Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
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Phakchok Rinpoche sends out short teachings to all students via email on every Guru Rinpoche day. These messages are composed with the aspiration to inspire students. Rinpoche often uses these teachings to answer frequently asked questions. Also, he suggests topics that remind us to bring our minds home in the midst of our busy lives. Samye Institute maintains an archive of these teachings spanning the last 10 years.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us a quote from the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 verses that teaches the vital importance of rejoicing.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
On the occasion of the consecration of the Guru Sampa Lhündrup statue at Samye Hermitage Bali, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us a clarification of the framework of the entire Buddhist path as it is expressed in the Lamrim Yeshé Nyingpo text, revealed by the Great Tertön Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche asks his students to check on the essential qualities of a good student according to Maha Guru Padmasambhava’s teaching.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us his understanding of the well-known Four Dharmas of Gampopa.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
On the occassion of the birthday of our precious Mahaguru Padmasambhava, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us Guru Rinpoche’s profound teaching from the “Sang-Ngak Lamrim,” as well as some important advice based on his own experience and what he has witnessed in others.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche shares 3 verses of Patrül Rinpoche that emphasize the importance of understanding the key points of practice, as well keeping the three excellences in mind during our sessions.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche shares verses of advice on training and taming the mind from Dza Paltrül Rinpoche.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche talks about the accumulations of merit and wisdom, how they are defined, how they differ from each other, and how to gather them.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
Phakchok Rinpoche shares advice from Lama Zhang on the different processes of rebirth and the relative importance of emptiness and compassion.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
On the first Guru Rinpoche Day of the Tibetan Year of the Water Rabbit, Phakchok Rinpoche shares with us two quotes on the key points of the practices of generation, completion, and Guru Yoga.
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
On this Guru Rinpoche day, I would like to share with you all some of Guru Rinpoche’s precious pith instructions, from the fourth chapter of the Dispeller of All Obstacles (Tukdrup Barché Künsel), “Quintessential, All-Embracing Wisdom” (Yangtik Yeshé Zangtal).
Guru Rinpoche Day Teachings
On the first Guru Rinpoche day of 2023, Phakchok Rinpoche shares Lord Gampopa’s words summarizing the ground, path and fruition.
