Rinpoche Speaks with David Rome at Garrison Institute 2009
David Rome, Senior Fellow at Garrison Institute, interviewed Tsoknyi Rinpoche in 2009, in this 20-minute video presentation. Rinpoche speaks to the difference between teaching in Asia and the West, why his teaching begins with emhasis on meditation using the body, opening the heart, and attending to emotional well-being. Please click here to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBvKnSW2Nrw
The Fifth Paramita: Going Beyond Techniques
Please click here to read Rinpoche’s most recent post on the fifth paramita of dhyana. Here are this week’s challenges: “And in the process, a childlike wonder begins to open up, an innocent perspective that is one way of experiencing essence love begins to awaken. Can you describe others? That is one challenge … READ MORE
How to Engage Life with Energy (And Be More Present)
Please read and enjoy Rinpoche’s latest Huffington Post essay on “How to Engage Life with Energy (And Be More Present).” Your thoughts and comments are welcome!
Perfecting Patience
Rinpoche’s latest essay, Perfecting Patience, is live on the Huffington Post! We invite you to read it and leave a comment with your thoughts. Please click the link to read the article.
Rigpa NYC 4.16.12
Over 90 people attended Rinpoche’s teachings on the main themes of Open Heart, Open Mind at Rigpa NYC center at the invitation of its director, Pedro Beroy, who also kindly offered his home to Rinpoche. The atmosphere was electric and full of joy, in the sense that so many long-term, devoted students had waited … READ MORE
Huffington Post: Who Do You Think You Are?
Read Rinpoche’s article on the mere “I,” just published on Huffington Post. Excerpt: “One of the ways we manage change is to define ourselves, and to hold on to such definitions even if they’re unflattering. In fact, over many years of teaching around the world, I’ve been struck by the numbers of people I’ve met … READ MORE
Accumulation of Merit: Preparing the Heart for Bodhicitta
To enhance your Dharma practice, Tsoknyi Rinpoche requested that a series of short papers based on his retreat teachings. The Teachings section on the main web site also contains a library of previously published materials and chants. It is said that the path of enlightenment needs the accumulation of merit and wisdom to be complete, … READ MORE
The Grand Samsaric Master and the Matter of Discipline
To enhance your Dharma practice, Tsoknyi Rinpoche requested that a series of short papers based on his retreat teachings. The Teachings section on the main web site also contains a library of previously published materials and chants. For old practitioners, what is more difficult to work with: emotion, restlessness or discipline? Discipline is the old … READ MORE
What Does it Take To Really Open the Heart to Love?
To enhance your Dharma practice, Tsoknyi Rinpoche requested that a series of short papers based on his retreat teachings. The Teachings section on the main web site also contains a library of previously published materials and chants. What Does It Take To Really Open The Heart To Love? What is conventional love? What is essential … READ MORE
A Very Human Condition (Part 2 of 2)
To enhance your Dharma practice, Tsoknyi Rinpoche requested that a series of short papers based on his retreat teachings. The Teachings section on the main web site also contains a library of previously published materials and chants. A Very Human Condition (Part 2 of 2): Techniques for Working with Lung In Part One we spoke … READ MORE
