Introduction to White Tara Practice with Kate Thomas Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2013-06-07 | This is an introduction to White Tara practice based on a sadhana that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo arranged for his meditation community, Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute in Minneapolis. Practice texts are available for download on bodhicittasangha.org. "Noble White Tara" is a spiritual practice dedicated to increasing one's own or another person's health, wisdom, and merit; practiced especially to benefit the long life of one's teacher and lineage masters. Lady Tara has made the aspiration to swiftly help anyone who requests her compassionate presence. Tibetans call on her aid for both spiritual and mundane matters and these teachings are meant to help you generate more compassion, loving kindness, and the essence of bodhicitta; and to support you and your community during joyful and difficult times.
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [12] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-20 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [11] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-20 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [10] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-20 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [9] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-19 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [8] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-18 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [7] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-16 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [6] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-14 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [5] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-12 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [4] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-11 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [3] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-10 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [2] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-10 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering [1] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-10-10 | “If you keep practicing bodhicitta, it gives you self-confidence, mental strength, and perseverance. I hope you will make the generation of bodhicitta your aim and not rush to take any Vajrayana practice until your aim has been achieved."-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on Paltrul Rinpoche’s text called—The Brightly Shining Sun. This text is a guide to meditating on the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life). It is an essential instruction for anyone who wants to develop a kind mind (bodhicitta) and to have a happy and meaningful life. In the 19th century, Paltrul Rinpoche created a special ceremony called Chodjug Chodpa in Tibetan, which means the Bodhicaryāvatāra Offering. Paltrul Rinpoche dedicated much of his time to teaching this special practice. As a follower of his teachings, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo wants to create this special ceremony in the west and encourages his students to practice bodhicitta.The May Retreat texts can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [15] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-06-28 | “Trust is based on understanding the meaning of taking refuge in the Three Jewels of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. When you understand, then confident faith can arise from the depths of your heart. Padmasambhava said that when you have total trust that this allows blessings to enter your mind. When your mind is free of doubt, then whatever you wish can be achieved, including enlightenment."—Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment.See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.On May 18, 2024, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught on verse 26—on the meaning of taking refuge in the Three Jewels—from the second chapter of "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva:Chapter 2, Verse 26Until the essence of enlightenment is reached,I go for refuge to the buddhas,Likewise, I take refuge in the Dharma,And in the assembly of bodhisattvas.
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [14] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-05-06 | With it, I have all that's needed to attain enlightenment,And without it, there's no way to find awakening,The indisputable seed from which buddhahood is gained,May I generate bodhicitta, utterly pure and supreme!—Quote from the “Aspiration to Generate Bodhicitta, Utterly Pure and Supreme” by Patrül RinpochéKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment.See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.These are the six verses that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught on May 4, 2024, from the second chapter of "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva:Chapter 2, Verse 20In addition, may a mass of offeringsendowed with the sweet and pleasing melodies of musical instruments,each remain as clouds of offeringsto eliminate the sufferings of living beings.Chapter 2, Verse 21May rains of precious gems and flowersshower down in an unceasing streamupon all the jewels of the holy Dharma—the sacred monuments and statues.Chapter 2, Verse 22Just as Mañjughoṣa and the restmade offerings to all the buddhas;likewise I make offerings to the Tathāgatasand all their bodhisattva heirs.Chapter 2, Verse 23I praise these oceans of qualitieswith oceans of melodies praise.May these pleasing clouds of melodious praiseconstantly ascend to their presence.Chapter 2, Verse 24To all the buddhas of the three times,to the dharma, and to the supreme assembly,bowing down with bodies as numerousas all the atoms within the universe, I prostrate.Chapter 2, Verse 25To the foundations of bodhicittaand to all the stūpas, I bow down.Likewise to the preceptors and to the gurus,as well as to all the noble practitioners, I prostrate.
