The Medicine & Compassion Retreat Goes to Nepal in 2023!
January 24, 2023
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Fall Retreats with Phakchok Rinpoche at Samye Hermitage New York
January 24, 2023
Community Update from Samye Hermitage New York
January 21, 2023
Tulku Migmar Visits the California Vietnamese Sangha
January 11, 2023
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Latest updates from Samye Institute’s Vajrayana Membership. New content is regularly added. If you are not currently a member, please sign up here!
Guru Rinpoche Day Messages
Phakchok Rinpoche sends pithy teachings to students via email every Guru Rinpoche Day. View our library of these teachings.
In Tibetan Buddhism, we celebrate the 10th day of each lunar month as Guru Rinpoche day. Guru Rinpoche or Padmasambhava is the Buddha who established Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet. On the outer level, the Mahaguru is the essence of all buddhas and lineage masters. The late master Dudjom Rinpoche wrote a beautiful commentary on The Concise Benefits of the Festival of the Tenth Day.
New Book by Phakchok Rinpoche
Available now!
Praise for Awakening Dignity
“I wholeheartedly recommend this book for all who wish to find happiness and fulfillment in their lives.”
— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
“Awakening Dignity is a beautiful and compelling practical guide to living a more fulfilling life—meaning a life filled with inner dignity.”
— Richard J. Davidson, author of New York Times bestseller The Emotional Life of Your Brain
Explore Our Student Pathways
Support, education, and community for whichever pathway you are on.
Holistic Living
Path of Meditation
The Nine Yanas
Traditional Vajrayana
Samye, under the direction of Phakchok Rinpoche, is a place where students from all corners of the globe explore how to work with their minds in order to lead meaningful lives. Drawing from authentic Buddhist wisdom traditions, our online platform offers live teachings, structured courses, interactive forums, and community for the modern age.
Recent Wisdom Posts
Dharma Foundations
A selection of recommended articles that cover the essentials of Dharma practice.
Senior Lama Teachings
Online teachings and question and answer sessions featuring Samye Institute's learned Druplas and Khenpos.
Searching for Inspiration?
Browse our foundational topics—a solid basis for all Dharma practice.
Self-Paced Online Courses
Browse Samye Institute's growing catalogue of courses and support programs.
29 Lessons
The 37 Bodhisattva Practices
In this teaching series, Tulku Migmar Tsering provides detailed teaching and commentary on Gyalse Tokme Zangpo’s 37 Bodhisattva Practices.
19 Lessons
The Nine Yanas: Shravakayana
Approach the Buddha’s teachings gradually, learning how to integrate study, reflection, and meditation.
55 Lessons
Tibetan for Practitioners
Guided by translator Oriane Lavole, this course helps students connect with the Tibetan language and its rich dharmic context.
31 Lessons
Tukdrub Barché Kunsel Ngöndro
The Four Foundations practices form the gateway for the Traditional Vajrayana path. Each element purifies the body, speech, and mind.
22 Lessons
Path of Meditation Level Two
Phakchok Rinpoche guides students to recognize the essence of thought and to distinguish mind from awareness.
17 Lessons
Yoga Asanas for Sitting Meditation
Somānanda Yogi presents exercises designed to improve body pliancy from the Indian, Himalayan and South East Asian yogic traditions.
5 Lessons
Mobility for Meditators
Trainer Neil Roberts presents a series of gentle stretches designed specifically to improve our mobility.
79 Lessons
The Noble Wisdom of the Time of Death Sutra
Using a classic Mahayana Sutra, Phakchok Rinpoche gives pithy practice advice covering five core topics on the Buddhist path.
49 Lessons
Path of Meditation Level One
Phakchok Rinpoche guides students through a year-long experiential meditation practice program.
37 Lessons
The Concise Sang Offering
This support program offers video and audio teachings on the Vajrayana practice of fragrant smoke offerings.
9 Lessons
Training in Compassion
Dr. David Shlim gently guides us to make the connection between relaxed open mind and natural compassion.
32 Lessons
Training the Mind
Phakchok Rinpoche introduces a step-by-step approach to understanding how our minds function.
Featured Publications Available Now
A Global Dharma Network
Samye is more than just online Dharma teachings. Explore our global network of local groups & Dharma centers.
Dharma-stream is a series of regular video teachings directly from Phakchok Rinpoche, designed to be viewed in a group setting.
Rinpoche has produced several video series’. These teachings are presented in a step-by-step manner, becoming more and more profound over time.
There are many groups in location around the world. If there is no group near you, we can provide support and guidance to help you start one.
Global Sangha Updates
Noble Living, Noble Caring, Noble Dying
Explore how Buddhist practice can inform our living, caring, and dying so that they become noble—filled with dignity and grace.
For Experienced Students
We've curated posts for you, based on topics of ritual, devotion, buddha nature, and more.
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About Phakchok Rinpoche
Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche was born in 1981 and is a lineage holder of the Profound Treasures of Chokgyur Lingpa from the Nyingma School of Early Translations and one of the throne-holders of the Riwoche Taklung Kagyu Lineage. Phakchok Rinpoche’s primary root gurus are his grandfather, the late Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, and late Kyabje Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche.
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