Dharma Teachings

What the Declaration of Independence reminds us about the Path of Awakening

Sunday Talk 2022 #15.Shamata & Vipashyana:Radically Turn the Base

In Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Meditation, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyJuly 3, 2022

Turn the gaze towards the perceiving mind.

Sunday Talk 2022 #14. Lojong 7.59.Don’t Expect Applause

In Audio, Buddhism, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyJune 21, 2022

Now that you have studied all these slogans, don’t expect anyone to congratulate you! In fact it is a good idea to look at how much we keep looking for recognition altogether. It can be …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #13. Lojong 7.58: Don’t Be Moody

In Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Lectures, Meditation, Tsony by TsonyJune 5, 2022

Do not be moody.In Buddhist ethics, it is considered a character flaw to live and behave ‘like the weather’.Irritable people are always changing and not steadfast in their commitments and goals. Their Interest in things …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #12. Lojong 7/57: Don’t hold on to anger

In Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Lectures, Meditation, Tsony by TsonyMay 23, 2022

When people have offended you or hurt you, don’t hold on to the anger and remember the wrong done to you. Supplemental commentary:This particular advice is especially applicable for Tibetans. It is because in Tibetan …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #11. Lojong 7/56.Do not Seek Recognition or Brag.

In Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Lectures, Tsony by TsonyMay 16, 2022

Don’t expect rewards, recognition, or appreciation from people you have helped. You should not expect them to return your favors. You should also not go bragging to everyone about what you have done. Bodhisattvas do …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #10. Lojong 7/55. Liberate with Examination and Analyzing

In Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Meditation, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyMay 8, 2022

The Intelligent Heart A Guide to the Compassionate Life Dzigar Kongtrul 7/55. Find liberation through both reflection and analysis. Our minds have two related abilities: to look at things in general and to examine details. …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #09.Lojong 7/54. Train Wholeheartedly.

In Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyApril 26, 2022

It is probably clear by now that lojong is all about training. And since the nature of mind training goes directly against our entrenched and deep-rooted habit of self-fixation, it is easy to come up …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #08. Lojong 7/53. Do not be inconsistent

In Artists, Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Meditation, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyApril 17, 2022

You should practice steadily with regularity. Avoid going from one extreme to the other, as in practicing a lot sometimes and hardly at all at other times. Encourage yourself regularly. Be steadfast in your practice …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #07. Lojong 7/52. Do not be misdirected

In Artists, Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Meditation, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyApril 10, 2022

The six things that may be misinterpreted are patience, yearning, excitement, compassion, priorities and joy. You’re patient when you’re getting your way, but not when it’s difficult. You yearn for worldly things, instead of an …

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Sunday Talk 2022 #06. Lojong 7/51.From now on, Practice is the Chief Priority

In Artists, Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Meditation, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyApril 3, 2022

Every so often, opportunities to practice the dharma come up. How many times have you let those opportunities pass you by? I think of this slogan as the mañana slogan. It is the idea that …

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Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche, Advice on Meditation

In Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Meditation, Shamar Rinpoche, The Masters, Video by TsonyApril 2, 2022

Frankfurt, Germany. 2004

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Sunday Talk 2022 #05. Lojong 7/50. Do not depend on external circumstances

In Audio, Buddhism, Dharma Teachings, Meditation, Sunday Morning Talks, Tsony by TsonyMarch 20, 2022

The good thing about mind training is that it can be practiced in all kinds of situations. You do not have to wait for the right conditions to arrive or make special arrangements in order …

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What is meditation?

Breathe In Delusion, Breathe Out Wakefulness

Always Abide by the Three Principles

Somber Day In Virginia

Je Suis Charlie

Sunday Talk 2022 #16.Once I dreamt I parked my Car Wrongly…

Sunday Talk 2022 #04. Lojong 7.49_Meditate consistently in every circumstances

Sunday Talk 2022 #03. Lojong 7.48:Be Impartial and Thorough.

Gampopa’s Precious Ornament of Liberation. Overview of the Six Paramitas

Sunday Talk 2022 #02. Lojong 7.47_Keep the three inseparable

Les Quatre Atouts Pour Repartir Du Bon Pied

Sunday Talk 2022 #01.Lojong 7:46 Pay Heed the Three Never Wane

Sunday Talk 2021 #27.Lojong 7:45 Take on the Three Causes

Sunday Talk 2021 #26. Lojong Slogan 7/43: Observe these two. 7/44: Train in the three difficulties

Sunday Talk 2021 #25. Be like a Humble Servant Before All.Lojong 7-41,7-42.

Sunday Talk 2021 #24.Lojong 6/38. Do not delight in the suffering of others

Sunday Talk 2021 #23.Lojong 5/2: Of the two witnesses, hold the principal one.5/3: Always hold a joyful mind

Sunday Talk 2021 #23.Lojong 5/1. All Dharma Teachings Are for a Single Purpose

Sunday Talk 2021 #22.Lojong 6/37. Do not Make Gods into Demons. Be humble.

Sunday Talk 2021 #21.Lojong 6:36. Don’t Misuse the Remedy. Don’t Act with a Twist.

Water Moon

Always Abide by the Three Principles

Spacious Awareness of the Perceiving Mind

Give this Mind a Break

Interview of Lama Tsony-Francis by Christian Loidl

A Life In Peace

Slightly Off Topic

Happy 4th!

Transforming suffering and happiness into enlightenment

How far have you to extend your arm to touch space?

Living in the Awareness of Death

Three Klesha: Discard, Transform,Utilize.

Four Seals & Four Breaths

Amazement and letting go

Doodle and finger painting

Basis, Path and Fruition

Om mani Padme Hung

Tightening & Loosening

Dukkha to Sukkha

Happy Losar, Happy New Instant!

Triratna or Three Jewels

Illusion or Delusion?

Aimless Relaxation

What is the Target, Who Holds It?

Calm Abiding, the Necessary Preliminary

Right Livelihood

Right Effort

Get Ready for the White Waters of Life

Beyond delusional hope

The Supreme Continuum

Simplicity

Clarifying the Natural State with Awareness and Gentleness

Deep Equanimity

Peace

Thoughts Are Not Your Enemy

The three qualities of Mindfulness, Attentiveness and Carefulness

Insight Embedded In Calm Abiding

Life Death Breath

Space And Bliss

Love Devotion Surrender

Why We Meditate

What Are Our Foundations?

Serlingpa’s Advice To Atisha

Form and Selflessness

What is meditation?

Bordo Dialogue 2021

Transforming Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment.

Amitabha and the Pure Land of Sukhavati

The Boundless Creativity of Change

Méditation Guidée vers la Claire Lumière du Sommeil

Dialogues sur le Chemin

Dharma Roadside Dialogues Series

The Sutra of the Heart of Transcendent Knowledge

Pratique de Tchènrézi

The Path of the Sugatas

Sunday Morning Talk and Meditation

Morning talks from Moab, Utah to Bordo, Italy.

Songs of Realization

Lama Teunzang Hommage/Homage

Karmapa nous parle de Lama Teunsang – Karmapa speaks about Lama Teunsang