Pure Perception
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Four Qualities of Mind: Mind Nature
Phakchok Rinpoche explains the purpose of our meditation practice. Here he stresses that we can familiarize ourselves through direct experience with the four qualities of...
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Dodrupchen Rinpoché Tupten Trinlé Pelzang’s Vision of Zangdok Palri
For this month’s Guru Rinpoché day, I would like to share with you the short story of the current Dodrupchen Rinpoché’s account of the Copper-Colored...
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Jikmé Tenpé Nyima’s Pure Vision of Zangdok Palri
On this Guru Rinpoché day, I would like to share with you the description of Zangdok Palri made by Jikmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), the third...
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Pema Lingpa’s Visionary Journey to the Copper-Colored Mountain
This month, I would like to share with you a brief account of Pema Lingpa’s (1450-1521) visionary journey to Zangdok Palri. Pema Lingpa was an...
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Path of Transformation
Purposeful Teachings
Every one of the Buddha's teachings has a purpose--each one suits the needs of a particular person. When we examine a teaching, we should ask...
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The Importance of Pure Perception
Happy Guru Rinpoche Day to you all and I hope this message finds you all happy and healthy. This particular Guru Rinpoche Day is a...
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Mending and Purification
Dear friends near and far Happy Guru Rinpoche Day! When this message lands in your inbox, you receive the notification and you move on forward…
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Developing Pure Perception: How to Begin?
Phakchok Rinpoche answers a student question on developing pure perception....
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Pure Perception and Discrimination
In this video clip, Rinpoche answers a practical question about pure perception. Does pure perception mean that we have no discrimination? Does it mean that...
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The Difference Between Mind and Wisdom
Today I thought I’d answer a question that I get asked quite frequently by students: the difference between the mind section and the wisdom section....