Excerpt from THE BEE STORY, Teachings on Patrul Rinpoche’s The Drama of the Flower-Gathering Garden by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Featured / By MSB-Admin / 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 »
Four Thoughts that Turn One’s Mind Toward the Dharma Featured / By MSB-Admin / March 11, 2023 Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche’s commentary from the 2021-2022 Ngondro Retreat on the four thoughts that turn one’s mind toward the Dharma. WHEN DOES A HUMAN BIRTH BECOME TRULY PRECIOUS?
Purifying the Poison of Timuk, Deep Mental Fog Featured / By MSB-Admin / October 3, 2022 All sentient beings want to feel bliss and not to feel pain. But at the same time, we’re duped by our habitual, deep mental fog. Sadly, we don’t have the agency to discern very sensitively what causes us to suffer. If we want to walk north but somehow end up walking south, our mental capacity … Purifying the Poison of Timuk, Deep Mental Fog 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 »