Heart Essence of Mahaguru Padmasambhava
Sep 16, 2021
Dear friends near and far, As always, I hope this message finds you well, healthy and happy. For today’s Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you some key words...
Read MoreDza Patrül Rinpoche’s Heart Advice
Aug 17, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us a few verses of advice from the great nineteenth century non-sectarian Dzokchen master, Dza Patrul...
Read MoreThe Heart Essence of Padmasambhava
Jul 19, 2021
On this special day of the monkey month, we celebrate the birth of our Precious Maha Guru within a lotus blossom on Lake Dhanakosha. Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us a verse from the Heart Essence of...
Read MoreUltimate Instructions on Mahāmudrā from the Drikung Lord Jikten Gönpo
Jun 20, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us The Fivefold Ultimate, Essential Instructions and Eightfold Samayas of Mahamudra, given by the first throne-holder of the Drikung Kagyu...
Read MoreReading Namtars
Jan 9, 2020
Reading namtars can be a way to inspire one to practice the Buddhadharma diligently. The term “namtar” (rnam thar) is a shortening of the Tibetan nampar tharpa. In English we translate this...
Read MorePractitioner Phakchok Rinpoche to Lazy Phakchok Rinpoche
Jul 22, 2018
I am at the moment in Gomde Cooperstown. Hope you all are keeping well and that you are keeping up with your practice. I came across a short audio teaching on the bardos by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche earlier today and...
Read MoreLetter from My Guru
May 24, 2018
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. That is the easy part. The difficult part is the practice. And the...
Read MoreMending and Purification
Jan 26, 2018
Dear friends near and far Happy Guru Rinpoche Day! When this message lands in your inbox, you receive the notification and you move on forward to open it, I hope that you...
Read MoreThe Nature of Our Wrong Thoughts and Emotions
Nov 21, 2015
Dear friends near and far Happy Guru Rinpoche Day to all my dharma brothers and sisters wherever you are. Today I would like to discuss a very nice writing by a great...
Read MoreThe Qualities of Taking Refuge
Aug 25, 2015
Dear friends near and far I hope that this Guru Rinpoche Day email finds you all well and happy and that your dharma practice is flourishing. From this month onwards, in these emails...
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