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Samye Institute presents on-line and live teachings, instruction, and events derived from authentic Buddhist wisdom traditions. On this on-line platform, individuals seeking answers as to how to live a meaningful life can explore how to work with their minds. Additionally, Buddhist practitioners, both newer and long-term students, will find resources here to support their study, reflection, and meditation. Here you may find teachings on working with the emotions and the mind, introduction to meditation, training in compassion, Mahāmudrā meditation, and special practices unique to our tradition. Our aspiration is to offer tools and training to enable practitioners of all levels to practice authentically and confidently.
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Phakchok Rinpoche sends out short inspiring teachings to all students via email on every Guru Rinpoche day. Rinpoche often uses these teachings to answer frequently asked questions. Also, he suggests topics that remind us to bring our minds home in the midst of our busy lives.
June 12, 2019
Dear friends near and far, I hope this message finds you healthy and happy and more so flourishing in your Dharma practice. This month, I would like to share with you a …
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Dear friends near and far, As always, I hope this message finds you well, happy and healthy. Today we will continue our accounts of great masters’ visionary journeys to Zangdok Palri with …
Read moreApril 14, 2019
Dear friends near and far, As always, I hope this message finds you well, happy and healthy. This month I would like to continue with the accounts of great masters’ visionary journeys …
Read more“The very fact that something comes into being makes it possible, and indeed necessary, for that thing to cease. Its origination is the primary condition for its ultimate cessation. So when we understand the impermanence of all things, we understand that they are going through this process of cessation in each moment. This is the significance of the first axiom of Buddhism, that all composite phenomena are impermanent.”
Translated by: Thupten Jinpa
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