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Meditation: Not Just Sitting
Meditation certainly includes formal sitting practice, but we can appreciate that there is more to it than that! Here, Phakchok Rinpoche explains that meditation doesn't...
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Learning What the Buddha Taught: A One-Minute Reminder
Learning what the Buddha taught could take a lifetime of study, contemplation, and meditation. However, the Buddha often summarized his teachings in simple, easy-to-understand key...
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Transformation and Seeing Mind
Transformation is something that many of us seek. Some of us might attend a talk about meditation or mindfulness if we think it leads to...
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Impermanence and Freedom
Khenpo Gyaltsen knows that discussions of impermanence can cause strange reactions. Our nature is impermanent. There is no reason to feel unhappy about it. We...
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Be Gentle with Yourself!
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...
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Focusing the Mind: Impossible Task?
As we begin to practice meditation, many of us experience doubts. One of the biggest questions is, "How can I concentrate? My mind gets distracted...
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Building Meditation Routine
Building routine helps us carry our practice throughout our daily life. Family and work are both very important in our lives. But first, we need...
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Life Goes On
Regardless on who we are, or what our plans and goals are, life goes on. Phakchok Rinpoche, in this audio clip, suggests that we remind...
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Common Sense, Uncommon Sense: The Buddha’s Message
Over 2500 years ago, the Buddha chose a different approach. We could call it uncommon sense: meaning it was almost the opposite of how we...
Taming Our Minds: Advice for Modern Buddhists
Taming our minds remains the most important lesson taught by the Buddha. We really need to understand that the Buddha taught everything so we can...
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Failure: Learning from Our Mistakes
Failure is something we usually try to avoid at all costs. One main reason we fail -- both in mundane and spiritual life -- is...
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Learning Meditation: A Whole Package
The point of meditation is not to be calm. Instead, in this video teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche reminds us that the point of meditation is to...