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Tertöns are also women, as in the case of the contemporary tertön Khandro Khachi Wangmo, who was considered an incarnate ḍākinī.
Judith Simmer-Brown • Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
The ḍākinī must also test the confidence of the practitioner to discover whether he or she has sufficient personal conviction in inherent wakefulness, a prerequisite for tantric realization.
Judith Simmer-Brown • Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
I had many teachers, but the most central were two of the wisest Theravada teachers of the past century: one in Thailand, Ajahn Chah, and one in Burma, Mahasi Sayadaw.
Jack Kornfield • Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are
Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters
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Atisha passed on his lineage to his close disciples, and a few generations later, Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (1102–76) wrote down these teachings, which were later organized as the The Mahayana Instructions on the Seven Points of Mind Training, fifty-nine slogans divided into seven categories. This presentation of lojong, which makes up the framework of
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