April 22, 2021
The Four Dharmas of Gampopa
Phakchok Rinpoche shares the Four Dharmas of Gampopa and the meaning of these profound words of advice, so we can apply them in our daily practice.
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The Four Dharmas of Gampopa
Phakchok Rinpoche shares the Four Dharmas of Gampopa and the meaning of these profound words of advice, so we can apply them...
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Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
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.
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Supreme Mind Training
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us some of Atisha’s Root Verses on Training the mind. This supreme mindtraining offers clear, simple and straightforward advice to anyone who wishes to practice or just improve their lives by changing their way of thinking and acting.
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Kunkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoché’s Advice for Beginners
In the first month of the Tibetan year of the Iron Ox, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us on Guru Rinpoche Day some short advice for practitioners from Kunkhyen Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche and correlates them with the Four Dharmas of Gampopa.
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Weekly Reflections
We want to know how to resolve conflict in our lives and in the lives of others. We want to see the natural purity of everything. If we can do this, we will be joyous.
Phakchok Rinpoche, In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas
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