Antidotes for the Loneliness Epidemic -
Jan 2, 2020
Loneliness: What’s Going on in our Lives? Researchers are noting that large numbers of people report chronic feelings of loneliness. The numbers are so staggering that government agencies in many countries and...
Read MoreWhat is Ritual? -
Sep 23, 2019
What is Ritual? I’m Only Here For the Meditation Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche teaches and travels widely throughout the world. On his tours, he often encounters modern people who are highly skeptical about...
Read More5 Ways to Radically Increase your Joy -
May 28, 2019
By Erric Solomon Buddhists often wonder if happiness is too trivial a thing to worry about. While it is true that the ultimate realization of Buddhist practice is far more profound, when...
Read MoreThe Dignity of Present-Moment Awareness -
Mar 13, 2019
By Erric Solomon In 1952, Norman Vincent Peale’s prototypical self-help book, The Power of Positive Thinking, was unleashed upon the American public. This massively popular tome, although not secular in its orientation,...
Read MoreInside the Radically Happy book -
Jan 18, 2019
By Erric Solomon In this video, Phakchok Rinpoche and I describe how our new book can positively impact your life. Transform you mind and change the world! Feel free to throw...
Read MoreCalm Abiding Meditation -
Sep 25, 2018
Calm abiding meditation forms the backbone of Buddhist meditation practice. Without developing a solid foundation in this core practice, we will not be able to settle our minds. Traditionally, we spend months or years learning, practicing, and experiencing the results...
Read MoreWhy Did We Write Radically Happy? -
Sep 4, 2018
A couple of months ago I blogged about how I met Rinpoche. We left off with my wife and I riding off into the sunset, disappearing into retreat. After leaving retreat, I...
Read MoreHow to Thrive in the Midst of a Hectic Day? The Magic of Many Practices -
Jul 21, 2018
It’s clear that to learn to cope, grow and thrive, we need a few different strategies, which means we need to combine a variety of practices that help us get used to being fully present in the face of whatever...
Read MoreLetter from my Guru -
May 24, 2018
Dear friends Near and Far, I would like to share this message with you all for today’s Guru Rinpoche Day. My son, you need to understand the dharma that I taught you....
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...
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About Samye
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.