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Listen Contemplate Meditate is a podcast featuring a range of teachings from the Buddhist tradition, presented by Lamas of Chagdud Gonpa Foundation. Chagdud Gonpa is an international Nyingma...
It's common for us to think that we're either a bad practitioner or a good practitioner. But, we should always be thinking in terms of: "How...
When we’re kids, our parents world can revolve around us. Then, as we grow older, we begin to instinctively think about ourselves and our gr...
Meditation isn't a state, but rather a method to get used to knowing what's going on. The point is to notice how our present mind is. When w...
In this episode, Lama Padma Gyatso goes step-by-step through a simple and concise meditation session.
We wear lots of hats, constantly inventing who we are–an artist, a housekeeper, a lover, a business woman–never understanding who we actuall...
In this teaching, Lama Padma Gyatso talks about diminishing hopes and fears through the four thoughts. By applying these principals in our o...
Just as one shoots an arrow at a target, when we are aware of our own flaws, we have a target to direct our spiritual practice towards.
Part of the very fabric of life is our constant search for happiness. We can try to have a positive outlook on things or maybe we can distra...
Compassion—the aspiration that suffering cease—is a powerful antidote to self-centeredness that momentarily releases us from focusing on our...
Doing Dharma can be one of those things we’ll do later. But Dharma is only doing it. So what do we do when we can’t do Dharma? How do we bec...
In these pith instructions, Jigme Rinpoche touches on a number of topics including mindfulness, bodhichitta and the willingness to accept ou...
Whether listening to teachings or simply waking up in the morning, we should do so with pure motivation—the wish that all beings attain enli...
Lama Tsering Everst gives an explanation of why one would enter the Buddhist path, where the Vajrayana fits into the Buddhist tradition, as...
Lama Padma Gyatso teaches about the training and cultivation of joyful diligence. Recorded on January 23rd, 2016.
Jigme Tromge Rinpoche gives an overview of The Four Thoughts—precious human birth, impermanence, cause and effect and the suffering of samsa...
Whether it's going to high school, getting a phD or attaining enlightenment, the guidance of a teacher is essential. Recorded on April 9th,...
The basic premise of a Buddhist thought is to be kind, but how do we actually accomplish kindness? Where do we start? You start with your mo...
Lama Padma Gyatso shares a Buddhist perspective of love and relationships. Recorded on February 14th, 2016 at Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling.
In this teaching, Chagdud Khadro shares a Buddhist perspective on many different aspects of the dying process. Death can be seen as a brilli...
Lama Padma Gyatso addresses common doubts that arise, as well as the importance of having faith and patience in the process of a spiritual p...
In this teaching Lama Tsering Everest touches on a number of topics including generosity, impermanence and the necessity of meditation. Reco...
In these two concise clips, Chagdud Khadro talks about the difficulty of working with desire, as well as anxiety. Recorded on May 20, 2015 a...
Lama Padma Gyatso explains how to conduct oneself on the spiritual path. Recorded on July 18th, 2015 at Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling.
Lama Padma Gyatso talks about using meditation to utilize our ability to know.
Chagdud Khadro talks about our expectations of Dharma practice. This teaching was recorded on May 20, 2015 at Rigpa San Francisco.
Lama Padma Gyatso teaches about the Buddhist perspective of including happiness and suffering onto one's spiritual path. Recorded on August...
Lama Padma Gyatso teaches about the importance of cultivating mindfulness to the staff of Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling. Recorded on June 29th,...
Chagdud Khadro talks about the way we relate to our emotions, and different methods for bringing them onto the path. Recorded on May 20, 201...
Chagdud Khadro covers many of the different aspects of Sangha, the community of practitioners that follow the Buddha's teachings. This teach...
This clip is from a public teaching given by Lama Padma Gyatso on May 10th, 2015.
This clip is from a public teaching given by Lama Padma Gyatso on May 10th, 2015.
This teaching was given by Lama Padma Gyatso on May 13th after evening puja at Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling.
In this teaching, Lama Padma Gyatso talks about liberating our thoughts through taste, our relationship to thoughts, visualization and more....
This is a short teaching given by Lama Padma Gyatso in July of 2013.
This excerpt is from a public teaching given by Lama Padma on September 7, 2014 at Chagdud Gonpa Rigdzin Ling.
This excerpt is from a Vajrasattva purification retreat with Lama Padma Gyatso in March of 2014.
This teaching was given after morning puja on March 26th, 2014 by Lama Padma Gyatso.
This teaching was given on March 26th, 2014 after evening puja by Lama Padma Gyatso.