The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment [3] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-04-22 | "To meditate on self-awareness, just be aware of your mind—without any opinions or beliefs. If you do that, your thoughts will naturally disappear. Just watch—be aware. Focus simply on what is there. If while meditating you recognize that you are following your thoughts, be aware of that. Let it go. If you don’t follow your thoughts, you’ll notice that your mind is calm and relaxed—then, be there. Don’t look for something special. Just be aware of everything as it is. By doing that again and again, you’ll be self-aware and discover your buddha nature—your inner peace. This is a very simple meditation, but I find it to be profound. And, if you’re lucky, you’ll discover your true nature of mind.”—Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings from his book "The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment” on The Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, and The Guru-Disciple Relationship and How to Receive Empowerments, along with guided meditations on self-awareness and the union of shamatha and vipashyana. If you would like to learn more about Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s book, please visit our website: bodhicittasangha.org/the-heart-of-tibetan-buddhism-advice-for-life-death-and-enlightenment
The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment [2] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-04-22 | "To meditate on self-awareness, just be aware of your mind—without any opinions or beliefs. If you do that, your thoughts will naturally disappear. Just watch—be aware. Focus simply on what is there. If while meditating you recognize that you are following your thoughts, be aware of that. Let it go. If you don’t follow your thoughts, you’ll notice that your mind is calm and relaxed—then, be there. Don’t look for something special. Just be aware of everything as it is. By doing that again and again, you’ll be self-aware and discover your buddha nature—your inner peace. This is a very simple meditation, but I find it to be profound. And, if you’re lucky, you’ll discover your true nature of mind.”—Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings from his book "The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment” on The Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, and The Guru-Disciple Relationship and How to Receive Empowerments, along with guided meditations on self-awareness and the union of shamatha and vipashyana. If you would like to learn more about Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s book, please visit our website: bodhicittasangha.org/the-heart-of-tibetan-buddhism-advice-for-life-death-and-enlightenment
The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment [1] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-04-21 | "To meditate on self-awareness, just be aware of your mind—without any opinions or beliefs. If you do that, your thoughts will naturally disappear. Just watch—be aware. Focus simply on what is there. If while meditating you recognize that you are following your thoughts, be aware of that. Let it go. If you don’t follow your thoughts, you’ll notice that your mind is calm and relaxed—then, be there. Don’t look for something special. Just be aware of everything as it is. By doing that again and again, you’ll be self-aware and discover your buddha nature—your inner peace. This is a very simple meditation, but I find it to be profound. And, if you’re lucky, you’ll discover your true nature of mind.”—Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings from his book "The Heart of Tibetan Buddhism—Advice for Life, Death, and Enlightenment” on The Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, and The Guru-Disciple Relationship and How to Receive Empowerments, along with guided meditations on self-awareness and the union of shamatha and vipashyana. If you would like to learn more about Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s book, please visit our website: bodhicittasangha.org/the-heart-of-tibetan-buddhism-advice-for-life-death-and-enlightenment
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [13] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-04-17 | When you walk, walk with bodhicitta.When you sit, sit with bodhicitta.When you stand, stand with bodhicitta.When you sleep, sleep with bodhicitta.When you look, look with bodhicitta.When you eat, eat with bodhicitta.When you speak, speak with bodhicitta.When you think, think with bodhicitta.-Verses 338 and 339 from “Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea: Verses in Praise of Bodhicitta" by Khunu RinpocheKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment.See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.These are the six verses that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught on April 6, 2024, from the second chapter of "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva:Chapter 2, Verse 14With supreme fragrant perfumesthat gently permeate throughout a billion worlds,may I anoint the bodies of all the buddhas,gleaming bright like burnished gold refined and cleansed.Chapter 2, Verse 15To the lords of the sages, the supreme objects for offerings,I offer every beautiful flower, such as mandāravā,lotus, utpala, and other sweet-smelling flowers,as well as beautiful, well-arranged garlands.Chapter 2, Verse 16I also offer swelling clouds of incense that spreada supreme scent of sweet fragrance, captivating the mind;and I present royal delicacies,including a variety of food and drink.Chapter 2, Verse 17I offer jeweled lampsarranged upon rows of golden lotus flowers;their grounds fragrant with the perfumeof flower petals scattered upon them.Chapter 2, Verse 18To those who have the nature of compassion,I offer unfathomable palaces endowed with beautiful melodies of praise,exquisitely radiating, bedecked with ornaments of pearls and jewelsthat adorn the infinity of space.Chapter 2, Verse 19At all times, I offer to the lords of the sages,beautiful jeweled umbrellas with golden handlesand exquisite ornaments embellishing the rims—hoisted, their excellent shapes are beautiful to behold.
Finding Rest in Illusion by Longchenpa [3] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-03-17 | “All phenomenal experiences are not truly there—they are unreal. We need to bring this recognition of appearance-emptiness into our ongoing experience. Longchenpa teaches us how to rest at ease in illusion, in order to recognize unborn luminosity continually during the daytime and nighttime.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), taught a retreat on "Finding Rest in Illusion" by Longchenpa on March 16, 2024. He used the root text, "A Wish-Fulfilling Gem: Guidance on the Meaning of Being at Ease with Illusion, A Dzogchen Teaching,” in which Longchen Rabjam Drimé Özer shares oral instructions from his Dzogchen lineage that are the essential meaning of the Buddhist sūtras and tantras. This text explains how to meditate upon the eight similes of dream, illusion, hallucination, mirage, moon in water, echo, castles in the clouds, and apparition. Khenpo Sherab Sangpo focused his retreat teachings on explaining three stages of meditation instructions shared by Longchenpa: 1) the preliminary practice of guru yoga, 2) the main practice of recognizing mind and appearances as illusory, and 3) accomplishing meditative concentration (samādhi)—the ability to rest at ease without distraction in the ongoing experience of unborn luminosity (ösel). The retreat text and study resources for Longchenpa can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/mirror-to-reflect-the-most-essential-the-final-instruction-on-the-ultimate-meaning-by-longchen-rabjam/.
