Receiving Tibetan Buddhist Empowerment
Phakchok Rinpoche
January 4, 2023
Tibetan Buddhist empowerment may seem very mysterious and like a grand performance. And there is a lot of misunderstanding about what it means to receive
Blessings
Five Ways of Practicing Guru Yoga
Phakchok Rinpoche
December 29, 2022
Since today is such a special and auspicious day, I thought to say little about “Lamey Naljor” or Guru Yoga, which is the practice of
Building Dignity Through Supplication
Phakchok Rinpoche
December 12, 2022
Building dignity through supplication may sound contradictory. In the Vajrayana path, however, supplication is continually emphasized. Why is this so?
Nekhor Pilgrimage: Circling the Sacred
changchubdawa
January 29, 2020
Celebrating the launch of Nekhor, the Samye Translations team arranged a pilgrimage to the sacred sites of Padmasambhava in Nepal.
Unlocking the Door of Blessings of the Great Perfection
Phakchok Rinpoche
January 16, 2019
Devotion and pure perception are the two keys needed to unlock the door of blessings of the Great Perfection. The more we develop them, the
Gaining the Blessings of the Guru
Phakchok Rinpoche
October 30, 2017
Today’s video features Kalden Drendze, and is a continuation of the Twelve Manifestations of Guru Rinpoche series. Here, Phakchok Rinpoche shares a very concise method
Guru Rinpoche’s Body, Speech, and Mind Blessings
Phakchok Rinpoche
May 1, 2012
About two weeks ago we were on a pilgrimage following the footsteps of the Lotus Born in Nepal and Sikkim. It was a memorable trip
Anniversary of the Lotus Born Guru
Phakchok Rinpoche
July 10, 2011
I hope that this reminder on this very auspicious Guru Rinpoche Day becomes a means for you to stabilize your ground, that it gives you
The Four Holy Places
Phakchok Rinpoche
December 15, 2010
A pilgrimage is an important act of devotion and faith as it enables us to accumulate merit and purify our defilements and obscurations of the
Heart Advice from Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Phakchok Rinpoche
May 23, 2010
Dear friends near and far First off, my deepest apologies for my very long silence. I hope you’ve all been happy and healthy. At the