Details TBA Due to the large distance between the seats, the participants* have to register for the group meditation by email . We have created a hygiene concept that can be read or downloaded here. Karmapa Thaye Dorje said …
A Fourth of July Teaching.
View PostSunday Talk 2022 #06. Lojong 7/51.From now on, Practice is the Chief Priority
View PostSunday Talk 2022 #04. Lojong 7.49_Meditate consistently in every circumstances
View PostSunday Talk 2022 #03. Lojong 7.48:Be Impartial and Thorough.
View PostGampopa’s Precious Ornament of Liberation. Overview of the Six Paramitas
View PostDharma Roadside Dialogue Series. Defeat the Klesha.Part 2: By unlimited love and compassion
A monthly series of talks and questions & answers sessions via Zoom, will take place every last Saturday of the month. Join Zoom Here! https://zoom.us/j/96413739082 From 1:30pm to 2:30pm EST, Tsony will give a talk on one of …
Dharma Roadside Dialogue. The Great Yoga: You are well trained if you can even withstand distraction.
Join us for our monthly Dharma Roadside Dialogue Saturday November 27,2021 https://zoom.us/j/96413739082 In English: Join Zoom Here! From 1:30pm to 2:30pm EST, Tsony will give a talk on one of the themes requested by you! From …
Sunday Talk 2021 #23.Lojong 5/1. All Dharma Teachings Are for a Single Purpose
View PostThe 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 …
Thoughts on the Early Stages of Meditation Practice
View PostExcerpts from the Mahamudra Prayer
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 …
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 …
Grudge in Ambush
View PostThe Boundless Creativity of Change. Public Lecture
The Boundless Creativity of Change Appreciating the whole cycle of impermanence We usually appreciate only half of the cycle of impermanence. We can accept birth but not death; accept gain but not loss. True liberation …
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
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 …
Meditation as a Preparation to Wise and Compassionate Action
View PostAinsi 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 …
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 …
Some Advice for a Moment of Sitting.
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 …
H.H. the 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje Teaches about “What is Buddhism?”
View PostH.H. The 17th Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje Teaches about Meditation
View PostThe Sacred Mystery. Compassion and Emptiness Being Indissociable
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
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 …
La Pratique Condensée de l’Entraînement de l’Esprit en les Cinq Forces: Un Projet de Vie Eveillée
Travaillez avec les cinq forces, qui sont : La motivation ou détermination ferme ; L’entraînement ou familiarité ; La culture des semences positives ou graine de vertu ; La renonciation à l’ego; L’aspiration (dédier son …
Practical 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 …
Finding Your Internal and External Coherency
Finding Your Internal and External Coherency If we look beyond the mesmerizing glimmer of appearances, we progressively discover a world of wonder. Mind is a cognitive space that contains all the seeds of manifestation. Love …
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, Part Two: Insight Meditation
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Theoretical study and guided practice. Everyone is welcome from “absolute beginners” to “almost enlightened” “Whatever arises from the mind is of the nature of the mind. …
Dharma Roadside Assistance & Tibetan Kagyu Lineage in Richmond, VA
Why we Meditate from a Buddhist Perspective https://www.facebook.com/events/640828906090209/ This Saturday @ Jefferson Park in Church Hill, Richmond VA 23223, Richmond, VA (map) Tsony | Dharma Roadside Assistance Saturday, Oct 15, 2016, 1:00 PM Jefferson ParkJefferson …
Practical Mindfulness Meditation
Relieve stress and Fatigue. Discover calmness and clarity. Cultivate mindfulness. Increase mental agility. A special 4 week series with explanation and guided exercises. No experience necessary. WHEN: Four Tuesday’s 1:00 pm-2:00pm October 11, …
Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of Chicago
Bodhi Path Chicago Welcomes Lama Tsony Lama Tsony returns to Chicago for his first visit since 2007 Topic to be announced. chicago@bodhipath.org Friday December 2, 7-9pm Saturday December 3, 1-6pm Sunday December 4, 10:30-4pm
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, Part One: Calm Abiding
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Theoretical study and guided practice. Everyone is welcome from “absolute beginners” to “almost enlightened” “Whatever arises from the mind is of the nature of the mind. Water …
Connect with Your Heart and Find Healing
In today’s world of progress and rapid change our professional life, society and interpersonal relationships all make high demands of us. How can we deal with these demands in such a way as to stay …
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, Part One: Calm Abiding
Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Theoretical study and guided practice. Everyone is welcome from “absolute beginners” to “almost enlightened” “Whatever arises from the mind is of the nature of the mind. Water …
La Septuple Prière et l’Entrainement de l’Esprit
View PostFour Dharma of Gampopa. Part IV, The Confusion Dawns as Wisdom
I will briefly explain the nectar of his speech that is renowned as “The Four Dharmas.” These say: [“Grant your blessings so that] 1) Dharma turns into dharma 2) Dharma turns into the path 3) …
Living and Dying
View PostMeditation Dirigée
View PostLa Bodhicitta Comme Vue et la Prière à Sept Branches Comme Mode de Vie Idéal
View PostThe Sutra Recalling the Qualities of the Three Jewels. Part I: The Buddha
On an ultimate level The only refuge is the Buddha. The Muni embodies the Dharma, And is thus the culmination of the Sangha. Maitreya, Sublime Continuum, I, 21 The Tibetan term for Buddha, Sangyé, …
La Septuple Prière, Mode de Vie Idéal
Dans ses trois premiers chapitres du Bodhicaryavatara, Shantideva démontre l’éminence et la transcendance de l’Esprit d’Éveil (Skt.Bodhicitta). Il nous montre comment préparer l’humus de notre esprit pour que la graine de la Bodhicitta puisse y …