Finding Rest in Illusion by Longchenpa [2] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-03-17 | “All phenomenal experiences are not truly there—they are unreal. We need to bring this recognition of appearance-emptiness into our ongoing experience. Longchenpa teaches us how to rest at ease in illusion, in order to recognize unborn luminosity continually during the daytime and nighttime.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), taught a retreat on "Finding Rest in Illusion" by Longchenpa on March 16, 2024. He used the root text, "A Wish-Fulfilling Gem: Guidance on the Meaning of Being at Ease with Illusion, A Dzogchen Teaching,” in which Longchen Rabjam Drimé Özer shares oral instructions from his Dzogchen lineage that are the essential meaning of the Buddhist sūtras and tantras. This text explains how to meditate upon the eight similes of dream, illusion, hallucination, mirage, moon in water, echo, castles in the clouds, and apparition. Khenpo Sherab Sangpo focused his retreat teachings on explaining three stages of meditation instructions shared by Longchenpa: 1) the preliminary practice of guru yoga, 2) the main practice of recognizing mind and appearances as illusory, and 3) accomplishing meditative concentration (samādhi)—the ability to rest at ease without distraction in the ongoing experience of unborn luminosity (ösel). The retreat text and study resources for Longchenpa can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/mirror-to-reflect-the-most-essential-the-final-instruction-on-the-ultimate-meaning-by-longchen-rabjam/.
Finding Rest in Illusion by Longchenpa [1] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-03-17 | “All phenomenal experiences are not truly there—they are unreal. We need to bring this recognition of appearance-emptiness into our ongoing experience. Longchenpa teaches us how to rest at ease in illusion, in order to recognize unborn luminosity continually during the daytime and nighttime.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), taught a retreat on "Finding Rest in Illusion" by Longchenpa on March 16, 2024. He used the root text, "A Wish-Fulfilling Gem: Guidance on the Meaning of Being at Ease with Illusion, A Dzogchen Teaching,” in which Longchen Rabjam Drimé Özer shares oral instructions from his Dzogchen lineage that are the essential meaning of the Buddhist sūtras and tantras. This text explains how to meditate upon the eight similes of dream, illusion, hallucination, mirage, moon in water, echo, castles in the clouds, and apparition. Khenpo Sherab Sangpo focused his retreat teachings on explaining three stages of meditation instructions shared by Longchenpa: 1) the preliminary practice of guru yoga, 2) the main practice of recognizing mind and appearances as illusory, and 3) accomplishing meditative concentration (samādhi)—the ability to rest at ease without distraction in the ongoing experience of unborn luminosity (ösel). The retreat text and study resources for Longchenpa can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/mirror-to-reflect-the-most-essential-the-final-instruction-on-the-ultimate-meaning-by-longchen-rabjam/.
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [12] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-03-03 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment.See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.These are the six verses that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught on March 2, 2024, from the second chapter of "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva:Chapter 2, Verse 8I offer my own body forever to the buddhas,And to all their bodhisattva heirs,Sublime beings, please accept me totally,I reverently devote myself to your service.Chapter 2, Verse 9Through being completely under your care,I will fearlessly bring benefit to sentient beings in saṃsāra.I will completely overcome all the bad deeds of the past,And, from this point on, I will never commit any bad deeds again.Chapter 2, Verse 10I offer pleasantly scented bathhouses,With clear and sparkling crystal floors,And graceful pillars shimmering with gems,Decorated with gleaming canopies of pearls—Chapter 2, Verse 11I make this offering of bathing to the buddhas and their heirs,With many precious vases,Properly filled with pleasant scented water,Accompanied by various songs and music.Chapter 2, Verse 12I dry their bodies with incomparable cloths,Clean and fragranced with scents,And then I offer them beautifully colored,And sweetly fragrant garments.Chapter 2, Verse 13I offer with all kinds of excellent garments, soft and fine,And hundreds of the most beautiful adornments,To grace the bodies of noble Samantabhadra, Mañjughoṣa,Lokeśvara, and the rest.
