Engage with other sangha members here by reading and sharing reflections and discussing areas of interest to you. We all benefit from exchanging ideas and cultivating spiritual friendships. If you’re looking for inspiration, your fellow practitioners can help you feel supported and less alone! Do you have concerns about balancing practice and daily life? Here’s a place to turn for suggestions and encouragement.
Teaching My Grandkid Dharma -
Jun 28, 2019
By Leslie Anderson Oh no, my 3-year-old granddaughter, McKenzie is yelling,” No, no, no,” again and she’s thrown herself on the floor! What a challenging time as a parent and grandparent. Then...
Read MoreA Garland Of Protection – A Reflection By Chou Chuen -
Jun 20, 2019
By Chou Chuen Perfectly Enlightened Mother, please protect us beginners on the Path! Sipping coffee and museum hopping in London with a monk that I barely knew. That was how my journey...
Read MoreFrom Physics to Dharma: Becoming Kinder and Happier -
May 8, 2019
By Benjamin Schuellein “If you could take and weigh all the smoke, ash, and all the other stuff left over after a fire, it would be heavier than what was burned”, my...
Read MoreDevotion and the Guru’s Grace -
Mar 3, 2019
Devotion and the Guru’s Grace by Craig Davis Please know that what follows is simply my dream, which may not be your dream. I have had the unique opportunity (some...
Read MoreOld Dog, New Tricks, And Turning The Mind -
Feb 22, 2019
By Rosie Bleyer I recently moved. And retired. I no longer practice a profession of 35 years, nor have I a reason to set an alarm most mornings. I meet new people...
Read MoreWe are an extension of our spiritual home -
Feb 14, 2019
We’d like to share an inspiring message from Samye instructor Jack de Tar – who is also the executive director of Gomde California. I have the pleasure of writing to you after...
Read MoreKnowing When To Rest -
Nov 15, 2018
What does it mean to rest? As a working mother of two young children learns how to integrate practice into her daily life, she also discovers the importance of this simple...
Read MoreStudent Reflections on the Four Mind Changings -
May 25, 2018
The Four Mind Changings The four mind changings form the foundation of the Vajrayāna path. When we commit to this path, we start by practicing the preliminary practices: the ngöndro. And we begin...
Read MoreStudent Reflections on Supplication -
Apr 16, 2018
Eleven of our sangha members share their thoughts, experience and reflections on the practice of...
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About Samye
Samye is a place where students from all corners of the globe explore how to work with their minds in order to lead meaningful lives. Drawing from authentic Buddhist wisdom traditions, our online platform offers live teachings, structured courses, interactive forums, and community for the digital Dharma sangha. Samye Institute aims to be to the digital world what Nalanda was to India and what Samye was to Tibet.