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

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