Seeing the Buddha, Becoming the Buddha: Formal Meditation Instruction from Phakchok Rinpoche -
Nov 12, 2020
Within In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas, Phakchok Rinpoche clearly shows how genuine meditation is contingent upon bringing together many supportive conditions. However, Rinpoche also articulates methods for contained formal sessions that are effective, profound, and transformative....
Read MoreCelebrating Lha Bab Düchen -
Nov 6, 2020
Lha Bab Düchen Lha Bab Düchen (lha babs dus chen) in Tibetan translates as, ‘The Festival of the Descent from Heaven.’ We celebrate this great event on the 22nd day of the ninth...
Read MoreRepaying Those Who Have Previously Shown Kindness -
Nov 3, 2020
Societal Human Values Series #11 by Hilary Herdman Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo, (Srong-brtsan-sgam-po), reigned 629-650 CE. Among his many achievements, he promoted a moral code known as the Sixteen Principles of Societal Human Values (mi chos gtsang...
Read MoreOn Forgetting -
Oct 27, 2020
Phakchok Rinpoche teaches that if we are holding any anger, we are not free. When you’re even mildly annoyed at someone, the mind is disturbed and there is some pain. When you are holding on to a twenty-year grudge, you...
Read MoreOpening the Door to Authentic Meditation -
Oct 16, 2020
By Jack deTar “The profound equality of all beings is only known in the moment in which ‘I’ no longer exists. Only through the recognition of emptiness is there stainless compassion. This...
Read MoreHaving Moderate Food and Wealth -
Sep 17, 2020
Societal Human Values Series #10 by Hilary Herdman Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo, (Srong-brtsan-sgam-po), reigned 629-650 CE. Among his many achievements, he promoted a moral code known as the Sixteen Principles of Societal Human Values (mi chos gtsang...
Read MoreChoosing Good Role Models -
Aug 25, 2020
Societal Human Values Series #9 by Hilary Herdman Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo, (Srong-brtsan-sgam-po), reigned 629-650 CE. Among his many achievements, he promoted a moral code known as the Sixteen Principles of Societal Human Values (mi chos gtsang...
Read MoreRadically Loving through Spaciousness and Letting Go -
Aug 10, 2020
By Erric Solomon We usually look for love “out there”; we want to be loved. Perhaps we find a perfect lover or a new BFF, and for a time we feel like...
Read MoreRadically Loving: Creating Sparks of Love -
Jul 29, 2020
Our true nature is unconditional love....
Read MoreBirth of Guru Rinpoche -
Jul 29, 2020
On the 10th day of the fifth and sixth months of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, we celebrate the birth of Guru Rinpoche, the “Precious Master” and Buddha of our time. In Sanskrit...
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