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Part II of a teaching given by Dungse Jampal Norbu at the 2011 NSS Thoughts arise from karma. All of our thoughts are based on cause and effect. When you see that you’re angry, then see the karmic flow of the situation, whatever conceptual thoughts you have will be karmically created because our thoughts are

A teaching given by Dungse Jampal Norbu at the 2011 Nyingma Summer Seminar Lately I’ve been exploring the subject of karma and have become increasingly fascinated by it. Teachings on karma connect closely with all that we study. But precisely because karma is mentioned in so many different contexts, it’s not always clear what we

Many new practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism feel clumsy that their thoughts and actions lack a certain elegance or grace. Why? As you begin to practice meditation, you gradually become more conscious of your less-than-graceful states of mind and your general awkwardness navigating through the world. You might feel clumsy in Tibetan culture, but you might

Lenchak is a term I have been using for a number of years, I have been equating it with attachment, but experientially lenchak is felt as an emotional, almost physical, pain in the chest. It consumes your peace of mind and has the effect of lowering your lungta. Lenchak is like the Epstein Barr virus.

If we have learned how to create samsara, why couldn’t we learn these other things as well? We have to be willing to put time into it. What else is there for us to do? Sit around in coffee shops, drinking coffee and chit-chatting all the time? That’s useless. The essential thing in life is

The teachings on discipline are very simple, but very profound. Discipline is not cultivated out of a dualistic notion of good and bad. It has nothing to do with religion, or developing prejudice toward particular actions. Discipline is more about developing awareness and mindfulness to see how negative actions bring so much suffering into our