Below is an excerpt from a teaching Drupon Rinpoche gave at a three day retreat in Hong Kong over the weekend. "When students approach me and tell me what practice they are doing and how they do it, I don’t have much confidence in what they say, or give what they say much weight; at […]
Below is an excerpt from a teaching taught by Drupon Rinpoche in Halifax, Canada to members of the Shambala community. Nov 2013. It was translated and transcribed by Kunga. Many of you are practitioners of Vajrayana practices and are practicing as lay-people. A phrase that is often used in the Vajrayana is “To practice without […]
Study, contemplation, and meditation are the steps that have to be followed in order to make progress in Dharma. As Kagyupas we have our own unique way of going about this, which is epitomised by Milarepa when he said, “I do not study the black words printed on paper but study the mind’s perceptions of […]
Excerpt from Drupon Khen Rinpoche’s book (in Chinese), Sit down - Find the mind. A teaching on The Four Dharmas of Gampopa in Hong Kong Thrangu Vajrayana Buddhist Center, in June 2013
Student’s Question: Isn’t it taught in the Buddhism that the karma we have cannot be cleared away, even by a buddha or a deity? If that is the case, what use is there for us to practice Dorje Sempa (Vajrasattva)? Rinpoche’s Answer: I think there’s a mistaken understanding here. When we think about ‘karma’ or […]
The way it works is that when we have a poor mind, wherever we go, we will never find a place that is peaceful and problem free. We need to have a good mind ourselves. When that is the case, wherever we go will be trouble free and peaceful. Otherwise, everywhere we go there will […]
When we are faced with difficulties it is very helpful to think about how it is that our past actions (karma) cause our present experiences. But we have to think about it often when we are feeling well and happy first in order to give that thought some strength and to gain certainty, then it […]
