If you ask me about the situation in Libya, I think that this revolution that is taking place should be one against violence. They say that using guns is part of the culture of the Middle East. That may be true, but that is also the biggest excuse. Gandhi’s example of protest against British India…
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This is an original unedited video teaching by Gelek Rimpoche.

Last weekend I went to Cleveland and held a workshop, entitled Subtle and Gross Impermanence, at the Jewel Heart Center there. Cleveland was one of my first stations when I came to the United States in the 1980’s. I was hired to work with Professor Melvyn Goldstein on the Tibetan political history and language. I…
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In this commentary on the Ganden Lha Gyema, Gelek Rimpoche has revealed and carefully instructed many special practices of guru yoga, which are hard to find elsewhere.

As we continue to receive more news about the situation in Japan, it reminds me of 1959 when I left Tibet, and also of 9/11 here in the U.S. in 2001. It is reconnecting me with the feelings of fear and anxiety of a chaotic time and situation, fleeing Tibet and the horrifying situation of…
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Never before in the West, a Tibetan teacher gave such a detailed explanation about special visualization techniques concerned with healing and self-healing.

This is an original unedited video teaching by Gelek Rimpoche.

This video is the first in a series of eight on demand videos.

RESPONSE TO THE TSUNAMI IN JAPAN By Gelek Rimpoche It is so sad indeed.  It reminds me of the tsunami that took place in 2004 when a number of people lost their lives.  The image of people struggling at their last chance of survival by grabbing a tree trunk that is being carried out exemplifies…
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