Best Shamata Podcasts (2025)

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The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment [3] 57:26

1y ago57:26

57:26

"To meditate on self-awareness, just be aware of your mind—without any opinions or beliefs. If you do that, your thoughts will naturally disappear. Just watch—be aware. Focus simply on what is there. If while meditating you recognize that you are following your thoughts, be aware of that. Let it go. If you don’t follow your thoughts, you’ll notice …

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The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment [2] 1:16:35

1y ago1:16:35

1:16:35

"To meditate on self-awareness, just be aware of your mind—without any opinions or beliefs. If you do that, your thoughts will naturally disappear. Just watch—be aware. Focus simply on what is there. If while meditating you recognize that you are following your thoughts, be aware of that. Let it go. If you don’t follow your thoughts, you’ll notice …

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The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment [1] 1:20:28

1y ago1:20:28

1:20:28

"To meditate on self-awareness, just be aware of your mind—without any opinions or beliefs. If you do that, your thoughts will naturally disappear. Just watch—be aware. Focus simply on what is there. If while meditating you recognize that you are following your thoughts, be aware of that. Let it go. If you don’t follow your thoughts, you’ll notice …

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Finding Rest in Illusion by Longchenpa [3] 1:00:45

1+ y ago1:00:45

1:00:45

“All phenomenal experiences are not truly there—they are unreal. We need to bring this recognition of appearance-emptiness into our ongoing experience. Longchenpa teaches us how to rest at ease in illusion, in order to recognize unborn luminosity continually during the daytime and nighttime.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor …

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Finding Rest in Illusion by Longchenpa [2] 1:15:57

1+ y ago1:15:57

1:15:57

“All phenomenal experiences are not truly there—they are unreal. We need to bring this recognition of appearance-emptiness into our ongoing experience. Longchenpa teaches us how to rest at ease in illusion, in order to recognize unborn luminosity continually during the daytime and nighttime.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor …

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Finding Rest in Illusion by Longchenpa [1] 1:25:53

1+ y ago1:25:53

1:25:53

“All phenomenal experiences are not truly there—they are unreal. We need to bring this recognition of appearance-emptiness into our ongoing experience. Longchenpa teaches us how to rest at ease in illusion, in order to recognize unborn luminosity continually during the daytime and nighttime.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor …

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World Peace Prayer [4] 1:01:33

1+ y ago1:01:33

1:01:33

“A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peac…

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World Peace Prayer [3] 53:54

1+ y ago53:54

53:54

“A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peac…

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World Peace Prayer [2] 1:01:08

1+ y ago1:01:08

1:01:08

“A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peac…

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World Peace Prayer [1] 53:12

1+ y ago53:12

53:12

“A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peac…

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Advice for a Dying Practitioner [4] 57:54

2y ago57:54

57:54

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé,…

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Advice for a Dying Practitioner [3] 1:07:53

2y ago1:07:53

1:07:53

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé,…

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Advice for a Dying Practitioner [2] 1:11:33

2y ago1:11:33

1:11:33

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé,…

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Advice for a Dying Practitioner [1] 1:08:35

2y ago1:08:35

1:08:35

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé,…

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Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [4] 52:24

2y ago52:24

52:24

"Be mindful of the mind itself on your journey of self-discovery.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo In this retreat, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism, instructs his students on the three supreme methods that are the foundation of all stages of meditation. In brief, the three supreme methods are practicing each meditation session first, wi…

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Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [3] 1:10:18

2y ago1:10:18

1:10:18

"Be mindful of the mind itself on your journey of self-discovery.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo In this retreat, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism, instructs his students on the three supreme methods that are the foundation of all stages of meditation. In brief, the three supreme methods are practicing each meditation session first, wi…

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Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [2] 1:09:26

2y ago1:09:26

1:09:26

By Khenpo Sherab Sangpo

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Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [1] 1:02:46

2y ago1:02:46

1:02:46

"Be mindful of the mind itself on your journey of self-discovery.” -Khenpo Sherab Sangpo In this retreat, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism, instructs his students on the three supreme methods that are the foundation of all stages of meditation. In brief, the three supreme methods are practicing each meditation session first, wi…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [9] 1:14:15

