Search
Why Vegetarian?
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/khenpo-tsultrim-lodro/why-vegetarian/Years ago, I wrote a book about the merit of being vegetarian and the faults of eating meat or being non-vegetarian. Read more
Refuge
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/khenpo-damcho-dawa-rinpoche/refuge/Excerpt from Mountain Dharma teachings given by Khenpo Damcho Dawa in Kagyu Samye Ling 2011.Translated from Tibetan to English by Ken Holmes.Rinpoche again requests us to enter into the teachings with a good motivation of the bodhisattva, turning our hearts of loving care to each and every sentient being, their infinite numbers throughout space, wherever it is, longing to bring each and every one of them to utterly pure, perfect enlightenment, and thinking that we are studying the Dharma towards that end. When we attend Dharma teachings in general with this good motivation at the outset, then we need to listen well with our ears, we need to keep our mind clearly focused on what’s being said as we go from topic to topic, and in general we need to use what we are in terms of body, speech and mind to the very best. Read more
Precious Human Existence
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/khenpo-damcho-dawa-rinpoche/precious-human-existence/Excerpted from the 'Mountain Dharma' teachings, given by Khenpo Damcho Dawa in Samye Ling in May 2011Translated by Ken HolmesThe main point of this chapter is to tell us about what is called the most precious or most useful existence. Read more
Mingyur Dorje Rinpoche
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/mingyur-dorje-rinpoche/Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a teacher and master of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Read more
Bodhisattva Commitment
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/mingyur-dorje-rinpoche/bodhisattva-commitment/By Mingyur Dorje Rinpoche This afternoon we are going to have instructions on taking the Bodhisattva Vow and the benefits of taking it. Read more
Kagyu Lineage & Guru Yoga
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/mingyur-dorje-rinpoche/kagyu-lineage-and-guru-yoga/By Mingyur Dorje RinpocheKarma Kagyu LineageThe subject of this teaching is the Lineage and Guru Yoga. Read more
Stripping Away Masks
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/rob-nairn/stripping-away-masks/By Rob Nairn If in daily life we embark upon an enterprise, we usually prepare for it. Read more
Easter Retreat 2016 - Fourth Talk
/buddhism-and-meditation/teaching-archive-2/choje-lama-yeshe-losal-rinpoche/easter-retreat-2016-fourth-talk/Good morning. Read more