Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here!
Weekly Study of Buddha Nature by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here! Buddha Nature: Our Potential for Wisdom, Compassion, and Happiness This book presents teachings that Shamar Rinpoche gave on buddha …
Weekly Study of Boundless Wisdom by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here!
Weekly Study of Buddha Nature by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here! Buddha Nature: Our Potential for Wisdom, Compassion, and Happiness This book presents teachings that Shamar Rinpoche gave on buddha …
Weekly Study of Boundless Wisdom by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here!
Weekly Study of Buddha Nature by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here! Buddha Nature: Our Potential for Wisdom, Compassion, and Happiness This book presents teachings that Shamar Rinpoche gave on buddha …
Weekly Study of “Buddha Nature” by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here! Buddha Nature: Our Potential for Wisdom, Compassion, and Happiness This book presents teachings that Shamar Rinpoche gave on buddha …
Weekly Study of Buddha Nature by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
Weekly class online with Dharma teacher Tsony. Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 7:30pm EST Join Zoom Here! Buddha Nature: Our Potential for Wisdom, Compassion, and Happiness This book presents teachings that Shamar Rinpoche gave on buddha …
Dharma Roadside Dialogues #10. How to Transform our Dualistic Vision by the Awareness of Impermanence
How can the recognition of transitoriness in daily life bring about the realization of interconnectedness and the unity of form and emptiness? How to look, with the help of examples, for evidence of impermanence throughout our …
Dialogue sur le Chemin #8. Comment Transformer notre Vision Dualiste par la Prise de Conscience de l’Impermanence
Comment la reconnaissance de l’éphémère dans la vie quotidienne peut-elle conduire à la réalisation de l’interdépendance et de l’unité de la forme et du vide? Comment, à l’aide exemples, rechercher des preuves d’impermanence tout au …
Sunday Talk 2021 #21.Lojong 6:36. Don’t Misuse the Remedy. Don’t Act with a Twist.
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View PostDharma Roadside Dialogue. Patience and Equanimity.
The third paramita trains us to be steady and openhearted in the face of difficult people and circumstances. Patience entails cultivating skillful courageousness, mindfulness, and tolerance. In general, when we feel that others are hurting …
Bodhicitta in the Perspective of Mahamudra
The way of the bodhisattva follows, simultaneously, two complementary trainings: Discernment (Prajna), and compassionate benevolence (Maitri/Karuna), they are known as Bodhicitta, the enlightened mind attitude. Intention: The deep longing for enlightenment rises from the understanding …
Living the dharma – How to foster Bodhicitta in community life
Two zoom session to address the challenges and benefit of community life when cultivating the enlightened mind attitude (Bodhicitta) as the path to awakening. These session have been organized by the Bordo Bodhi Path in …
Boundless Wisdom Part One. Winter Retreat in Natural Bridge, VA.
Study, Contemplate, Meditate. “Realize that there is no other occupation in life more worthwhile than meditation. It doesn’t matter whether it takes a lifetime or just a day for good results to come. You should …
The Instruction of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. Part Three
In the words of Gampopa: “To all future individuals devoted to me who think they cannot meet me: Please read the treatises composed by me, such as Precious Garland and The Ornament of Precious Liberation. …
Une V(o)ie
Annulé Notre chemin spirituel vers l’éveil ne se fait pas en parallèle de notre vie. L’entraînement de l’esprit nous apprend à « amener la vie à la voie ». Parmi la multitude des instructions, il est bon …
Notre Expérience de la Réalité
Ce stage est annulé, le centre étant fermé pour cause de CoVid-19 Le Bouddha Shakyamouni a déclaré n’avoir traité que quatre grands sujets fondamentaux, les quatre vérités des êtres nobles. Son intention, qui était de …
Naviguez avec Grâce en Eaux Troubles
Ce stage est annulé pour cause de CoVid-19 “Lorsque le monde et les êtres sont emplis de négativités transformez les en voie d’éveil” L’entraînement de l’esprit en sept points. Chaque époque est marquée de périodes …
Les Perles de la Voie. Enseignement
Rendez vous sur Zoom pour une réflexion sur le chemin vers l’éveil. Visio-conférence interactive, Organisé par le CEBTL, Lyon, ouverte à tous, accessible aux débutants. En direct via Zoom et en français. L’enseignement regroupe 2 sessions …
Les Quatre Pensées Illimitées en tant que Bodhicitta d’Aspiration
Ce stage est annulé, le centre étant fermé pour cause de CoVid-19 Bodhichitta, l‘esprit éveillé, On le connait, en bref, pour avoir deux aspects: D’abord, aspirant, la bodhichitta dans l’intention; Puis bodhichitta active, engagement pratique. …
This Cushion Is Free. Are You?
