya, you see, is what carries the blessings of the Dakinis and Protectors that reveal

Tonpa Sherab Appears from Olmo Lungring to Expound the Nine Ways 1 Introduction The history of Bon teachings are vast, and so are the complexities by which they came into the Rime, consisting of large categories of teachings. Many Bon Lamas were supportive of the Rime founders work, and gave empowerments and transmissions to them. Others were more closed concerning their traditions. If we were to categorize it we could say: Bon consists of the meaning of the word in an ancien