Morality and Three Higher Trainings Key to a complete spiritual practice are the Three Higher Trainings of Morality, Concentration and Wisdom. Morality in particular consists of 1) restraining from wrong doing 2) accumulating virtue and 3) helping others. By using concentration and analysis together, wisdom can develop. Prayers in Tibetan Buddhism lay out the sequence…
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Dharma is Correcting Ourselves Grasping at me leads to grasping at mine. That creates hatred and obsession, leading to suffering. Understanding that, we are responsible for our own happiness. Negativities can be purified and we can always create positive deeds. By seeing how negative emotions take over, we can begin to practice true Dharma: correct…
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True Purpose of Spiritual Practice The purpose of Tibetan Buddhism is to attain Buddhahood, although along the way there are the goals of a) a better future life and b) attaining freedom from suffering. Dependent origination and karma is what our life is really made of and that shows us the responsibility for our well…
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Tibetan Buddhism is pure Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism came through Indian Buddhism of Nalanda and Vikramshila, which focused on Transcendental Wisdom, Pure Wisdom, Logic, Metaphysics, Morality. It carries sutra and Vajrayana aspects, which are also based on the Three Higher Trainings of Morality, Concentration, Wisdom. True Spirituality is building positivity and eradicating negativity and the Lam…
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The Wings of Change, also known as the 37 Wings of Enlightenment, explain essential points of spiritual development on the way to enlightenment. Gelek Rimpoche’s lucid commentary brings this classic Buddhist teaching to life. In his own words, “If you are able to practice these points, really spend time and meditate on them, they will…
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The Purpose of Tibetan Buddhism Why is Tibetan Buddhism important? What are its unique qualities? Why now? What difference does it make to the individual? Audio Only
INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM In this session, you will be experience the video recording of a public talk given by Gelek Rimpoche on August 20, 2011, at the request of Lagon Rinpoche in Pittsburgh, PA. In this teaching, Rimpoche begins by saying that the Buddhism of 2600 years ago remains equally relevant for the world…
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This is an original unedited video teaching by Gelek Rimpoche.