Canceled for COVID reasons. Listen to the Zoom sessions HERE Sit. Walk. Share It is crucial to sit every day and become acquainted with one’s mind. This will become increasingly profound and simple if one …
Fall Meditation and Study Retreat. The Third Karmapa’s Mahamudra Prayer Part Three
We continue our exploration of the natural state of mind through meditation and the study of the Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje. The Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje is …
This Cushion Is Free. Are You? Sit, Walk, Share
It is crucial to sit every day and become acquainted with one’s mind. This will become increasingly profound and simple if one can dedicate longer periods of time in a retreat situation. During the sessions …
The Instruction of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. Part Two
In the words of Gampopa: “To all future individuals devoted to me who think they cannot meet me: Please read the treatises composed by me, such as Precious Garland and The Ornament of Precious Liberation. …
The Four Immeasurables (Brahmavihara/Apramanas) as Aspiration Bodhicitta. Part Two
Two Weekends about the Four Immeasurables Saturday 9: Equanimity Sunday 10: Love Saturday 16: Compassion Sunday 17: Joy Bodhicitta, the awakened mind, Is known in brief to have two aspects: First, aspiring, …
The Four Immeasurables (Brahmavihara/Apramanas) as Aspiration Bodhicitta. Part One
Two Weekends about the Four Immeasurables Saturday 9: Equanimity Sunday 10: Love Saturday 16: Compassion Sunday 17: Joy Bodhicitta, the awakened mind, Is known in brief to have two aspects: First, aspiring, …
Laziness and Procrastination
How many of us have a sincere desire to progress on the spiritual path but get carried away by their daily activities and never approach the meditation cushion or contemplative reading? What we might call …
The Sevenfold Prayer as an Ideal Lifestyle
The Sevenfold Prayer as an Ideal Lifestyle Shantideva recommends that his readers should practice the Supreme Worship as laid out in a text known as the Vow of Good Conduct (Skt. Bhadracarya-pranidhana), which forms part of the Array …
Excerpts from the Mahamudra Prayer
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View PostParesse et Procrastination?
