The Stages of Meditation – Third SessionAt the request of the Tibetan king Mutig Tsenpo, son of King Trisong Detsen, the great 8th-century Indian pandita Kamalashila composed The Stages of Meditation (Bhavanakrama). The first of the three parts describes in detail the stages of familiarization with mental calm, then higher insight, and finally the paths […]
Mind training is a method of Mahayana Buddhism that enables a transformation to take place in our mind, which is ordinarily attached to its identity and lost in a form of complacency. This method allows for revealing the vast compassion and profound wisdom of awakened mind.Drawing on the commentary by Karma Thinley Rinpoche (b. 1931), […]
In this work, Sakya Pandita Künga Gyaltsen (1182–1251), one of the founding fathers of the Sakya lineage and an eminent teacher respected by all traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, presents the three disciplines (dom sum) that support Buddhist practice: the discipline of individual liberation, of a bodhisattva, and of the vajrayana. The precepts of each are […]
PROGRAM CHANGE Dear Dharma Friends, His Eminence Trungram Gyatrul Rinpoche is honoring us with his presence this summer at the Dhagpo Kagyu Ling Institute. Lama Jigme Rinpoche and the community are delighted to welcome him once again. → Read more * Update : 16/07/2026The path taught by the Buddha consists in clarifying the mind so […]
His Eminence Trungram Gyatrul Rinpoche is honoring us with his presence this summer at the Dhagpo Kagyu Ling Institute. Lama Jigme Rinpoche and the community are delighted to welcome him once again.Last year, his teaching on Gampopa deeply moved practitioners in attendance. We will therefore have the pleasure of welcoming him from 13 to 16 August […]
Meditation is often spoken of as a single, uniform practice, whereas in reality there are countless meditative techniques aimed at different goals. In Buddhism, meditation is a tool for progressing toward a freedom that goes beyond simple relaxation. However, for real progress to occur, these methods must be combined with a deep understanding of how […]
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, explained the importance of the Five Royal Sutras that constitute paths of practice. Among them, the Sutra of Aspirations for Excellent Conduct, also known as Samantabhadra’s Wishing Prayer, represents the path of aspiration. The bodhisattva Samantabhadra’s prayers are a model for all. Recited regularly by practitioners of […]