Training in Kindness -
Jun 14, 2019
These days, in a busy and sometimes angry world, we often don’t observe a lot of kindness in our interactions. When we feel this way it can be very helpful to review...
Read More5 Ways to Radically Increase your Joy -
May 28, 2019
By Erric Solomon Buddhists often wonder if happiness is too trivial a thing to worry about. While it is true that the ultimate realization of Buddhist practice is far more profound, when...
Read MoreCompassion in Daily Life: be Psycho-Compassionate -
May 6, 2019
Rinpoche encourages us to be “psycho-compassionate” rather than “psychotherapeutic” when confronted with people’s problems. Rather than trying to fix the person and their problems as in a therapeutic model, it is better,...
Read MoreBell and Dorje: Understanding Ritual Objects -
Feb 4, 2019
In the Vajrayana context, practitioners utilize the bell and dorje as important symbolic ritual items. In this video, Tulku Migmar explains just some of the significance of this pair of implements. We...
Read MoreBeginner Tonglen Meditation -
Feb 4, 2019
Beginner Tonglen: Extending Kindness and Love Tulku Migmar explains in this video clip how we can begin to work with the profound practice of Tonglen. Moreover, he advises how we can incorporate...
Read MoreVajrakīlaya 7 Day – Gutor Pūjā -
Jan 29, 2019
The Vajrakīlaya Gutor Pūjā will be celebrated from January 30-February 3, 2019. Vajrakīlaya (Tibetan: Dorjé Phurba) is the embodiment of the powerful compassion of all buddhas. Moreover,Vajrakīlaya, the wrathful transformation of the deity Vajrasattva,...
Read MoreBuilding Bodhicitta: Part One -
Nov 13, 2018
As Buddhist practitioners, we begin by always bringing our practice to our own mind, and our own level of experience–regardless of what practice we do. We want to see integration of our...
Read MoreUnderstanding Emotions: Benefit of Meditation -
Aug 14, 2018
Understanding emotions are the first step toward overcoming our basic ignorance. In this video clip, Phakchok Rinpoche shares his personal experience of coming to grips with his emotions. He describes the strong emotions of his teenage years, and explains the...
Read MoreGenuine Compassion -
May 14, 2018
Genuine compassion, Phakchok Rinpoche explains, is compassion free of any aggression. Moreover, that compassion does not have grasping. This compassion is much more gentle. Ultimate or genuine compassion does not have the thought, "I need to save real sentient beings."...
Read MoreWhy Meditate? What Does Meditation Offer? -
May 7, 2018
Why meditate? What benefits does meditation bring, and why might we want to take the time for practice? Phakchok Rinpoche, in this video teaching from a talk at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Cooperstown, New York, points out very concrete...
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Welcome to the Samye Institute, 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. The Samye Institute aims to be to the digital world what Nalanda was to India and what Samye was to Tibet.
