OM YE DHARMA HETU-PRABHAVA HETUM TESHAM TATHAGATO HYAVADAT TESHAM CHA YO NIRODHA EVAM VADI MAHASHRAMANAH SVAHA

All dharmas originate from causes.
The Tathagata has taught these causes,
And also that which puts a stop to these causes—
This too has been taught by the Great Shramana.

Om ye dharma hetuprabhava by Maya

Teachings given on March 8, 2013 by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen, a founding teacher, at Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute in Eugene, Oregon, USA on the subject "The Six Bardo's - The Intermediate States of Existence" 

“Bardo” is a Tibetan word meaning literally “between two,” which in Buddhism refers to the idea that within Samsara all states of existence are not static, but are actually continuous, successive, ordered facets of beginningless transition.  What we usually refer to as “life and death” are only two among the six bardos that are traditionally enumerated. 

Each Bardo has its own form of expression and development, and each presents beings with unique opportunities for the realization of enlightenment, or for advancement toward enlightenment, or conversely for decline into greater suffering.  Bardo teachings such as these are an important key to knowing where we are, which way to go, and  how to proceed.

Teaching on the Six Bardos by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen at Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute

Poison is Medicine, 3 August 2021, Halifax, Canada

Poison is medicine. That is magic. Medicine is poison is also magic. There is no ultimate poison nor ultimate medicine. And when we fall into the trap of seeing poison as poison only and medicine as medicine only, we deprive ourselves of this deep and vast magic. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche gives a very personal introduction to the nature of the tantric path for those who aspire to be Vajrayana students.

Rinpoche’s book “Poison is Medicine” was written to clarify misunderstandings about the Vajrayana path and is available for free download at: https://www.siddharthasintent.org/resources/features/poison-is-medicine/

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Poison is Medicine, 3 August 2021, Halifax, Canada

The guru is so vast and infinite that to consider the guru solely as a teacher or guide is very limited. When we cherish the guru, we cherish the fact that we have a mind and the ability to be aware. This constant flow of awareness is the quintessential guru, but it needs to be revealed and nurtured by our immediate gurus and our lineage gurus. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was the emanation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and the guru of many great teachers from different lineages. When we remember him on the anniversary of his parinirvana, we create the conditions to come closer to our innate guru.

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Brilliant Moon: Remembering the Guru, 13 October 2022, Bir, India

Nepal is a magical land with a very strong cultural connection to the Buddhadharma. Many stories are told about the activities of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and the landscape itself is highly symbolic: Kathmandu is said to be planned by Manjushri and its amazing crafts to be manifestations of his activity. Culture is so important, but all cultures hijack the Buddhadharma with their own interpretations of what is in essence so simple: awakening to the truth. We need to be mindful about culture, yet we need these symbols and legends to communicate about the Buddhadharma.

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Nepal & Buddha Dharma, August 26 - 28 2022,  Kathmandu, Nepal - Part 1

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Diamond Sutra Teaching Version 1 - 2

The Dudjom Tersar Concise Ngondro of the New Treasure of Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje chanted by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche recorded 1996 by the Vajrayana Foundation.
Available by the Vajrayana Foundation's Ngondro Program
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Preliminary Practice of Dudjom : Concise Ngondro

Concise Ngondro

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01 01 - Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro

DJKR Teaching on Lhakthong (Vipassana), 27 November 2019, Thimbu, Bhutan
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Lhakthong - Vipassana, Thimbu, Bhutan

DJKR Teaching on Lhakthong (Vipassana), 27 November 2019, Thimphu, Bhutan

Vajra Guru Mantra Recitation by Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

Vajra Guru Mantra

The Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute, or "Saraha" for short, is a local Buddhist center and educational resource center for Buddhist teachings.

Dedicated to the Buddha's teachings of Enlightenment, and practicing according to the Dudjom Lineage of the Nyingma School Tibetan Buddhism under the direct leadership of HH Dudjom Yangsi Rinpoche, Lama Tsering Gyaltsen and Lama Sonam Tsering, Saraha is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization based in Eugene, Oregon, USA. 

As a local spiritual center, Saraha conducts daily meditation practice events, language training, video teachings, book groups and other events at its 7,000 square foot temple facility in Eugene. In addition, Saraha has a regular schedule of special events, such as teaching events with invited teachers, meditation retreats and extended Buddhist ritual events.

Through electronic media, Saraha also functions as a wider-ranging Buddhist educational resource, supporting distance-learning in Buddhist subjects, and offering to the world a digital archive of events that happen at and in connection with its local presence in Eugene. 

For more information about Saraha, including an online calendar of past, future and current events, please Saraha's website at:   www.saraha.org        or visit us on Facebook at:  Saraha Nyingma

Teaching on the Six Bardos by Lama Tsering Gyaltsen at Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute

Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute

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