Buddha Nature: Where Is It? -
Mar 24, 2019
We are often asked, “where is Buddha” and we may point to a statue or picture. We point outward but the real Buddha is inside, our innate nature, the nature of our...
Read MoreMotivation: The Real Meaning of Bodhicitta -
Feb 21, 2019
Motivation is a Reflection of Yourself In this teaching, Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche challenges us to come to understand of correct motivation. “Motivation is a reflection of yourself”, he teaches. This shows how...
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 MoreMahāyāna Practice Supports -
Feb 4, 2019
Mahāyāna Practice Motivation Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche reminds Dharma practitioners to consistently review and reflect on our understanding. We need to develop certainty in the view, the motivation, the ground, and each stage...
Read MoreAspirations Reflect Our Motivation -
Jan 3, 2019
We all have aspirations in life. But what are our aspirations? We should reflect and check this in ourselves. Only we can know our own aspirations –they relate only to us. And...
Read MoreExchanging Self and Others: Building Bodhicitta Part Two -
Nov 20, 2018
Exchanging self and others is the supreme method for building our bodhicitta. We develop this through a process called tonglen, or “sending and receiving”. And how exactly do we practice this exchange?...
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 MoreCategorizing Buddhist Teaching: Three Levels -
Jun 6, 2018
Three Levels We can categorize Buddhist teachings in many different ways. In this video excerpt from a teaching in Malaysia, Phakchok Rinpoche presents one classic view of three levels of teaching as...
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 MoreUnselfish Meditation -
Apr 17, 2018
When we practice meditation, we should aim for unselfish meditation. That means we need to learn how to set our motivation. In this audio teaching from a teaching in Malaysia, Phakchok Rinpoche discusses how to generate proper...
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