2020 Vajrakilaya Gutor puja, Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Gompa -
Feb 25, 2020
February 16-22, 2020 by Marcela Lopez photos by Xavier Puigdevall Powerful Vajrakilaya The Vajrakilaya Gutor puja is one of the annual pujas performed in Ka-Nying Gompa every year before Losar. Vajrakilaya, the...
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...
Read MoreTibetan Ritual Music -
Jul 30, 2019
Tibetan ritual music makes a major impression on newcomers to Tibetan Buddhist pūjās. People are often surprised and impressed by the dramatic and sometimes deafening sounds of ritual music. Monastic group chanting is known...
Read MoreReflections on the 2019 Sādhana Ritual Course at Gomde Cooperstown -
Jul 26, 2019
Sādhana Ritual Course Comes to North America for the First Time at Gomde Cooperstown As Tibetan Buddhism has become more established around the world, many people have had the opportunity to hear...
Read MoreLife-Release -
Jul 27, 2017
Life-release, or the saving of animals destined for slaughter, is practiced throughout the Buddhist world. All schools of Buddhism encourage followers to not only refrain from harming beings, but also to actively save...
Read MoreCan’t I Just Meditate? Why We Need Skillful Means -
Feb 21, 2017
Without skillful means, we are unable to easily gain wisdom. In the past, all the great masters have practiced this way. Because this is the case, Rinpoche requests new students who want to join the Vajrayāna path to engage in the...
Read MoreSādhana Practice: The Importance of Ritual -
Feb 2, 2017
Sādhana practice is the essence practice of the Vajrayāna tantras. Many great masters brought us important tantras, but in order to practice them, we use practice manual texts. In Tibetan, we use...
Read MoreThe Importance of Accumulating Merit -
Jun 25, 2015
Phakchok Rinpoche shares a reminder on the two accumulations. Here he reviews methods relating to the first of the two accumulations: accumulating...
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