Question:Â I have heard very clearly the importance of patience on the path to protect love. Can you give some pith advice on what to do when you lose your patience over and over again. Garchen Rinpoche:Â When you lose your patience, you should recognize this and feel regret. Every time you should make the commitment […]
Homage Namo Arya Lokeshvara I always respectfully prostrate through my three doors to the Supreme Guru and protector Lokeshvara, who although seeing all phenomena as a devoid of going and coming, Endeavours one-pointedly to benefit sentient beings. First Practice The possession of this human base, this precious vessel so difficult to obtain, in order to […]
Question: Milarepa is said to have achieved liberation in one lifetime primarily through the practices of Tummo and Mahamudra. Is it possible to engage in these practices seriously and in depth if one cannot do extensive retreat, such as 3-Âyear retreat? What would Rinpoche recommend for a lay practitioner with minimal job commitments but with […]
Teaching on Milarepas’ Songs by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche Oral translation by Tashi Jamyangling May 11-15, 2004, Vancouver, Canada Introduction The Eight Ornaments of Profound Meaning The Song of Mahamudra Turning Daily Activities into Practices Introduction All the Dharma friends who have come here to receive the teaching is indeed a wonderful thing to happen. […]
At the command of Kyabje Garchen Triptrül Rinpoche Disclosure of the fourteen fundamental mantric downfalls: The vajra holders have taught that accomplishments follow after the master. Because of that, to mistreat the master is explained as the first fundamental downfall. To transgress the commands of Those Gone to Bliss is said to be the second […]
For the sake of all the sentient beings, one must see the truth, and eliminate this clinging to the self of the person and the self of the phenomena. Most of the time, our inspiration and devotion are very emotionally oriented. To do that, one has to have tsültrim, discipline, and then one must hear […]
Question: Rinpoche, you often mention the importance of compassion and love as the essence of practice and realization. How do we cultivate it without it being contrived? I have been taught that compassion is a naturally arising quality of the spontaneous nature of mind, so is it more important to spend time trying to rest […]