Combien d’entre nous ont le désir sincère de progresser sur le chemin spirituel mais se laissent emporter par leurs activités quotidiennes et ne s’approchent jamais du coussin de méditation ou d’une lecture contemplative? Ce que …
Se Connaître, S’Eveiller
“D’abord, assimiles les préliminaires.” In “L’entrainement de l’esprit en sept points” de Chekawa Yeshe Dorje Qu’est-ce qui fait de nous un être consciemment engagé sur la voie d’éveil ouverte par …
Extraits de la Prière d’Aspiration du Mahamoudra
Le Mahamoudra est la nature ultime de l’esprit – la prière du Mahamoudra du Troisième Karmapa est une aspiration souhaitant que tous les êtres sensibles réalisent la vraie nature de l’esprit, ainsi qu’une explication claire, …
Anuttara Puja. The Sevenfold Prayer as an Ideal Lifestyle
Anuttara Puja (Skt. anuttara-puja) The Sevenfold Prayer as an Ideal Lifestyle Shantideva recommends that his readers should practice the Supreme Worship as laid out in a text known as the Vow of Good Conduct (Skt. …
Clarifying the Natural State
Elevate your experience and remain wide open like the sky. Expand your mindfulness and remain pervasive like the earth. Steady your attention and remain unshakable like a mountain. Brighten your awareness and remain shining like …
The Natural State of Mind is Space and Clarity
View PostEcology of Body, Speech and Mind. Public Talk
The Source of all of our problems as well as the source of all our solutions is to be found in the mind. Our capacity or incapacity to adapt to the world depends on our …
L’Infinie Créativité du Changement. Apprécier l’ensemble du cycle de l’impermanence
Généralement, nous n’apprécions que la moitié du cycle de l’impermanence. Nous pouvons accepter la naissance, mais pas la mort; accepter le gain, mais pas la perte. La vraie libération vient d’apprécier tout le cycle et …
Clarifying the Natural State. Part Two, Vipasyana and the Wisdom of Emptiness
Program 2019 Dakpo Tashi Namgyal’s essential instructions on how to unveil the genuine mind’s nature. A practical manual for both teacher and student alike, Clarifying the Natural State covers the path from mindfulness to complete …
The Boundless Creativity of Change. Appreciating the whole cycle of impermanence
Program 2019 We usually appreciate only half of the cycle of impermanence. We can accept birth but not death; accept gain but not loss. True liberation comes from appreciating the whole cycle and not grasping …
Wahres Mitgefühl. Universal Compassion
Program 2019 Wie kann man echtes Mitgefühl für sich selbst und andere entwickeln? Alle Wesen, deren Anzahl so unendlich ist wie der Raum, bleiben,da sie sich ihrer wahren Buddhanatur nicht bewusst sind, in der künstlichen …
May the Precious Mind of Awakening…
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View PostWinter Meditation and Study Retreat. The Third Karmapa’s Mahamudra Prayer Part Two
We continue our exploration of the natural state of mind through meditation and the study of the Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje. The Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje is …
The Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje
We continue our exploration of the natural state of mind through meditation and the study of the Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje. The Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje is …
Qu’est ce que la méditation? Qu’est ce que l’esprit?
View PostMahamudra. Exploring Gendun Rinpoche’s Legacy
Mahámudra 17.-22. Apríl 2019 / Javorie 5-dňové intenzívne meditačné sústredenie bude viesť meditačný majster: Láma Tsony Láma Tsony nás bude viesť retreatom opierajúc sa o učenie Genduna Rinpočeho, ktorého je Láma Tsony následovník. Ako pomôcka nám …
Comment Développer une Compassion Authentique pour Soi-Même et pour Autrui?
Tous les êtres aussi infinis que soit l’espace et qui n’ont pas réalisé leur véritable nature, qui est conscience-existence-béatitude au-delà des trois cercles, demeurent dans la division entre moi et autre et dans un état …
Samatha et Vipashyana dans la Perspective du Mahamoudra
Samatha est une attention tenue en un point. Vipashyana est la discrimination individuelle des phénomènes, correctement et exactement tel qu’ils sont. Samatha pacifie momentanément les émotions perturbatrices, tandis que Vipashyana les éradique complètement. Soutra …
The Path of Meditation in a Nutshell
View PostClarifying the Natural State, Part Two. Vipashyana and the Wisdom of Emptiness.
Vipashyana and the Wisdom of Emptiness. Winter Meditation Retreat. Clarifying the Natural State Text by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (1511-87). Essential instructions on mind’s nature and silent meditative discovery of it
Teachings from Milarepa’s Treasury of Dohas
A Doha is a form of poetry and is often referred to as a song. According to the sutras, the disciples of the Buddha would sometimes compose spontaneous verses during his teaching sessions. Tibetan translators such as …
Compassionate Wisdom in a World of Change. Engaged Buddhism as a necessary companion to sitting practice.
