http://welcomingbuddhist.org Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:51:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/428 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/428#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:30:32 +0000 Ven. Lopon Osel http://welcomingbuddhist.org/?p=428 Continue reading →]]> http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/428/feed 0 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/357 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/357#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:45:38 +0000 Ven. Lopon Osel http://welcomingbuddhist.com/?p=357 Continue reading →]]> http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/357/feed 0 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/355 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/355#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:09:29 +0000 Ven. Lopon Osel http://welcomingbuddhist.com/?p=355 Continue reading →]]> http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/355/feed 0 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/294 http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/294#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:22:44 +0000 Ven. Lopon Osel http://lama.lowjumpingfrog.com/?p=294 Tibetan Text Português Om Swasti: With supreme appreciation and deep respect for Padmasambhava – wisdom manifestation of all Buddhas and union of the Buddha families – I shall relate the history of tobacco. Approximately a hundred years after Buddha Shakyamuni’s parinirvana, a Chinese demon, maddened with obsession, spoke these dying words: 
“Through my body I wish to lead the beings of this earth to lower realms. Bury my body intact and eventually a plant, different from all others, will grow out of my remains. Merely by smelling it, people will experience pleasure in body and mind, far more joyful than the union of male and female. It will spread far and wide until most of the beings on this earth will enjoy it.” Continue reading →]]> http://welcomingbuddhist.org/archives/294/feed 0