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 »
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 »
To the First Responders of the Coronavirus Pandemic Uncategorized / By MSB-Admin / March 13, 2020 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 Read More »
Discovering the Jewel of the Sangha: Clarifying the Purpose of Sangha & Community Uncategorized / By MSB-Admin / September 26, 2019 MSB Archive Newsletter Article by Vernon Mizner, Khenchung, first published in 1995 This month’s Study and Practice article is about the importance of Sangha. The points mentioned here are primarily a summary of comments Rinpoche has made over the years concerning Sangha, as well as some of my own contemplations based upon Rinpoche’s teachings on … Discovering the Jewel of the Sangha: Clarifying the Purpose of Sangha & Community Read More »
The Significance of Guru Rinpoche in the Nyingma Tradition Uncategorized / By MSB-Admin / April 12, 2019 A teaching by Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche given at Yanglesho, the Asura cave where Guru Rinpoche gained the 4th Vidyadhara level of accomplishment. For us as Nyingmapas, Guru Rinpoche is the embodiment of all sources of refuge. He is the emanation of all the buddhas of the past, regent of all the buddhas of the present, … The Significance of Guru Rinpoche in the Nyingma Tradition Read More »
Making Friends with the Mind: An Approach to Egolessness of Self Uncategorized / By Dungse Jampal Norbu / April 3, 2019 One of the points that has helped me as a pratictioner when I am out in the world, traveling, or simply not in retreat or the supportive context of, for example, a sangha event, is to constantly come back to egolessness of self. Not egolessness of dharma, not egolessness of other people and the emptiness … Making Friends with the Mind: An Approach to Egolessness of Self Read More »
Unbroken Lineage of Mind Transmission Uncategorized / By MSB-Admin / March 3, 2019 – Excerpted from the introduction to A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems, in which Sogyal Rinpoche recounted the teachings of Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. In the case of the Dzogchen Teachings, and the great oral lineage of pith instructions, from the time of the great primordial buddha until today, the lineage has continued unbroken and unimpaired. … Unbroken Lineage of Mind Transmission Read More »