Tibetan Losar: New Year, New Habit!
Samye Institute Team
February 15, 2022
The best way to welcome the New Year is to begin a new positive habit. In Tibetan, the word gom that we usually translate as
Meditation and Daily Life
How to Meditate Properly
Tulku Migmar Tsering
November 30, 2021
This teaching continues the series generously sponsored by Samye’s Indonesian Sangha. In this recording, Tulku Migmar Tsering talks about how to effectively practice meditation during
How to Meditate in Difficult Times
Tulku Migmar Tsering
November 3, 2021
This teaching continues the series generously sponsored by Samye’s Indonesian Sangha. In this recording, Tulku Migmar Tsering talks about how to effectively practice meditation during
Being Patient and Farsighted and Enduring Hardship
Hilary Herdman
August 10, 2021
As social beings, we humans learn from those around us. And because we don’t have fixed, unchanging solidity as beings, we make choices. We can
Parenthood is Practice, Too
Jamie Gaddy
July 27, 2021
In this article, Alan Pope shows how parenthood provides an opportunity to take our meditation practice into the heart of our daily lives.
Speaking Moderately and in a Gentle Way
Hilary Herdman
June 1, 2021
As social beings, we humans learn from those around us. And because we don’t have fixed, unchanging solidity as beings, we make choices. We can
Not Being Influenced by Evil Companions
Hilary Herdman
May 12, 2021
As social beings, we humans learn from those around us. And because we don’t have fixed, unchanging solidity as beings, we make choices. We can
The Paramita of Patience and Caring For People with Dementia
Andrea Sherman
April 10, 2021
In this article, Tsunma Jamyang Donma shows how commitment to the paramita (perfection) of patience can be an antidot to anger and frustration when we
Maintaining Meditation Discipline
Phakchok Rinpoche
March 30, 2021
In this excerpt from “In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas”, Phakchok Rinpoche discusses discipline, and how it is essential to a strong meditation practice.
Caregiving At a Distance and the Paramita of Generosity
Andrea Sherman
May 27, 2020
Andrea Sherman shows how we can utilize the six paramitas to touch the human spirit through virtual technology.