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In part four of his video teachings on Ngondro Foundation Teachings, Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche discusses two of the biggest obstacles to practice and their antidotes: irritating monkey mind and sleepy mind — perhaps the biggest problems in modern practice due to the distractions of busy lifestyles. In parts one, two and three of this series…
Read MoreThe most Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche returns for another month-long teaching stop in Gaden Choling Mahayana Buddhist Meditation Centre in Ontario, Canada for November of this year. Rinpoche is the spiritual director of many meditation centres in North America and Australia (see list at bottom of this feature), and tours constantly to deliver precious teachings.…
Read More“Today, I will speak of the general obstacles of spiritual practice. One of the very first obstacles is doubt. Too much doubt, doubting, so that you spend so much time on questions, instead of just doing the practice. Questioning, is not a bad thing. Questioning is a sign of intelligence and also doubt can be a…
Read MoreIn part 2 of a teaching series on Buddhist Foundation Practices, Venerable Acharya Zasep Rinpoche introduces the fourth outer preliminary, the truth of suffering, in the context of boundless compassion for all sentient beings. Rinpoche transitions the teachings from the outer (covered in video 1>>) to the inner preliminaries with a teaching on Refuge and…
Read MoreIn part one of this video series on La Gug Vitality Retrieval, the most Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche —spiritual head of several Buddhist Centres in Canada, the United States and Australia — explained how recognize the “symptoms your life-force is weakened.” Part 1 of this video series is here: “La gug Lifeforce Recovery Practice”>> In…
Read MoreLa Gug literally translates as “Vitality Retrieval.” For centuries, Tibetan Buddhism has perfected meditations which help you restore your vitality — also known as life force, Chi or Prana. Even modern medicine recognizes the healing power of meditation. Restoring vitality is one of the keys to good health and a long life, according to Tibetan…
Read MoreBuddha Weekly continues its special series “Interviews with the Teachers” with part 3 of an extensive hours-long interview with the most Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche. Rinpoche is spiritual director of many temples, meditation centres and retreat centres in Australia, the United States and Canada and teaches also in Mexico and Mongolia. Future scheduled teachings from Zasep Rinpoche…
Read MoreKalachakra tradition is among the most complex and advanced Vajrayana practices, a beautiful practice on a truly cosmic scale that “explores the nature of time and its relationship to every sentient being’s progress to full awakening.” [1] Unlike other higher yoga practices in Tibetan Buddhism, thousands of people attend Kalachakra empowerments to simply receive the…
Read MoreRecently, Buddha Weekly interviewed the most Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche, a learned Tibetan teacher of the Gelug lineage. The spiritual head of many temples and meditation centres in Canada, United States, and Australia, the eminent guru will make his semi-annual teaching round in Toronto, Canada in April 2016. (Full schedule below, or visit Gaden Choling…
Read MoreBuddha Weekly continues its special series “Interviews with the Teachers” with part 2 of an extensive hours-long interview with the most Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche. Rinpoche is spiritual director of many temples, meditation centres and retreat centres in Australia, the United States and Canada and teaches also in Mexico and Mongolia. He is also the author of…
Read MoreLa Gug Life Force Inner Spirit Healing is a rare and precious teaching. The ancient Tibetan Buddhist practice has roots in even more ancient shamanic practices. Together with Medicine Buddha practice, they are important and treasured practices in Buddhism that have been relied on for healing for centuries. (More information on Medicine Buddha here>>) This…
Read MoreBuddha Weekly begins its special series “Interviews with the Teachers” with an extensive hours-long interview with the most Venerable Zasep Tulku Rinpoche. Rinpoche is spiritual director of many temples, meditation centres and retreat centres in Australia, the United States and Canada and teaches also in Mexico and Mongolia. He was first invited to teach in Australia…
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