What Does Enlightenment Mean?

Phakchok Rinpoche was born in 1981 and was recognized as the seventh Phakchok Rinpoche, the incarnation of a great teacher and meditation master. Receiving ordination from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Rinpoche received a thorough education and training in Buddhist philosophy and meditation, studying with some of the most accomplished masters of modern times. His main teachers were his grandfather Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Kyabje Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Kyabchok Soktse Rinpoche. Rinpoche completed his education at the Dzongsar Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies in Bir, India, where he received the Khenpo title. Rinpoche travels the world, teaching in Buddhist centers, universities, and monasteries in Asia, North and South America, and Europe. As a yogi practitioner with a family and the responsibility of monastic institutions, Rinpoche is deeply familiar with both ways of life and practice. Rinpoche’s life defines what it means to be a dharma practitioner today by emphasizing the importance of balance in one's life.