What Can We Do If We Really Start to Freak Out? (Part 2 – Creating Space with Phakchok Rinpoche)
Mar 22, 2020
Phakchok Rinpoche teaches how to create space to feel more calm and lose fear, as well as slow down the loop of negative...
Read MoreWhat Can We Do If We Really Start To Freak Out? (Part 1 – Relying on the Love of the Buddhas)
Mar 20, 2020
Guru Padmasambhava as the guru we can all call out and supplicate in times of freaking...
Read MoreAnxiety: Seeing Through the Spin
Feb 6, 2020
Anxiety arises for almost all sentient beings in certain situations. And there are times when worry can be useful or productive. A little stress can make us sharper, or enhance our performance at times. Yet humans, and particularly modern humans,...
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 MoreCultivating New Habits for Busy Minds
Oct 10, 2019
When we hear the word "meditation" we may think that we can't keep still for an hour and be calm. But, as Tulku Migmar as explains here, the point of meditation is the process itself. When we meditate we are...
Read MoreReducing Negative Emotions: The Power of Meditation
Sep 3, 2019
Our minds are full of thoughts, full of afflictive emotions, and full of unhappiness. This is why dharma practice is really indispensable to us all. We can’t really do without it. It is better when we practice because right now...
Read MoreDe-Stress With Alternate Nostril Breathing
Apr 16, 2019
The ancient yogic breathing technique of alternate nostril breathing, aka “nadi shodhana” is a simple yet potent mindful breathing practice with many benefits for the mind and body. In the ancient language...
Read MoreBe Gentle with Yourself!
Mar 3, 2018
In this video instruction, Phakchok Rinpoche responds to a student's question about thoughts arising during four foundations practice sessions. Rinpoche advises the student to look at the thought as it arises: look at the thought and then rest. Always try...
Read MoreJudgment is Not Dharma
May 24, 2016
Judgment is a tricky thing for us to acknowledge. In November 2015, Phakchok Rinpoche taught at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. A major point of his teaching was on how we need to understand our...
Read MoreContentment and the Mind
May 10, 2016
A key teaching of Buddhism is contentment. To understand what this means, we need to see our own experience. Contentment is a...
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