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'''Padma Sambhava''' is revered throughout the Himalayan countries as the “Precious Guru.” He is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, and his followers venerate him as the “second Buddha.” | '''Padma Sambhava''' is revered throughout the Himalayan countries as the “Precious Guru.” He is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, and his followers venerate him as the “second Buddha.” | ||
[[File:1280px-Samye-94-Hauptgebaeude-2014-gje.jpg|thumb|The main building at Samye Monastery, Tibet]] | |||
== Padma Sambhava’s life == | == Padma Sambhava’s life == | ||
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Lord Maitreya has urged us to let Padma Sambhava’s mantra ring in our soul and our heart: | Lord Maitreya has urged us to let Padma Sambhava’s mantra ring in our soul and our heart: | ||
<blockquote>Give the mantra of Padma Sambhava thirty-three times and celebrate your soul’s ascent each day to the [[Secret chamber of the heart|secret chamber of your heart], to the altar of being. Life is empty when you do not do this. When you do not do it, you do not even know just how empty your life is. And you do not know how full it can be when and if you enter into the practice of keeping your appointment with Maitreya, with Gautama Buddha, with the | <blockquote>Give the mantra of Padma Sambhava thirty-three times and celebrate your soul’s ascent each day to the [[Secret chamber of the heart|secret chamber of your heart]], to the altar of being. Life is empty when you do not do this. When you do not do it, you do not even know just how empty your life is. And you do not know how full it can be when and if you enter into the practice of keeping your appointment with Maitreya, with Gautama Buddha, with the [[bodhisattva]]s. Give it thirty-three times, beloved ones.<ref>Lord Maitreya, “To Restore the Christhood of America!” {{POWref|35|42|, October 11, 1992}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
== His teachings today == | == His teachings today == | ||