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by Khechen Tsewang Gyatso
Dear Dharma Students and Friends,
I want to invite everyone to enjoy our Palyul Clear Light magazine, in which we try to offer spiritual information that we can apply to our daily lives. The life stories of Lord Buddha and the many great masters are examples for us and their teachings are meant to be integrated into our lives. Many great beings or saints of every religion are role models for spiritual development and accomplishment.
Our magazine is solely dedicated to fulfilling the wishes and noble dharma activity of our beloved root teacher, the late Kyabje Penor Rinpoche. Though His Holiness is not physically with us now, he has never left us; his spirit of enlightened mind is always with us and he is watching us with compassion and wisdom. Palyul Clear Light is one of His Holiness’s noble dreams to propagate the dharma to benefit all levels of beings directly and indirectly, even in the form of pictures of the dharma arts that draw beings’ attention to the dharma and lead them to the right path to find liberation and happiness.
We should all learn from the example of His Holiness’s passing away that impermanence is not a mystery but rather reality. Just by entering into mahaparinirvana, he has shown us the impermanent nature of phenomena and self, as actions speak louder than words. It is very sad to lose our teacher but we are still fortunate to have with us the compassionate and enlightened teachings that he transmitted through our lineage and lineage masters. Through the example of his passing away, we should realize the nature of impermanence and try to use our time in the best and most virtuous way without wasting a minute. Palyul Clear Light is offering these teachings and practices to educate and train everyone through spiritual dharma practice and development to realize the true nature. Once one has the experience of realization, one’s mind is eased and one’s life becomes smoother.
His Holiness’s words of wisdom and guidance were that we should treat everyone equally with compassion and loving kindness, caring for them with bodhicitta for their temporary and ultimate happiness. Palyul Clear Light concentrates on the teachings and instructions of His Holiness Penor Rinpoche and those of his lineage masters in order to share them with everyone who is fortunate enough to connect with His Holiness’s heart teachings. I want to thank all our benefactors and volunteer members who have been inspired to present this magazine every year for the benefit of all sentient beings and also thank our subscribers for supporting this effort to help beings follow this noble path to bring happiness and peace in our modern world.
With blessings and love,
Khenpo Tsewang Gyatso