Jé Götsangpa’s Answers to Common Questions
Phakchok Rinpoche
March 31, 2023
Phakchok Rinpoche shares advice from Lama Zhang on the different processes of rebirth and the relative importance of emptiness and compassion.
Practice Advice
Striking the Vital Points of Practice
Phakchok Rinpoche
March 1, 2023
On the first Guru Rinpoche Day of the Tibetan Year of the Water Rabbit, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us two quotes on the key points
Accumulating Causes for Enlightenment
Phakchok Rinpoche
December 20, 2022
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
Avoiding Spiritual Loneliness
Phakchok Rinpoche
December 15, 2022
Phakchok Rinpoche encourages us to meditate correctly every morning. Don’t meditate like a dead tree! That means that we are approaching the session alone.
The Essence of all the Buddha’s Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche
November 3, 2022
Phakchok Rinpoche shares some words from the first chapter of the “Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight-Thousand Lines” about the perfection of wisdom.
Parting from the Four Attachments
Phakchok Rinpoche
September 5, 2022
On Guru Rinpoche Day, Phakchok Rinpoche shares Venerable Chökyi Drakpa Gyaltsen’s vision of Lord Manjushri with a condensation of the entire essence of the Causal
On the Union of Method and Wisdom
Phakchok Rinpoche
July 9, 2022
On this Guru Rinpoche day, Phakchok Rinpoche shares a few pithy quotes on the importance of uniting skillful means and wisdom.
Phakchok Rinpoche: The Importance of Gurus
George Raine
June 22, 2022
Samye Institute is delighted to announce that on the 152nd anniversary of the Parinirvana of the Great Tertön, Chokgyur Dechen Zhikpo Lingpa (June 30th, 2022),
Dza Patrül Rinpoche’s Advice on Taming the Mind
Phakchok Rinpoche
June 9, 2022
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us three verses of Dza Patrul Rinpoche with advice on how to tame our minds.
The Mirror of Self-Reflection
Phakchok Rinpoche
May 11, 2022
Phakchok Rinpoche shares a few fundamental points one needs to understand with regards to one’s Dharma practice.