Spirit Grooves

Accurate lunar ephemeris for EST (Eastern Standard Time) from 1900-01-10 to 2054-01-10, showing Lunar Day (Tithies 1-3), Weekday, Date, EST, KM (Tsurphu Calendar), DM (Gelugpa Calendar), Eclipse, K (Losar Tsurphu), D (Losar Gelugpa), TF (combined Tidal Force). 

Fairly large images of the dharma lineage of the Karma Kagyu, starting witn Vajradhara up toe the 17th Karmapa, Orgen Trinley Dorje.

This is an illustrate PDF on how to cook delicious tempeh.

Here are a series of articles on Ann Arbor, Michigan culture in the late 1950s and 1960s. It mostly some history of the time from my view and experience. I could add more to them, but I'm getting older by the day and I feel it is better to get something out there for those few who want to get a sense of Ann Arbor back in those times. I have edited them, but only roughly, so what you read is what y...

Here are the links to free books, articles, videos, photos, music, etc. of Michael Erlewine.

Here are the the eight-four mahasiddans pronounced clearly by Lam Karma from KTD, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. These are the Tibetan-style pronounciation and are meant to go along with the free illustrate pecha (sadhana) which are available here: http://spiritgrooves.net/pdf/e-books/Mahasiddhas%20Practice.pdf

Here are the names of the Kagyu lineage masters (the Golden Garland) as recited by Lama Karma from KTD Monastery in upstate New York.

84 Mahasiddhas Practice This is a little pecha-format .PDF file that can be looked at either on your computer or… what I did… Was to take it to Staples and had them print it out in color, back to back. What you want is: Copy 1 to 2 (back to back) Legal Size 60lb paper (have to reduce from 11x17 pehaps) Each legal-size sheet has two pages of pecha. The top page of each, fits the bottom page of the...

This is a brief history (in pictures) of the lineage of the Mahamudra tradition for students of the Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche at KTD (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra) monastery. It can be useful for those doing Guru Yoga.    This is a version that is designed to be printed out in rectangular pecha format -- Two sided. There are six sections, each with two pages. To print correctly, the first two ima...

This is a brief history (in pictures) of the lineage of the Mahamudra tradition for students of the Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche at KTD (Karma Triyana Dharmachakra) monastery. It can be useful for those doing Guru Yoga. 

http://www.visuals.co.uk/visualsblog/prores-raw-alister-chapman/   These are the slides that go with this seminal webinar on ProRes RAW by Alister Chapman.

This is a brief history of some of my work, created asa kind of resume in 2008. Just want it on record.

UAC Program

This prayer is called "The Verses of the Eight Auspicious Ones" is commonly known as the "Tashi Prayer." It is a bit long and frequently recited before undertaking any task or trip. It has a lot of hard-to-pronounce names in it that are part of the lineage, so it's a bit of tough sledding until you get to know it. Some of you might like to have it, so here it is in a printing version (2-sided).

This prayer is called "The Verses of the Eight Auspicious Ones" is commonly known as the "Tashi Prayer." It is a bit long and frequently recited before undertaking any task or trip. It has a lot of hard-to-pronounce names in it that are part of the lineage, so it's a bit of tough sledding until you get to know it. Some of you might like to have it. This is the Laptop Version

This is a common prayer as used by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. This version is 2-sided, printable, and in rectangular pecha format.

This is a common prayer as used by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. This version is 2-sided, in rectangular pecha format forlaptop use.

This is a common prayer as used by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. This version is 2-sided, printable, and in rectangular pecha format.

This is a common prayer as used by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. This version is in rectangular pecha format for laptops.

This is a common prayer as used by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. This version is 2-sided, printable, and in rectangular pecha format.

This is a common prayer as used by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. This version is  in rectangular pecha format for use on laptops.

This is a common dedication prayer as used by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. This version is 2-sided, printable, and in rectangular pecha format.

This is a dedication prayer in both English and Tibetan-Transliteration that is common in the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism THe prayer is in pecha format.

Here is the Mahamudra Lineage Prayer in PDF format for laptop use, i.e. for viewing on a laptop page by page. The translation comes from several sources and is pieced together to give (IMO) the best meaning.

Here are several prayers used in the Karma Kagyu Lineage daily. This is a PDF that will print on any 8.5x11 paper, but it prints double-sided, so if your printer will not do double-sided, take it to Staples and they can do it for you.   INCLUDES: The Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind to the DHarma The Four Immeasurables  Refuge and Bodhicitta