World Peace Prayer [4] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-02-28 | “A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peace that he composed in February 2024. He composed this prayer to quell the selfishness, wars, natural disasters, and diseases that are causing widespread suffering throughout our world and to bring a kind mind (bodhicitta), happiness, and well-being to every land. Based on Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings on dependent origination, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo encourages his students see the interconnected nature of our world and to make a heartfelt commitment to take action to benefit all living beings—including human beings, animals, and the environment—to create a more peaceful world together. A PDF of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s prayer can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/world-peace-prayer
World Peace Prayer [3] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-02-28 | “A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peace that he composed in February 2024. He composed this prayer to quell the selfishness, wars, natural disasters, and diseases that are causing widespread suffering throughout our world and to bring a kind mind (bodhicitta), happiness, and well-being to every land. Based on Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings on dependent origination, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo encourages his students see the interconnected nature of our world and to make a heartfelt commitment to take action to benefit all living beings—including human beings, animals, and the environment—to create a more peaceful world together. A PDF of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s prayer can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/world-peace-prayer
World Peace Prayer [2] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-02-28 | “A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peace that he composed in February 2024. He composed this prayer to quell the selfishness, wars, natural disasters, and diseases that are causing widespread suffering throughout our world and to bring a kind mind (bodhicitta), happiness, and well-being to every land. Based on Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings on dependent origination, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo encourages his students see the interconnected nature of our world and to make a heartfelt commitment to take action to benefit all living beings—including human beings, animals, and the environment—to create a more peaceful world together. A PDF of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s prayer can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/world-peace-prayer
World Peace Prayer [1] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-02-27 | “A peaceful world just does not happen to us. We need to create it. We all have the root of compassion that desires others to be free from suffering—it just needs to be developed.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on his prayer for world peace that he composed in February 2024. He composed this prayer to quell the selfishness, wars, natural disasters, and diseases that are causing widespread suffering throughout our world and to bring a kind mind (bodhicitta), happiness, and well-being to every land. Based on Shakyamuni Buddha’s teachings on dependent origination, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo encourages his students see the interconnected nature of our world and to make a heartfelt commitment to take action to benefit all living beings—including human beings, animals, and the environment—to create a more peaceful world together. A PDF of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s prayer can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/world-peace-prayer
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [11] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-02-05 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment.See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.These are the seven verses that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught on February 3, 2024, from the second chapter of "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva:Verse 1, Chapter 2In order to adopt this precious bodhicitta,I make excellent offerings to the tathāgatas,To the sublime dharma, the stainless jewel,And to the children of the buddhas,Who possess oceans of excellent qualities.Verse 2, Chapter 2I offer whatever flowers and fruits there are,And every kind of healing medicine,Whatever precious things in this world,And whatever clear and pleasant waters there are;Verse 3, Chapter 2Every mountain, filled with precious jewels,Forest places to be enjoyed in solitude,The trees of paradise adorned with blossoms,Trees with branches bowed with perfect fruit;Verse 4, Chapter 2The perfumed fragrance of divine and other realms,All incense, wish-fulfilling trees, and trees of jewels,Various types of harvests grown without being cultivated,And everything that is worthy to be offered;Verse 5, Chapter 2Lakes and ponds adorned with lotuses,Delightful with the sweet-voiced calls of waterbirds,And everything that is not possessed by anyone,Within the reaches of infinite space;Verse 6, Chapter 2Thinking of these in my mind, I offer them in an excellent wayTo the supreme beings, the buddhas, together with their heirs.Holy recipients, the great compassionate ones,Please think of me with kindness and accept my offerings.Verse 7, Chapter 2Not being endowed with merit, I am destitute,And I have nothing more to offer.Therefore, protectors, you who think only of others’ benefit,In your great power, accept these for my own sake.
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [10] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-01-22 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment.See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.These are the verses that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught on January 20, 2024:Verse 31Even if one who repays kindnessis worthy of some praise.Then what need is there to mention the bodhisattvaswho engage in excellent activities without being asked?Verse 32There are those who offer food to a few people—and only give food once with disrespect—to bring nourishment for merely half a day.Yet such people are honored by the world as virtuous.Verse 33What need is there to speak of the continuous generosityoffered to limitless sentient beings over a long period of timethat perfectly fulfills all their wishesof gaining the unsurpassable bliss of buddhahood.Verse 34The buddha said if someone gives rise to harmful intenttoward the benefactor bodhisattva—then for as many times as they give rise to harmful intent,they will remain for kalpas in the hell realm.Verse 35On the other hand, if someone has a mind of utterly clear faith,the fruition of that will increase even more than this evil thought.Even though bodhisattvas have great challenges, they do not perform harmful actions.Instead, their virtues naturally increase.Verse 36I prostrate to the body of that noble being—the one who has given rise to this supreme and precious mind.I take refuge in those great sources of joywho bring happiness even to those who harm them.From “Entering the Way of the Bodhisattvas,” this is the first chapter known as “An Explanation of the Benefits of Bodhicitta."
