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[...] This teaching was scheduled for the Mother's Day weekend because I have been very impressed with the observance of Father's Day and Mother's Day in this part of the world, which is new to me. [...] This celebration of Mother's Day is very much in accordance with the Buddhist tradition. If you are familiar with Buddhist prayers, they often begin with something like "May all sentient beings, my mothers, who are lilmitless like the sky, experience happiness. May all sentient beings, my mothers, who are limitless like the sky, experience total joy and be separated from suffering." We always emphasize "mothers, who are limitless like the sky" in our prayers. At the end of prayers, as well, we also share, or dedicate the merit, so that our mothers, who are kind and to whom we feel such gratitude, may experience total enlightenment through sharing this virtue of merit." [...] excerpt from page 1.
Dharma in Women, Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, spiral bound, size: 8.5 x 11 inches, 40 pages, $6.00
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