In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche. During this 2004 retreat weekend at the Garrison Institute in Garrison, NY, Gelek Rimpoche shares how we can free ourselves from narrow, negative habits that limit our happiness and cause harm to ourselves and others. With “nine bullets to defeat…
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View, Meditation and Action Total knowledge means knowing all phenomena of past, present and future directly. The way together there is through the view of reality, meditation and the compassionate activities. The four buddhist logos or seals help with perfecting the view: all created phenomena are impermanent, all contaminated phenomena are suffering, all phenomena are…
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In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche. Songs of Spiritual Experience are inspirational verses spontaneously composed by the great 14th century Tibetan Buddhist master, Je Tsong Khapa. As commentary on the stages of the path to enlightenment, these verses reflect Je Tsong Khapa’s deep understanding and personal…
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In this series, you will be listening to original unedited audio teachings by Gelek Rimpoche. On the basis of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Gelek Rimpoche shares how we can handle death and dying from a spiritual basis and make a difference to our life and our death. In this series, we discover that through understanding…
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From Good Human Being to Buddhahood Enlightened beings become what they know, body and mind united, total knowledge. Buddhahood is possible, because based on reality. Relative truth is true if not contradicted by any reliable mind. By removing spiritual blocks total knowledge is possible. Being a good human being means at least not to hurt…
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Purpose and Results of Spiritual Practice The short term goal of spiritual practice is to have a good future life. Achieving anything for this life is not spiritual, even being a good person. The Hinayana goal is to stop suffering for oneself, while Buddhahood is the ultimate achievement of total knowledge to be of service…
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Becoming a Buddha is the goal of Tibetan Buddhism A genuine spiritual path must come from a reliable source. Tibetan Buddhism is based on the Indian Buddhism of Nalanda and Vikramshila. Atisha brought it to Tibet. Its purpose is for everyone to become Buddha. Having a precious human life is the basis to soon attain…
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Dharma is changing negative emotions into positive ones What is dharma? How to change negativity into positivity? Is reincarnation real? How does cause and effect work? Can I use it to create happiness? What is karma? How does purification eliminate negative karma? Why is jealousy harmful? Audio Only

Learning, Thinking, Meditating How does spiritual development take place? Is learning more than listening? How does analytical meditation work? Why is concentrating on the result of the analysis important? How does that change negative attitudes and behavior? Audio Only