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.

The Relationship Between Conduct, Progress, and the View

As practicing Buddhists, so-called dharma practitioners, our conduct is extremely important. From among the trio of view, meditation, and conduct it is explained that our...

Conduct and Virtue

In short, there are two types of conduct: conduct that harms others together with the basis for that harm, and conduct that benefits others together...

Wisdom of Passing Sutra

Inspired by this special month and anniversary, I would like to share with you a short excerpt from a text entitled The Sage Who Dispels...

The Twelve Links of Dependent Arising

By gaining an understanding of the twelve links of dependent arising, automatically you will become very skilled in practicing the dharma because you now see...

The Three Gateways to Liberation

For today's Guru Rinpoche Day, I would like to take you back to the roots. With all your varied backgrounds and the different stages you...

Are You on the True Path?

In the past few evenings of the drupchen, I have been re-reading some of the great texts of Shechen Gyaltsab, Pema Namgyal, and in particular,...

Padmasambhava Comes to Tibet

On this last Guru Rinpoche Day of the Water Dragon Year of 2139 and with an understanding of these words of Padmasambhava to be a...

Pith Instructions

I am going to say few things candidly on today’s Guru Rinpoche Day. Your beliefs don’t make you a better person, your behavior does. Your...

The Aspiration of the Vajradhatu Mandala

I would like to share with you this amazing aspiration made by Guru Rinpoche on the request of Trisong Detsen. This is an aspiration for...

The Prayer in Seven Chapters to Padmakara

For today's Guru Rinpoche Day, I would like to share with you an excerpt from "The Prayer in Seven Chapters to Padmakara". And from the...

Ego

For today's Guru Rinpoche Day, I would like to share with you a key that helps unlock the root of all hope and fear. To...

The Three Qualities

Whether in your mundane life or your spiritual, always remind your self of the three qualities: Intelligence and wisdom in your brain, compassion in your...