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Kyapjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, the grandfather of Phakchok Rinpoche, said that the “essence of all the sūtras and tantras were condensed into four things to think of, the four mind changings, and four things to practice, the preliminaries of four times one hundred thousand (ngöndro).”
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Integrating Your Practice: Advice from Phakchok Rinpoche
Phakchok Rinpoche provides practical experience on how we can structure our Vajrayana practice....
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Eight Essential Points for Every Practice Session
In this document, Phakchok Rinpoche shares the eight essential points to hold in mind for any meditation session....
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The Fourteen Root Samayas
Phakchok Rinpoche would like to share this document with all his Vajrayana students so they may regularly reflect on the fourteen root Samayas, the life-essence...
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Student Reflections on the Four Mind Changings
Read insightful student reflections on the Four Mind Changings, a Tibetan Buddhist teaching that inspires personal transformation and spiritual growth....