Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
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Phakchok Rinpoche sends out short teachings to all students via email on every Guru Rinpoche day. These messages are composed with the aspiration to inspire students. 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. Samye Institute maintains an archive of these teachings spanning the last 10 years.
Six Key Qualities for Beginners on the Path
On the Guru Rinpoche Day of Tredlha Tsechu of the year of the wood dragon (July 2024), Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us some words from...
Three Keys for a Successful Practice
On Guru Rinpoche Day, Phakchok Rinpoche shares some pithy advice for practitioners who feel that, even though they put a lot of time and effort...
Advice from My Root Guru
On this Guru Rinpoche Day, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us key points of advice from his late root guru, Kyapchok Soktsé Rinpoche, about the two...
Where the Real Practice Begins
On Guru Rinpoche Day, Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us that as practitioners we should never separate our practice from our daily lives. Instead, everything we do...
Observing My Mind
On Guru Rinpoche's Day of March 2024, Kyabgon Phakchok Rinpoche shared the pithy advice "Observing My Mind."...
The Outer, Inner, and Secret Samsara
On the first Guru Rinpoche Day of the new lunar year of the Wood Dragon, Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us the three aspects of...
The Importance of Motivation
At the start of this Western new year, Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us about the importance of motivation and the need to examine it continuously using...
Understanding the Three Yanas
On the anniversary of Guru Dorjé Drolö, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us some insights on the meaning and purpose of the three yanas (Theravada, Mahayana,...
On the Importance of Rejoicing
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us a quote from the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 verses that teaches the vital importance of rejoicing....
The Three Pillars of the Dharma
On the occasion of the consecration of the Guru Sampa Lhündrup statue at Samye Hermitage Bali, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us a clarification of the...
The Qualities of a Good Dharma Student
Phakchok Rinpoche asks his students to check on the essential qualities of a good student according to Maha Guru Padmasambhava's teaching....
The Four Dharmas of Gampopa
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us his understanding of the well-known Four Dharmas of Gampopa....