Chokgyur Lingpa’s Zangdok Palri Aspirations
Feb 3, 2020
To conclude our Copper-Colored Mountain series on this last Guru Rinpoche day of the year of the pig, I would like to share with you a very special prayer for rebirth in Zangdok Palri, written by the great tertön Chokgyur...
Read MoreDiscipline: Practicing the Pāramitās in Daily Life, Part Three
Sep 15, 2019
Discipline in the Buddhist context involves monitoring our own behavior so that we do not harm others or ourselves. We behave the way we really want the world to be, rather than behaving...
Read MoreKnowing Mind
Feb 12, 2019
What is Dharma?…. Knowing Mind is Dharma When we hear the word dharma what do we think of? Often we think of sādhana practice, study, visualizations, meditation, etc. But what is the real meaning...
Read MoreFive Fundamental Precepts
Jan 29, 2019
Five Fundamental Precepts Establish a Basis for Ethical Behavior The Buddha taught that if we adopt these five fundamental precepts, we can avoid harming ourselves and harming others. Moreover, if we modify...
Read MoreMeditation: Not Just Sitting
Mar 27, 2018
Meditation certainly includes formal sitting practice, but we can appreciate that there is more to it than that! Here, Phakchok Rinpoche explains that meditation doesn't just mean sitting on a cushion and watching our breath. Nor does it mean just...
Read MoreEthical Behavior in Buddhism: The Virtues
Feb 27, 2018
Ethical behavior occupies a central role on the Buddhist path to awakening. Yet often, modern presentations of Buddhist teaching skip over these fundamental principles. In our hurry to jump to the "good stuff," however, we may be missing some crucial...
Read MorePrecious Human Life
Feb 6, 2018
First, Khenpo requests that we learn about the meaning of a precious human life. Then, he asks us to make an effort to share these teachings with children, family, and friends. Unfortunately, he observes in these stressful modern times, that...
Read MoreCheck Yourself! Advice for Buddhist Practitioners
Feb 1, 2018
How do we become authentic Buddhist practitioners? In this short audio clip from a teaching in Sao Paolo, Brasil, Khenpo Gyaltsen says each one of us needs to remember to "check...
Read MoreBelieving Karma
Dec 22, 2017
Believing karma, cause and effect, makes us authentic practitioners. Here, Phakchok Rinpoche speaks very directly to our cynicism and doubts. He says frankly that we need to believe in karma and in past and future...
Read MoreExpanding the Heart Practice
Jun 27, 2017
Expanding the heart brings great benefit for both ourselves and others. In this video teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche advises each of us to develop big and broad hearts....
Read MoreNew Book Launch
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