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 MoreMultiplying Effects: Five Ways of Multiplying Merit
Jul 1, 2021
Practitioners should take advantage of all opportunities to increase the accumulation of merit easily and swiftly. We need to know how to magnify our virtues. Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us regularly that we need to consistently accumulate merit....
Read MoreKey points of Advice from Kunkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche
May 21, 2021
On the auspicious Guru Rinpoche Day of the auspicious month of Saga Dawa, Phakchok Rinpoche shares some important verses from Kunkhyen Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche's Advice on What to Adopt and...
Read MoreThe Four Dharmas of Gampopa
Apr 22, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche shares the Four Dharmas of Gampopa and the meaning of these profound words of advice, so we can apply them in our daily...
Read MorePreparing to Die, Learning to Live
Apr 3, 2021
In “Preparing to Die, Learning to Live,” Tulku Migmar discusses how preparing to die is fundamentally about how we live. When we live with aims like accumulation of wealth, and we have a lot of attachments, facing death can be...
Read MoreSupreme Mind Training
Mar 23, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us some of Atisha's Root Verses on Training the mind. This supreme mindtraining offers clear, simple and straightforward advice to anyone who wishes to practice or just improve their lives by changing their way of thinking...
Read MoreAn Offering of the Dharma and Introduction of Student Pathways from Phakchok Rinpoche and Samye Institute
Jan 1, 2021
Phakchok Rinpoche will offer a series of Dharma teachings over the course of the next month. As the teachers regularly remind us, the gift of the precious Dharma is the supreme offering as it alone unfolds the path to...
Read MoreKhandro Yeshé Tsogyel’s Prayer to Guru Rinpoche
Dec 24, 2020
For this Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you Khandro Yeshé Tsogyel’s supplication to the Great Guru, or Mahā Guru, Padmasambhava. Yeshé Tsogyel made this prayer of aspiration, her heart filled with devotion, as the Mahā Guru...
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