Receiving Tibetan Buddhist Empowerment
Tibetan Buddhist empowerment may seem very mysterious and like a grand performance. And there is a lot of misunderstanding about what it means to receive an empowerment.
Integrating Your Practice: Advice from Phakchok Rinpoche
Phakchok Rinpoche provides practical experience on how we can structure our Vajrayana practice.
The Four Correct Perceptions
In this teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche talks about the four correct perceptions required to be an authentic Vajrayana practitioner.
Phakchok Rinpoche Answers Questions on Vajrayana Practice
In this teaching, Rinpoche answers a series of student questions about Vajrayana practice.
Eight Essential Points for Every Practice Session
In this document, Phakchok Rinpoche shares the eight essential points to hold in mind for any meditation session.
The Fourteen Root Samayas
Phakchok Rinpoche would like to share this document with all his Vajrayana students so they may regularly reflect on the fourteen root Samayas, the life-essence of authentic Vajrayana practice.
Multiplying Effects: Five Ways of Multiplying Merit
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.
Making Dharma Practice Real: Vajrayana Ground, Path and Fruition
“Don’t rush Dharma practice”, Phakchok Rinpoche advised an audience at Gomde Austria. But, on the other hand, don’t be too lazy–instead, practice self-reflection and motivation regularly.
Mahāsiddha Stories for Inspiration
Mahāsiddha stories may inspire us throughout our practice of the Buddhist path because we hear how people from all walks of life, and all types of background became accomplished masters. And often their path to enter Dharma practice comes about through strange or unusual circumstances. In this video teaching, Phakchok Rinpoche shares just a few of his favorite stories.
Guru Devotion in Vajrayāna
Guru Devotion is the key to Vajrayāna practice, Phakchok Rinpoche explains. When we practice this tradition, we see the guru as the Buddha. This contrasts with the approach of the other vehicles.
Sadhana Practice: The Importance of Ritual
Sadhana practice is the essence practice of the Vajrayana tantras. Many great masters brought us important tantras, but in order to practice them, we use practice manual texts. In Tibetan, we use the term druptap (sgrub thabs). In Sanskrit the name is sādhana. This translates as “the means of accomplishment.”
The Benefits of Sadhana Practice
In this audio clip from February 2015 in Nepal, a student asks Phakchok Rinpoche about the benefits of practicing according to this type of ritual text.
Interview with Phakchok Rinpoche: Sadhana Ritual and the Vajrayana Path
Phakchok Rinpoche shares the importance of Sadhana Ritual as the key method to bring about wisdom on the path of Vajrayana.