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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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Lama Chöpa and Dharmapalas (Dharma Protectors)
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Dharma Discussion Series - Khenpo Tenzin
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Arya Tara Practice for the Long Life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and All Beings
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Anniversary of Gar Mingyur Rinpoche's Parinirvana
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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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White Tara Practice and Jangchok for Living
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Medicine Buddha Practice
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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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White Tara Practice and Jangchok for Deceased
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Dharma Discussion Series - Khenpo Tenzin
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Arya Tara Practice for the Long Life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and All Beings
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Taking Refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha and the Four Immeasurables sung by amazing Yoko Dharma with video visualizations
At the heart of Buddhist practice is “Taking Refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha” — the Three Jewels. More than anything else, Refuge distinguishes our meditation as “Buddhist.” The main refuge from fear, from anger, from the Three Poisons, is the Three Jewels. We can speak of many meditations to overcome the obstacles […]
Broken Commitments: 3 Teachers weigh in on practice “overload” and breaking Vajrayana practice promises. What do we do about it?
Too busy to practice? Too stressed out or sick to fulfil your practice commitments? Assuming you’ve prioritized — reducing Facebook, Twitter and television time — what if you continue to break your practice commitments? What can you do about it? Can you give back the commitment? Can you repair the negative karma? Here’s what three […]
Zen Skateboarding: Riding Into Enlightenment
With a piece of plywood with 4 wheels underneath, I become a rolling buddha that is aware and accepts every moment for what it is – nothing more, nothing less.
Tara Book excerpt and teaching: Who is Tara and how can She help us? An introduction to Tara, Karma, Shunyata, Dependent Arising, and Buddha Nature by Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche
Who, or what is Tara that she can show us that Enlightenment is in the palm of our hand? Tara is without a doubt the most beloved female deity in Tibetan Buddhism, revered for her swiftness in helping those who rely on her. She has been described as a Buddha for our modern age, a […]
What’s with all this consort union in Tantric Buddhism? No, it’s not about sexual fantasies. The psychology of Yab-Yum consorts, union of wisdom and compassion
Tibetan Buddhism is above all practical. In Vajrayana, practice, practice, practice is the mantra of progress. Practical means, step-by-step progress, and that means daily meditation involving body, speech, and mind, in the form of mudras (body), mantras (speech) and visualization (mind). By involving all three, progress is rapid, particularly by involving mind with complex visualizations […]
Video: “How do I deal with my anger? Sometimes it consumes me and hurts others”: a Buddhist student asks teacher Ven. Zasep Tulku Rinpoche
Anger is, unquestionably, the largest obstacle to Buddhist practice — and the most destructive — particularly in anger-prone modern times. Anger suppressed is unhealthy. Anger expressed inappropriately is dangerous. Zasep Rinpoche explains how in Buddhism there are “antidotes” to anger which are not only psychologically sound, they also bring peace and enhance our practice of […]
Video: “Experience Buddhism” with Singha Namdrol Rinpoche “Buddhism emphasizes, and lays its very foundations on, equanimity.”
Singha Namdrol Rinpoche’s charm is his down-to-earth style of teaching — very evident in the short video Experience Buddhism, below. Although short, the video contains profound insights: “Our practice is not so much about faith. It’s not so much about prayer…The purpose of practice is to bring out the divinity in us.” Singha Namdrol Rinpoche is […]
Medicine Buddha healing mantras chanted by the amazing Yoko Dharma
Medicine Buddha mantras are famous for their healing power. Many teachers speak of the spontaneous healing of students just from chanting this mantra. Chant along with the divine voice of Yoko Dharma, perhaps the most beautiful vocalized version of this mantra. With the kind permission of Yoko Dharma, the editors at Buddha Weekly put together […]
“Preliminary practices… clear and enrich our minds, allowing practice to progress smoothly” — Thubten Chodron. Why Ngondro is a lifetime practice, and a “complete path”
Stressed out? — do foundation practices, including meditation. No time to meditate? — give up some TV time. Too many commitments? — meditate precisely and concisely. After giving up TV, still too busy to meditate? — meditate anywhere you can, even when walking the dog. Still too busy? — you’re making excuses. As […]
Buddha teaches us to view every meal as if we were reluctant cannibals: Samyukta Agama Sutra 373, the Four Nutriments
In The Discourse on the Four Nutriments, Gautama Buddha tells the story of a mother and father, lost in the desert and starving, resorting to cannibalism of their own son to survive. [Full sutta below.] No, this wasn’t a dissertation on the horrors of killing or filicide. The most venerable Thich Nhat Hanh explained: “The Buddha […]
Pali Sutta for Our Age: Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Book Review of a Classic
Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha is about as close any of us will get to actually simulating what it felt like to live alongside and learn from the greatest teacher of all tilme. This book is as much an experience as a classic book. There are many great English […]
“Every one has Buddha Nature.” A teaching video: Venerable Zasep Rinpoche with mantra chanting by Yoko Dharma
“Everyone has Buddha Nature.” — Zasep Rinpoche In a short video teaching, Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche explains why understanding “Buddha Nature” — in Sanskrit, tathāgatagarbha — can really inspire your Buddhist practice. This short teaching was in response to a question from a student. With permission, five minutes of beautiful mantra chanting of the Heart Sutra […]