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This dharma talk centers around teachings from The Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta which is a story about the last year of the Buddha's life. 

This text has two main themes: 

1. The Buddha wanted to leave his teachings as guidance for his followers to empower them.
2. The Buddha wanted to encourage his followers to foster wise relationships to one another in the spiritual community and to the world.


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This dharma talk was originally livestreamed by Spirit Rock on 8/22/22.

The Buddha's Last Teachings Dharma Talk—Jack Kornfield

Am I dead or am I dreaming? 👻  

Bardo teachings are commonly believed to be concerned with death but in fact encompass the whole of the Buddha’s teachings. The Tibetan word bardo refers to an intermediate state, between past and future, a crossing or a junction, in which a decision has to be made. This place of decision, this cognizance, is the bardo. This bardo is none other than our buddhanature, innately perfect, which the bardo practices lead us to uncover and reveal. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche explains the bardo states and their associated practices, drawing on commentaries by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche and Tsele Natsok Rangdrol.

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Bardo, 22-24 May 2022, Deer Park Institute - Part 6

Lapis Lazuli Light: Teachings for Health Professionals in Bhutan & Beyond, 2 August 2022, Online

When we talk about healing, we think about healing the body, but for buddhists mind is primary and body is secondary, so dealing with disorders of the mind is paramount. Buddhism has very progressive views on how to restore an ailing mind. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche responds to five questions posed by Bhutanese health professionals on the topic of Buddhism and healing. The lapis lazuli stone is blue, like the Medicine Buddha and the sky: the largest natural blue thing in our world. We see the sky above us; it is both there and not there. This space is one of the greatest metaphors in Buddhism to express emptiness or shunyata, and understanding emptiness heals everything.

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Lapis Lazuli Light, 2 August 2022, Online

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Glimpses of Abhidharma, 11-13 February 2023, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India - Part 6

For the past forty years, Ken McLeod has worked as a translator of Tibetan texts, practices, and rituals. With his new book, "The Magic of Vajrayana," McLeod takes a more personal approach, drawing from his own experience to provide readers with a taste of Vajrayana rituals and practices. Through practice instructions, evocative vignettes, and stories from his own life, McLeod offers a practical introduction to many of the rituals that may seem obscure to contemporary Western practitioners, including protector practice and guru yoga.

In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, sits down with McLeod to discuss how rituals can take us to the edge of the unknown, what we risk when we ignore the presence of gods, and how Vajrayana helps us uncover the clear, empty knowing that is always present in experience.

The Magic of Vajrayana with Ken McLeod

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VIOLET - A Meditation for Healing

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Vimalakirti Sutra, 12-13 June 2014, Odsal Ling, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Vimalakirti Sutra Odsal Ling Brasil 3

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Lama Tharchin Rinpoche recites his prayer to the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, A Heartfelt Longing Melody of Faith, requested by Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo.
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Heartfelt Longing Melody of Faith

Heartfelt Longing Melody of Faith Prayer

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Lapis Lazuli Light, 2 August 2022, Online

Siddhartha's Intent