Heart Essence of Mahaguru Padmasambhava
Sep 16, 2021
Dear friends near and far, As always, I hope this message finds you well, healthy and happy. For today’s Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you some key words...
Read MoreDza Patrül Rinpoche’s Heart Advice
Aug 17, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us a few verses of advice from the great nineteenth century non-sectarian Dzokchen master, Dza Patrul...
Read MoreThe Heart Essence of Padmasambhava
Jul 19, 2021
On this special day of the monkey month, we celebrate the birth of our Precious Maha Guru within a lotus blossom on Lake Dhanakosha. Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us a verse from the Heart Essence of...
Read MoreChökhor Düchen – The Great Festival of the First Turning of the Dharma Wheel
Jul 12, 2021
On the auspicious day of the Chökhor Düchen Festival, we remember the Buddha's first teaching. Traditionally, we refer to that event with the expression of the "first turning of the Dharma...
Read MoreMultiplying Effects: Five Ways of Multiplying Merit
Jul 1, 2021
Practitioners should take advantage of all opportunities to increase the accumulation of merit easily and swiftly. We need to know how to magnify our virtues. Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us regularly that we need to consistently accumulate merit....
Read MoreUltimate Instructions on Mahāmudrā from the Drikung Lord Jikten Gönpo
Jun 20, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us The Fivefold Ultimate, Essential Instructions and Eightfold Samayas of Mahamudra, given by the first throne-holder of the Drikung Kagyu...
Read MoreRemembering the Buddha on Saga Dawa Duchen
May 25, 2021
May everyone who sees a Buddha image, hears the Buddha’s name, or the dhāraṇī—or recalls his qualities—embark on the path to complete and perfect enlightenment! Remembering the Buddha on Saga Dawa Duchen—his birth,...
Read MoreKey points of Advice from Kunkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche
May 21, 2021
On the auspicious Guru Rinpoche Day of the auspicious month of Saga Dawa, Phakchok Rinpoche shares some important verses from Kunkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche's Advice on What to Adopt and...
Read MoreThe Four Dharmas of Gampopa
Apr 22, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche shares the Four Dharmas of Gampopa and the meaning of these profound words of advice, so we can apply them in our daily...
Read MorePreparing to Die, Learning to Live
Apr 3, 2021
In “Preparing to Die, Learning to Live,” Tulku Migmar discusses how preparing to die is fundamentally about how we live. When we live with aims like accumulation of wealth, and we have a lot of attachments, facing death can be...
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