The Paramita of Patience and Caring For People with Dementia
Apr 10, 2021
It can be very challenging to care for a person who has dementia. Patience is key. They may need intense caregiving and as the disease progresses there is ongoing loss, particularly a...
Read MoreRepaying Debts on Time and Not Cheating With Weights and Measures
Mar 4, 2021
Although some readers might believe Buddhism and business have little to do with one another, history shows us a different story. The Buddha himself taught merchants and rulers, and members of the merchant class aided in spreading the teachings throughout...
Read MoreAn Offering of the Dharma and Introduction of Student Pathways from Phakchok Rinpoche and Samye Institute
Jan 1, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche will offer a series of Dharma teachings over the course of the next month. As the teachers regularly remind us, the gift of the precious Dharma is the supreme offering as it alone unfolds the path to...
Read MoreCaregiving at a Distance and the Paramita of Generosity
May 27, 2020
Caregiving at a distance is extremely challenging during this time of the coronavirus threat. How do you care for someone when you can’t be directly with the person that you are caring...
Read MoreAntidotes 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 MoreFOMO 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 MoreRepeated Placement: Once Again Resting the Mind
Nov 14, 2019
Repeated Placement is the third stage of our calm abiding meditation. In shamatha meditation, our practice proceeds gradually so that we are able to quickly recognize when our attention wanders off. Here, Tulku Migmar Tsering explains how repeated placement works.Repeated...
Read MoreMeditation Training With Focus
Oct 17, 2019
"Meditation training with focus" takes many forms. As we begin to build a habit of mindfulness, we can use one or more of these techniques. For example, in a meditation session or sometime in our day, we may...
Read MoreRituals at Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Centers
Oct 1, 2019
Rituals at Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Centers can delight, intrigue, and/or confuse newcomers. Here we offer some brief guidelines for the curious...
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...
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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.