Practice Advice from the Third Phakchok Rinpoche, Chöying Lhündrup (cont.) -
Sep 25, 2020
Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche presents advice from a previous...
Read MorePractice Advice from the Third Phakchok Rinpoche, Chöying Lhündrup -
Aug 28, 2020
Dear friends near and far, As always, I hope this message finds you well, healthy and happy. For today’s Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you the first part...
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 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...
Read MoreMarriage and Partnership advice from Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche -
Nov 12, 2019
Marriage and Partnership as Dharma Practice Marriage and partnership can be a particularly fertile ground for practice. Here sangha members Diana Carey and Jesper Skovlund generously share the marriage advice offered by...
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