2+ y ago1:14:15

1:14:15

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [8] 1:00:12

2+ y ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [7] 1:12:49

2+ y ago1:12:49

1:12:49

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [6] 1:03:16

2+ y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [5] 1:04:42

2+ y ago1:04:42

1:04:42

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [4] 1:09:49

2+ y ago1:09:49

1:09:49

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [3] 1:03:53

2+ y ago1:03:53

1:03:53

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [2] 1:14:19

2+ y ago1:14:19

1:14:19

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [1] 1:04:14

2+ y ago1:04:14

1:04:14

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offer…

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The Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels by Atisha [7] 1:15:14

3y ago1:15:14

1:15:14

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers a series of teachings on “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels" by Atisha (Atiśa Dīpaṃkara), a text that offers Atisha’s heart advice to his students on how to practice the Dharma until enlightenment. Visit our website to find the text and additional information abo…

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The Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels by Atisha [6] 1:20:19

3y ago1:20:19

1:20:19

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers a series of teachings on “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels" by Atisha (Atiśa Dīpaṃkara), a text that offers Atisha’s heart advice to his students on how to practice the Dharma until enlightenment. Visit our website to find the text and additional information abo…

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The Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels by Atisha [5] 1:27:47

3y ago1:27:47

1:27:47

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers a series of teachings on “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels" by Atisha (Atiśa Dīpaṃkara), a text that offers Atisha’s heart advice to his students on how to practice the Dharma until enlightenment. Visit our website to find the text and additional information abo…

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The Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels by Atisha [4] 1:22:45

3y ago1:22:45

1:22:45

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers a series of teachings on “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels" by Atisha (Atiśa Dīpaṃkara), a text that offers Atisha’s heart advice to his students on how to practice the Dharma until enlightenment. Visit our website to find the text and additional information abo…

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The Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels by Atisha [3] 1:22:20

3y ago1:22:20

1:22:20

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers a series of teachings on “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels" by Atisha (Atiśa Dīpaṃkara), a text that offers Atisha’s heart advice to his students on how to practice the Dharma until enlightenment. Visit our website to find the text and additional information abo…

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The Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels by Atisha [2] 1:23:52

3y ago1:23:52

1:23:52

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers a series of teachings on “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels" by Atisha (Atiśa Dīpaṃkara), a text that offers Atisha’s heart advice to his students on how to practice the Dharma until enlightenment. Visit our website to find the text and additional information abo…

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The Bodhisattva's Garland of Jewels by Atisha [1] 1:22:34

3y ago1:22:34

1:22:34

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers a series of teachings on “The Bodhisattva’s Garland of Jewels" by Atisha (Atiśa Dīpaṃkara), a text that offers Atisha’s heart advice to his students on how to practice the Dharma until enlightenment. Visit our website to find the text and additional information abo…

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Essential Advice by Longchenpa [4] 50:56

3+ y ago50:56

50:56

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, taught on Longchenpa’s heart advice on renunciation, bodhicitta, and dzogchen from "Mirror to Reflect the Most Essential: The Final Instruction on the Ultimate Meaning" by Longchen Rabjam. Visit the BodhiHeart Blog to read the root text and commentary for this video serie…

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Essential Advice by Longchenpa [3] 1:20:47

3+ y ago1:20:47

1:20:47

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, taught on Longchenpa’s heart advice on renunciation, bodhicitta, and dzogchen from "Mirror to Reflect the Most Essential: The Final Instruction on the Ultimate Meaning" by Longchen Rabjam. Visit the BodhiHeart Blog to read the root text and commentary for this video serie…

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Essential Advice by Longchenpa [2] 1:11:28

3+ y ago1:11:28

1:11:28

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, taught on Longchenpa’s heart advice on renunciation, bodhicitta, and dzogchen from "Mirror to Reflect the Most Essential: The Final Instruction on the Ultimate Meaning" by Longchen Rabjam. Visit the BodhiHeart Blog to read the root text and commentary for this video serie…

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Essential Advice by Longchenpa [1] 1:09:43

3+ y ago1:09:43

1:09:43

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, taught on Longchenpa’s heart advice on renunciation, bodhicitta, and dzogchen from "Mirror to Reflect the Most Essential: The Final Instruction on the Ultimate Meaning" by Longchen Rabjam. Visit the BodhiHeart Blog to read the root text and commentary for this video serie…

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The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments [6] 1:34:01

3+ y ago1:34:01

1:34:01

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers six teachings on “The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments." ཞེན་པ་བཞི་བྲལ་ The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments Oṃ Svasti Siddham! When he reached the age of twelve, the great Sachen Kunga Nyingpo undertook a six-month practice of the…

