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Teachingsབཀའ་ཆོས་

“I shall remain firm as a mountain, unshaken by the gusts of obstacles.”

Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche · A Daily Practice of Self-Advice

Complete courses, themed series, teachings given at events, and single talks — every one available to watch or read, in five languages.

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"The Words of My Perfect Teacher" (Kunzang Lama'i Shelung)

Patrul Rinpoche’s timeless guide to the foundations of the path — transmitted in full, and explained section by section.

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Teachings on the Practice of Mind Training (Lojong)

Full course27h 11m

Full course18 parts

Teachings on the Practice of Mind Training (Lojong)

This is how Sangngak Rinpoche commented on the teachings of this cycle: "For the path of spiritual seeking to lead to Liberation, a strong foundation must be laid. For this purpose, the practice of mind transformation – 'Lojong' – is performed. As for the stages of this practice, there are two: first, the performance of the common preliminary practices (thunmong ngondro), and finally, the performance of the special preliminary practices (thunmin ngondro). All of them are connected with the three principal aspirations – renunciation, bodhichitta, and the realization of emptiness – which together form the core of Dharma practice. Such a gradual mastery of the very essence of the practice grants invulnerability to obstacles, completes the accumulation of merit and wisdom, breathes meaning into this precious human birth obtained just once, leads along the path of unfading happiness, and brings about other unimaginable benefits and perfections."

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Though you may be as captivating as a rainbow, it is fleeting; as sweet-sounding as your fame may be, it is but an echo.

Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche

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The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions

Series47h 28m

Series52 talks

The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions

"The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions" is one of the most significant and outstanding works of Longchenpa, belonging to the "Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa." It is a collection of profound instructions on the teachings of the sutras, the tantras, and especially Dzogchen. In this treatise the master gave invaluable advice for practitioners at every stage of spiritual practice — both for those of the highest capacity and for those whose capacity for realization is less great. Longchen Rabjam (1308–1363) was a great master of the Nyingma tradition, and in particular of Dzogchen, the teaching of the Great Perfection, who attained the realization of the dharmakaya — the consummation of the stage of "the exhaustion of phenomena." Here is how the Venerable Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche commented on the forthcoming course: "'The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions' is one of the works belonging to the cycle of the 'Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa.' This text is extremely important for all who follow the Dharma, for it reveals the very essence of the foundations of Buddhist practice. The six-line instructions it contains show, in a very clear and accessible manner, the practical principles of what to adopt and what to abandon on the spiritual path, and they carry within them the essential nectar of the sutras, the tantras, and the pith instructions. In the words of Longchenpa: Each set of six instructions holds a hidden, profound meaning. Their heart-essence is like a wish-fulfilling jewel, And they are intended for those who are filled with faith and who long for liberation. In accordance with these words, fortunate ones who are filled with faith and who sincerely wish to attain liberation can draw something of vital importance from these instructions, and so become the authors of their own welfare and happiness — provided they do not, through negligence or distraction, let slip this precious opportunity, which is met with so rarely in the succession of samsaric lives."

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We are overjoyed at birth, yet it is part and parcel of death; we are frightened by death, yet there is no way to avert it.

Sangngak Tenzin Rinpoche

Single talks14

Sangngak Rinpoche. What Matters at the Beginning, Middle, and End (2023)