FOMO Got You Down? Try Sympathetic Joy
Dec 26, 2019
FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” afflicts many of us more dramatically in our hyper-connected world than it did in the past. Thanks to constant connectivity, we are immediately aware of what...
Read MoreMeditating Without Judgment
Aug 14, 2017
Meditating without judgment means that we stop the inner, "How am I doing?" commentary. Don't we do this in most of our...
Read MoreThe Importance of Failure
Jul 3, 2017
Dear Friends Near and Far, Hello. Happy Guru Rinpoche Day again. Today I want to share with you the sixth of the Twelve Manifestations of Guru...
Read MoreRhythm of Happiness General Talk (Part 3)
Feb 14, 2017
In this third part of the "Rhythm of Happiness" talk, Phakchok Rinpoche suggests additional mental training to support positive feelings toward...
Read MoreReflect Without Judgment and Expectation
Sep 6, 2016
Reflect without judgment and expectation when you meditate. It is important and healthy not to judge yourself and not to compare yourself with...
Read MoreHave Patience with the Teachings!
Aug 30, 2016
Have patience with the teachings and with yourself. Phakchok Rinpoche gives advice that the proper attitude for receiving teachings is with an open...
Read MoreJudgment is Not Dharma
May 24, 2016
Judgment is a tricky thing for us to acknowledge. In November 2015, Phakchok Rinpoche taught at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. A major point of his teaching was on how we need to understand our...
Read MoreContentment and the Mind
May 10, 2016
A key teaching of Buddhism is contentment. To understand what this means, we need to see our own experience. Contentment is a...
Read MoreTolerance and Mind Training
Apr 26, 2016
Dharma practice means training our minds. What kind of mind training do we need as dharma practitioners? Tolerance...
Read MoreNew Book Launch
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Samye is a place 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. Samye Institute aims to be to the digital world what Nalanda was to India and what Samye was to Tibet.