We are faced with chaos in unknown uncharted territories, a time of crisis. People lose the things that define them. When you are riding the tsunami of life on the surfboard of sanity the obstacles …
Sending and Taking in Times of Despair
View PostMeditation as a Preparation to Wise and Compassionate Action
View PostA Project for an Awakened Life. The Condensed Practice of Mind Training with the Five Forces
Promise very firmly to adhere to enlightened mind attitude (Skt.Bodhicitta) until awakening. Practice Bodhicitta on any occasion. Since the biggest obstacle to Bodhicitta is selfish grasping, as soon as you encounter it, recognize it and …
Découvrir la Clarté de l’Esprit. Méditation sur la Tranquillité et la Vision Pénétrante du Mahamudra
Le Bouddha a enseigné que l’état naturel de l’esprit est clair et éveillé. Pour trouver la paix et l’éveil, nous n’avons pas besoin de chercher ailleurs que là où nous sommes en ce moment. En …
Clarifying the Natural State
Elevate your experience and remain wide open like the sky. Expand your mindfulness and remain pervasive like the earth. Steady your attention and remain unshakable like a mountain. Brighten your awareness and remain shining like …
Ainsi Ai-je Entendu. Hommage à Guendune Rinpoché
Le 31 octobre 1997 a eu lieu le parinirvana de Guendune Rinpoché. Cela fait donc 20 ans qu’il a quitté son corps après avoir consacré la dernière partie de sa vie à la transmission du bouddhisme en …
Samatha and Vipashyana in the Mahamudra Perspective, Part 2
As the teachings about meditation from different Buddhist traditions become accessible in our society, as well as the different adaptations of the now trendy mindfulness practices, confusion grows about what the terms samatha and vipashyana …
Samatha and Vipashyana in the Mahamudra Perspective, Part 1
As the teachings about meditation from different Buddhist traditions become accessible in our society, as well as the different adaptations of the now trendy mindfulness practices, confusion grows about what the terms samatha and vipashyana …
Licking Honey on the Razor Blade
The hazardous adventures of fearless compassionate wisdom in a world of change. Embrace this time and culture and turn it into enlightening art. We are faced with chaos in unknown uncharted territories, a time of …
Samatha and Vipashyana in the Mahamudra Perspective. Samatha und Vipashyana in der Mahamudra Perspektive
As the teachings about meditation from different Buddhist traditions become accessible in our society, as well as the different adaptations of the now trendy mindfulness practices, confusion grows about what the terms samatha and vipashyana …
Anuttara Puja. The Sevenfold Prayer as an Ideal Lifestyle
In the first three chapters of his Bodhicaryavatara, Shantideva shows the eminence and the transcendence of the Mind of Awakening (Skt. Bodhicitta). He shows us how to prepare the soil of our mind so that …
Awakened Life
An awakened life, like a garden, requires constant TLC. Gratitude and benevolence spring from the understanding of the interdependence of everything. It will give birth to the enlightened mind attitude (Skt.Bodhicitta). Mindfulness and awareness will …
A Project for an Awakened Life. The Condensed Practice of Mind Training with the Five Forces
Promise very firmly to adhere to enlightened mind attitude (Skt.Bodhicitta) until awakening. Practice Bodhicitta on any occasion. Since the biggest obstacle to Bodhicitta is selfish grasping, as soon as you encounter it, recognize it …
Anuttara Puja. The Sevenfold Prayer as an Ideal Lifestyle
In the first three chapters of his Bodhicaryavatara, Shantideva shows the eminence and the transcendence of the Mind of Awakening (Skt. Bodhicitta.) He shows us how to prepare the soil of our mind so that …
Exploring the Path of Awakening of Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche
The path is not a linear journey where everything would be clearly marked until arrival. We have some guideline that the Sangha of teachers can offer us, but we realize with time that we have …
Somber Day In Virginia
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Clarifying the Natural State Text by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (1511-87). Essential instructions on mind’s nature and silent meditative discovery of it
Some Advice for a Moment of Sitting.
