Practice Advice from the Third Phakchok Rinpoche, Chöying Lhündrup, Part Two
Sep 25, 2020
Today we continue with the “Ten Key Instructions on Following the Sublime Way” by my previous incarnation, the 17th throne-holder of Kham Riwoché, the Third Phakchok Rinpoche, Chöying...
Read MorePractice Advice from the Third Phakchok Rinpoche, Chöying Lhündrup, Part One
Aug 28, 2020
For today’s Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you the first part of a poem by one of my previous incarnations, the 17th throne-holder of Kham Riwoché, the Third Phakchok Rinpoche, Chöying Lhündrup. This poem contains ten...
Read MoreApplying a Teacher’s Practice Advice
May 16, 2017
Applying a teacher's practice advice may seem to be something we all wish to do. We ask questions and we may get some very profound answers. But sometimes, we don't really know how to actually follow the advice we're given....
Read MoreInspiration to Practice – Advice on Dealing With Success and Positive Circumstances
Dec 8, 2015
Inspiration manifests in many ways.Phakchok Rinpoche gives some personal examples of how he inspires himself to practice. And, self-reflection drives the process. Rinpoche advises us to make an honest assessment of our own emotions and behavior. We have to look...
Read MorePractice Challenges Advice
Sep 16, 2015
Practice Challenges and Difficulties Practice challenges arise for all of us. And we all face difficulties in managing our lives and practice. Phakchok Rinpoche regularly encourages his students from all around the...
Read MoreKunkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoché’s Advice for Beginners
Feb 22, 2021
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...
Read MoreAnnouncing a New Addition to the ‘Advice for Dying Practitioners’ Curriculum
Dec 11, 2020
All of us as practitioners often contemplate our own death, as well as the death of our fellow beloved sangha members. The question often arises ”how do we best prepare for death”? If the state of mind and heart are...
Read MoreHow to Direct Your Practice
Sep 11, 2020
Advice on the Feast-Offering Accumulation by Phakchok Rinpoche The upcoming series of feast-gatherings will be held at the extraordinary sacred site of Asura. The participants performing the offerings will be the sangha of monks, nuns, ngakpas (tantric practitioners) and lay...
Read MoreTsok Bum Series: Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel (The Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles)
Jul 18, 2020
Dear Sangha brothers and sisters, Please join us in accumulating 100,000 feast offerings of Lamé Tukdrup Barché Künsel, The Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles, streamed live via YouTube on Guru Rinpoche day, July 29th. We need your participation...
Read MoreThe Treasury of Blessings: A Practice of Buddha Śākyamuni
Feb 18, 2020
Samye Institute is pleased to announce the production and release of a new video visualization of the Treasury of Blessings (see below). We would like to use this joyful occasion to revisit...
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