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The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments [5] 1:43:48

3+ y ago1:43:48

1:43:48

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers six teachings on “The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments." ཞེན་པ་བཞི་བྲལ་ The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments Oṃ Svasti Siddham! When he reached the age of twelve, the great Sachen Kunga Nyingpo undertook a six-month practice of the…

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The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments [4] 1:24:10

3+ y ago1:24:10

1:24:10

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers six teachings on “The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments." ཞེན་པ་བཞི་བྲལ་ The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments Oṃ Svasti Siddham! When he reached the age of twelve, the great Sachen Kunga Nyingpo undertook a six-month practice of the…

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The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments [3] 1:12:35

3+ y ago1:12:35

1:12:35

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers six teachings on “The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments." ཞེན་པ་བཞི་བྲལ་ The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments Oṃ Svasti Siddham! When he reached the age of twelve, the great Sachen Kunga Nyingpo undertook a six-month practice of the…

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The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments [2] 1:11:25

3+ y ago1:11:25

1:11:25

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers six teachings on “The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments." ཞེན་པ་བཞི་བྲལ་ The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments Oṃ Svasti Siddham! When he reached the age of twelve, the great Sachen Kunga Nyingpo undertook a six-month practice of the…

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The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments [1] 1:14:21

3+ y ago1:14:21

1:14:21

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage, offers six teachings on “The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments." ཞེན་པ་བཞི་བྲལ་ The Instructions on Parting from the Four Attachments Oṃ Svasti Siddham! When he reached the age of twelve, the great Sachen Kunga Nyingpo undertook a six-month practice of the…

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Four Dharmas of Gampopa [4] 1:09:40

4+ y ago1:09:40

1:09:40

དྭགས་པོ་་ཆོས་བཞི་ The Four Dharmas of Gampopa ༈ བློ་ཆོས་སུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lo chö su dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that my mind may turn toward the Dharma. ཆོས་ལམ་དུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། chö lam du dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that the Dharma may become my path. ལམ་འཁྲུལ་བ་ཞིག་པར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lam …

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Four Dharmas of Gampopa [3] 1:15:23

4+ y ago1:15:23

1:15:23

དྭགས་པོ་་ཆོས་བཞི་ The Four Dharmas of Gampopa ༈ བློ་ཆོས་སུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lo chö su dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that my mind may turn toward the Dharma. ཆོས་ལམ་དུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། chö lam du dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that the Dharma may become my path. ལམ་འཁྲུལ་བ་ཞིག་པར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lam …

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Four Dharmas of Gampopa [2] 1:08:07

4+ y ago1:08:07

1:08:07

དྭགས་པོ་་ཆོས་བཞི་ The Four Dharmas of Gampopa ༈ བློ་ཆོས་སུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lo chö su dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that my mind may turn toward the Dharma. ཆོས་ལམ་དུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། chö lam du dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that the Dharma may become my path. ལམ་འཁྲུལ་བ་ཞིག་པར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lam …

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Four Dharmas of Gampopa [1] 1:02:02

4+ y ago1:02:02

1:02:02

དྭགས་པོ་་ཆོས་བཞི་ The Four Dharmas of Gampopa ༈ བློ་ཆོས་སུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lo chö su dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that my mind may turn toward the Dharma. ཆོས་ལམ་དུ་འགྲོ་བར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། chö lam du dro war chin gyi lop Grant your blessing so that the Dharma may become my path. ལམ་འཁྲུལ་བ་ཞིག་པར་བྱིན་གྱིས་རློབས། ། lam …

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Heart Advice in Four Lines by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche 39:45

4+ y ago39:45

39:45

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), spontaneously translates the heart advice of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche for his students to remember. Heart Advice in Four Lines by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche བླ་མ་མ་བརྗེད་རྟག་ཏུ་གསོལ་བ་ཐོབ། ། lama ma jé tak tu solwa tob Do not forget the guru; Pray to hi…

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Buddha Nature [4] 56:15

5+ y ago56:15

56:15

I am the yogi Milarepa, who looked directly and saw the nakedness of my mind. Without complications, it is like the sky. See the sky and rest naturally, And you will be able to see the innermost nature of mind. Teachings on Buddha Nature Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo on February 15, 2020 Retreat Topic: Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will offer teachings …

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