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View PostZelená Tára a Mahámudra inštrukcie podľa Genduna Rinpočheho. Green Tara and Gendun Rinpoche’s Mahamudra instructions
8-dňový retreat s Lamom Tsonym, Javorie 11. – 19.4. 2017 Posted on november 9, 2016by cesta k prebudeniu Zelená Tára a Mahámudra inštrukcie podľa Genduna Rinpočheho Lama Tsony podá kompletné inštrukcie k praxi Zelenej Táry a …
Dialogue et Questions Réponses
Une soirée Parisienne de dialogue. Venez avec vos questions et sujets que vous souhaitez voir abordés.
Vajrasattva Hundred Syllable Mantra recited by Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
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View PostThe Sacred Mystery. Compassion and Emptiness Being Indissociable
View PostBuilding Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche Reliquary in Natural Bridge, VA
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View PostAspiration Prayer in Buddhism. Leading Aspiration to its Actualization Through the Truth of Interdependence
As modern Buddhist practitioners, we must be careful to understand the nature and purpose of liturgy in the Buddhist tradition. Every major Tibetan lineage of Buddhism treats study, reflection, and meditation as a seamless continuum of …
Freedom is Happiness, Happiness is Freedom
View PostTwo Meditation Sessions in Richmond, VA
10am @ Art Works (320 Hull Street, Richmond) 1pm @ YogaSource in Carytown (3122 W Cary St) More…
Reflection on Christmas
View PostFreedom is Happiness, Happiness is Freedom
What might be the definition of happiness? There might be as many definitions as there are people. What seems to be happiness for some can seem to be a prison for others. So maybe there …
La Pratique Condensée de l’Entraînement de l’Esprit en les Cinq Forces. Un Projet de Vie Eveillée
La Pratique Condensée de l’Entraînement de l’Esprit en les Cinq Forces. Un Projet de Vie Eveillée. Promettez très fermement de vous conformer à la Bodhicitta jusqu’à l’éveil. Entraînez-vous à la bodhicitta, en toute occasion. Puisque le …
Licking Honey off a Razor Blade
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View Post“BYOQ Sessions” Bring Your Own Questions
“BYOQ Sessions” Bring Your Own Questions Curious about meditation, Buddhism, the Dharma? When we first collide with the Buddhist universe, we may have a ton of questions. We never really find the place to ask …
Perception and Inter-Subjectivity
Perception and Inter-Subjectivity Conflicts and oppositions often spring from a sense of self-righteousness originating in a wrong perception of communication. Following Vasubandhu of the Yogacara Buddhist school of thought, we can understand that any perception …
The Five Powers, Implementing Mind Training In This Life
The Five Powers, Implementing Mind Training In This Life From “The Path of Awakening” by Kunzig Shamar Rinpoche This fourth point condenses the key instructions of Mind Training into the practice of the five powers …
Luminous Way in Days of Despair
View PostPractical Meditation; Dharma Roadside Assistance
Meditation in a practical, simple yet essential approach. “Bring Your Own Questions” session. No question is off limit. Please see brief overview on Practical Meditation for our discussion: https://tsony.com/dharma-downloads/ Gentleness with yourself is essential in …
The Cittamatra School of Thoughts and its Influence on Mahamudra
The Chittamatra school of thoughts The teachings of the Cittamatra system are based on the third turning of the dharma wheel and texts by Maitreya, Asanga and Vasubandhu. They include a number of important …
Last Saturday of October Study Afternoon
The Sutra Recalling The Qualities Of The Three Jewels Part I: The Buddha -continued The Tibetan term for Buddha, Sangyé, is explained as follows: Sang means ‘awakening’ from the sleep of ignorance, and ‘purifying’ the darkness of …
Exploring the True Nature of Mind
A Retreat of Meditation with Instructions from the Mahamudra-The Ocean of True Meaning of the Ninth Karmapa. Mahamudra-The Ocean of True Meaning contains the essence of the Buddhist path of liberation that the Buddha Shakyamuni taught …