Repeated Placement: Once Again Resting the Mind -
Nov 14, 2019
Repeated Placement is the third stage of our calm abiding meditation. In shamatha meditation, our practice proceeds gradually so that we are able to quickly recognize when our attention wanders off. Here, Tulku Migmar Tsering explains how repeated placement works.Repeated...
Read MoreMental Maintenance Creates Stability -
Oct 3, 2019
"Mental Maintenance" means working with our own minds. Anxiety, depression, and stress can affect anybody. First, we need to take care of our actual physical needs, but then we also should care for our minds. Mental maintenance signifies stability. So...
Read MorePatience: Practicing the Pāramitās in Daily Life Part Four -
Sep 19, 2019
Patience comes into play when we encounter anger or difficult outside circumstances. This third of the six transcendental perfections, or pāramitās, helps us to remain stable as we face problems in mundane life and in spiritual practice. Here, Tulku Migmar...
Read MoreDiscipline: Practicing the Pāramitās in Daily Life Part 3 -
Sep 15, 2019
Discipline in the Buddhist context involves monitoring our own behavior so that we do not harm others or ourselves. We behave the way we really want the world to be, rather than behaving...
Read MorePracticing the Pāramitās in Daily Life: Part One -
Sep 10, 2019
Practicing the Pāramitās represents a major element of the Mahayana Buddhist path. These six "transcendental perfections" (Tib. parol tu chinpa druk) enable practitioners to accumulate both merit and wisdom. In the first of a series of short video teachings, Tulku...
Read MoreTeachings on Khenpo Ngakchung’s Commentary on Words of My Perfect Teacher -
Jul 26, 2019
For a sweltering, but inspiring and deeply rewarding, couple of days over 4th of July weekend, a few lucky sangha members were able to receive teachings from Tulku Migmar Tsering on Khenpo...
Read MoreBell and Dorje: Understanding Ritual Objects -
Feb 4, 2019
In the Vajrayana context, practitioners utilize the bell and dorje as important symbolic ritual items. In this video, Tulku Migmar explains just some of the significance of this pair of implements. We...
Read MorePerception: Understanding Its Power -
Dec 13, 2016
Perception has power and it can be surprisingly strong. Normally, perception and habits work together to create a mistaken view of our world.Perception always comes from first not knowing. Perception is the mind’s expression or its reflection. It does not...
Read MoreDefining Dharma -
Nov 22, 2016
Defining Dharma is an important place to begin. First, we must know about Dharma and then about meditation. Dharma means the transformation of our...
Read MoreManaging Sādhana Practice Skillfully -
Aug 2, 2016
Managing sādhana practice is a big issue for many students. We may have received a number of empowerments and practices. We then may become...
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