What Can We Do If We Really Start To Freak Out? (Part 1 – Relying on the Love of the Buddhas)
Mar 20, 2020
Guru Padmasambhava as the guru we can all call out and supplicate in times of freaking...
Read MoreVisualization: How and Why?
Mar 5, 2020
Visualization can seem unnecessarily complicated when we first encounter meditation instruction. But creating a mental image and using that as an object of our attention is an important technique on the Vajrayāna path. Here, Phakchok Rinpoche shares some brief instruction...
Read MoreConfession and Restoring Vows Practice
Jan 30, 2020
Confession of misdeeds enables us to purify the temporary stains, obscurations and habitual tendencies that obscure our Buddha nature. Broken samaya vows especially can hinder our progress on the path. The Vajrayana...
Read MoreBuddha-nature: Hidden Treasure, Buried Diamond
Dec 5, 2019
Buddha-nature can be understood by using classical analogies. We may have heard teachers say that every being has buddha-nature. And yet, we remain skeptical. We don’t see the evidence of this around...
Read MoreRituals at Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Centers
Oct 1, 2019
Rituals at Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Centers can delight, intrigue, and/or confuse newcomers. Here we offer some brief guidelines for the curious...
Read MorePatience: Practicing the Pāramitās in Daily Life Part Four
Sep 19, 2019
Patience comes into play when we encounter anger or difficult outside circumstances. This third of the six transcendental perfections, or pāramitās, helps us to remain stable as we face problems in mundane life and in spiritual practice. Here, Tulku Migmar...
Read MoreDiscipline: Practicing the Pāramitās in Daily Life Part 3
Sep 15, 2019
Discipline in the Buddhist context involves monitoring our own behavior so that we do not harm others or ourselves. We behave the way we really want the world to be, rather than behaving...
Read MoreGenerosity: Practicing the Pāramitās in Daily Life: Part Two
Sep 12, 2019
Generosity practice is the first of the six transcendental perfections, or pāramitās. We practice generosity when we have the intention, and then the confidence to follow through, to give people what they...
Read MoreNgensong Dongtruk Puja–a Student’s Eye-View
Aug 28, 2019
Making an Auspicious Connection As the third of the 2019 puja series, the Ngensong Dongtruk or “Dredger of the Lower Realms’ Depths” puja was held for three days from August 10th-12th...
Read MoreFourfold Cooling Method
Aug 21, 2019
Tibetan medicine calls for specific seasonal behavior. The seasons can be divided either by equinox and solstice, the four seasons as we do in the West or into six seasons: Early Winter (November & December), Late Winter (January & February),...
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