2020 Sang Puja, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Gompa
Mar 17, 2020
The last annual puja before Losar was a sang offering based on a text from the Thukdrub Barché Künsel cycle1. For this puja, the ritual masters gathered all the necessary ingredients for...
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 MoreGenerosity: Practicing the Pāramitās in Daily Life, Part Two
Sep 12, 2019
Generosity practice is the first of the six transcendental perfections, or pāramitās. We practice generosity when we have the intention, and then the confidence to follow through, to give people what they...
Read MoreWhat is Ullambana: The Hungry Ghost Month?
Aug 22, 2019
In Chinese culture, commonly known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, the practice of burning extensive offerings made of joss papers to appease hungry ghosts still exists today. Growing up in Chinese communities,...
Read MoreAccumulating Causes for Enlightenment
Feb 9, 2018
In this video teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us that the essence of our mind is already enlightened. Yet, even though our nature is pure, that does not imply that we then can sit back and do nothing. We need to...
Read MoreFeast Offerings: Skillful Means in the Vajrayāna
Jan 22, 2018
Feast offerings are very important in the Vajrayāna tradition. Here, Phakchok Rinpoche describes the meaning and significance of this ritual practice. Additionally, he gives some very practical instruction on how we prepare for a feast...
Read MoreAll About Water Bowl Offerings
Jul 13, 2017
Water offerings are a tradition was accepted by the masters of the past as a practice unique to Tibet. It is the most common offering of Tibetan...
Read MoreOffering Water Bowls as Material Offerings
Jul 7, 2017
Offering water bowls is an easy and pleasurable meritorious activity widely practiced in Tibetan Buddhism. Water's purity gives it great...
Read MoreWhat Is Buddhism?
Jul 6, 2017
In this advice session with students, Phakchok Rinpoche explains that Buddhism encompasses a great deal. "Buddhism is everything!" he...
Read MoreWhy Light Offerings?
May 3, 2016
Why lights? Light means understanding because light represents wisdom. And light removes and dispels misunderstanding. All of our sufferings come from not knowing and not seeing. Offering lights or butter lamps indirectly removes confusion. Throughout the Buddhist world, in all...
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