The Insistent Thief: Tendencies Featured / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / November 13, 2023 We have to destroy our tendencies in order to become enlightened. “Tendency” in Tibetan is called bakcha, the force or power of a thought or emotion. Emotion itself is not a threat to our well- being. The threat actually comes from our tendencies. Anger without the tendency, without the force behind it, is not so … The Insistent Thief: Tendencies Read More »
Excerpt from THE BEE STORY, Teachings on Patrul Rinpoche’s The Drama of the Flower-Gathering Garden by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Featured / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / July 2, 2023 Excerpt from THE BEE STORY, Teachings on Patrul Rinpoche’s The Drama of the Flower-Gathering Garden by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche This beloved story, written in Tibetan by Patrul Rinpoche, is based on the true story of a prominent couple from Derge in Eastern Tibet. The man in the story would go on to become one of … Excerpt from THE BEE STORY, Teachings on Patrul Rinpoche’s The Drama of the Flower-Gathering Garden by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Read More »
All conflict and war stem from one source Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / March 3, 2022 This talk is a lightly- edited version of Rinpoche’s 2022 Losar Address in the Sangdo Palri Temple at Longchen Jigme Samten Ling Retreat Center, Crestone, Colorado. As a deep mental fog manifests on an unimaginable scale in the world right now, Rinpoche encourages us in his Losar Address to make a strong resolution to deepen our … All conflict and war stem from one source Read More »
Dandelion Renunciation and Genuine Renunciation Featured / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / December 23, 2021 Nothing can be done to change the karma of beings. If that were possible, the buddhas and bodhisattvas would have done it a long time ago. When we read the teachings of great wandering renunciants such as Patrul Rinpoche, and contemplate their lifestyle, we appreciate them. But we cannot expect everyone to adopt that lifestyle … Dandelion Renunciation and Genuine Renunciation Read More »
In times of conflict, a practitioner will back down Mahayana Teachings / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / December 5, 2021 Rinpoche exhorts practitioners when faced with conflict to stay the course of their dharma path, and honor the commitments of their bodhisattva vow, by self-reflecting on their own self-attachment rather than escalating a divisive situation. This is a lightly edited version of Rinpoche’s 2021 Losar Talk in the Sangdo Palri Temple at Longchen Jigme Samten Ling Retreat … In times of conflict, a practitioner will back down Read More »
Finding Richness and Transcending Cultural Identity Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / July 2, 2021 1999 Losar Address We all have chosen to be Dharma students. We all have chosen to take refuge in the Three Jewels. We all have chosen to be on the path of Vajrayana. We made these choices with intention rather than casually or because of the expectations of our family or a cultural tradition. Hopefully, … Finding Richness and Transcending Cultural Identity Read More »
To the first responders of the coronavirus pandemic, with deep appreciation… Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / January 21, 2021 Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and the Sangha of Mangala Shri Bhuti, Would like to honor and acknowledge, with immense gratitude and deepest appreciation and respect, all those who, day after day, bravely and tirelessly risks their well-being to serve others in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. We all thank you from the very bottom of … To the first responders of the coronavirus pandemic, with deep appreciation… Read More »
Cuidándonos Durante una Pandemia – Reflecciones de Nuestras Prioridades Mentales Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / March 25, 2020 Cuidándonos Durante una Pandemia – Reflecciones de Nuestras Prioridades Mentales. Extractos de una charla por Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Consejospara transformar el miedo y cultivar la Bondad ante la pandemia. Todos deseamos que la agitación global debido al coronavirus no dure mucho, porque si persiste, habrán efectos devastadores en muchos frentes. Esto es algo, que … Cuidándonos Durante una Pandemia – Reflecciones de Nuestras Prioridades Mentales Read More »
Advice for Transforming Fear and Cultivating Kindness in the Face of the Pandemic Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / March 20, 2020 We all hope the global upheaval from the spread of corona virus does not last long. Of course, if it does persist there will be devastating effects on many fronts. That will be something none of us have seen in our lifetimes. Considering the challenge and difficulty that the whole world is facing, we must … Advice for Transforming Fear and Cultivating Kindness in the Face of the Pandemic Read More »
Taking Refuge in the Sangha: Growing into Peace Uncategorized / By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche / January 18, 2018 The prevalence of technology in modern society presents us with a dilemma: the more dependent we become, the greater the chances that we begin to see technology as a sort of savior, as something that will become our ultimate friend, our source of joy and comfort. Our love affair with technology increases day by day, … Taking Refuge in the Sangha: Growing into Peace Read More »