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Tsoknyi Rinpoche Talks about “A Different Discipline” on Huffpo
“As I’ve written before, aspiration bodhicitta – the motivation to free all beings from ignorance, pain, and suffering – is the juice that really transforms our meditation practice from a kind of mental aerobics exercise … READ MORE
Buddhadharma Review of Open Heart, Open Mind
“What’s striking about Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s new book, Open Heart, Open Mind, is that it’s so personal,” writes Michael Sheehy in his Buddhadharma review (Summer 2012). “It’s unusual for a lama to open up about … READ MORE
Berkeley Shambhala 5/4-5/12
One hundred people filled the elegant dharma hall on Friday night, May 4th at the Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center to hear Rinpoche speak about his new book, Open Heart, Open Mind. Rinpoche emphasized how … READ MORE
Nalandabodhi: Nalanda West 4/27-29/12
The weekend retreat at Nalanda West went very well. The large hall was full for the whole weekend with over 120 pre-registered yogins. The book tour event Friday evening was open to the public … READ MORE
Tricycle Talks: Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg on Essence Love
Please click here to listen to a recently recorded audio talk with Rinpoche and Sharon Salzberg speaking about topics from his latest book Open Heart, Open Mind. They will be speaking together at Insight … READ MORE
healing wounded love 4.20-22.12
At the seminar on “Healing Wounded Love” at Kripalu, Tsoknyi Rinpoche spoke with Daniel and Tara Goleman about love and the wounded emotions that prevent its proper expression. It was a wonderful weekend, which … READ MORE
Tricycle Talks: Tsoknyi Rinpoche & Sharon Salzberg
In this week’s Tricycle Talk Tsoknyi Rinpoche speaks with Sharon Salzberg about topics from his new book Open Heart, Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love. What is “essence love”? Is everybody capable of … READ MORE
Tsoknyi Rinpoche on the Lesson of a Leaf
“As we work with the various meditation practices,” writes Tsoknyi Rinpoche for The Huffington Post, “a genuine transformation begins to occur. Our attachment to a self as a solid entity begins to soften and melt, … READ MORE
Insight Meditation Community of Washington hosts Rinpoche 4.18.12
Offered by *Tara Brach: “Our evening in Washington, D.C. with Tsoknyi Rinpoche was so vibrant and alive! The meditation Rinpoche led was beautiful. I loved having some time with each foundation, and then practicing dropping. … READ MORE
Rigpa NYC 4.16.12
Over 90 people attended Rinpoche’s teachings on the main themes of Open Heart, Open Mind at Rigpa NYC center at the invitation of its director, Pedro Beroy, who also kindly offered his home to … READ MORE