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [9] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2024-01-07 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment.See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.These are the verses that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught on January 6, 2024:Verse 26It is the source of happiness for all wandering beings.It is the elixir remedying the suffering of sentient beings.How can the merit of this precious mind be measured?Verse 27If the simple wish to benefit others,is better than making offerings to the buddhas.Then what need is there to speak of actual deedsthat bring happiness and benefit to all beings?Verse 28Although beings wish to avoid suffering,they actually chase after suffering itself.Although they want to be happy, out of ignorance,they destroy their own happiness as they would an enemy.Verse 29For those who are destitute of happiness,and burdened with all sufferings,bodhicitta will satisfy them with all happiness,and eliminate all their sufferings.Verse 30As bodhicitta also dispels ignorance,what virtue could be equal to that?What friend could compare to it?What merit is similar to it?
Seven-Line Supplication to Padmasambhava Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-12-19 | HUNGIn the northwest of the land of Oḍḍiyāna,In the center of a blooming lotus flower,Is the one with supreme, wondrous siddhi:The renowned lotus-born Padmākara,Surrounded by a vast retinue of ḍākinīs.Following in your footsteps, I pray:Please come and bestow your blessings!GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUNGKhenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on the Seven-Line Supplication to Padmasambhava. This seven-line prayer to Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoché) is recited daily by Tibetan Buddhists to practice his guru yoga. Guru Padmasambhava, the lotus-born Padmākara, is credited with establishing Buddhism in Tibet in the Iron Tiger year (810), according to Dudjom Rinpoché. Therefore, to recall his kindness and to request his blessings, we recite his sacred heart-essence mantra. See the text (PDF) and study resources for this prayer on the BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/seven-line-supplication-padmasambhava/. Khenpo Sherab Sangpo has taught extensively on how to practice guru yoga. Watch those video teachings on our YouTube playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaAW1H5vg2nE1i1jpvojcpdH_WwS3cxgF.
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [8] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-05-14 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [7] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-05-01 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
Advice for a Dying Practitioner [4] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-04-20 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé, Dzogchen Khenpo Pema Vajra, Mipham Rinpoché, and Jamgön Kongtrul. He wrote a concise commentary on the general meaning of the "Guhyagarbha Tantra” called “Key to the Precious Treasury” which is a profound guide to the teachings and practices of Mahāyoga. The short text for this retreat consists of essential advice on how to prepare for death by cutting completely through attachment to this life, confessing all harmful actions, and joyfully dedicating one’s virtue and merit toward completing the path of the Mahāyāna at the moment of death (dharmakāya phowa) or in one’s next lifetime. The essence of this path is bodhicitta and the courageous bodhisattva vow to attain buddhahood to free all beings from temporary suffering (relative bodhicitta) and to establish them permanently in the ultimate joy of enlightenment (ultimate bodhicitta). Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught "Advice for a Dying Practitioner” line-by-line during the four sessions of this retreat, along with guided meditation sessions, to help his students reflect upon the meaning of their life and to prepare for their death. The text for “Advice for a Dying Practitioner” can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Advice-for-a-Dying-Practitioner-Dodrupchen-Jigme-Tenpe-Nyima.pdf
Advice for a Dying Practitioner [3] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-04-20 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé, Dzogchen Khenpo Pema Vajra, Mipham Rinpoché, and Jamgön Kongtrul. He wrote a concise commentary on the general meaning of the "Guhyagarbha Tantra” called “Key to the Precious Treasury” which is a profound guide to the teachings and practices of Mahāyoga. The short text for this retreat consists of essential advice on how to prepare for death by cutting completely through attachment to this life, confessing all harmful actions, and joyfully dedicating one’s virtue and merit toward completing the path of the Mahāyāna at the moment of death (dharmakāya phowa) or in one’s next lifetime. The essence of this path is bodhicitta and the courageous bodhisattva vow to attain buddhahood to free all beings from temporary suffering (relative bodhicitta) and to establish them permanently in the ultimate joy of enlightenment (ultimate bodhicitta). Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught "Advice for a Dying Practitioner” line-by-line during the four sessions of this retreat, along with guided meditation sessions, to help his students reflect upon the meaning of their life and to prepare for their death. The text for “Advice for a Dying Practitioner” can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Advice-for-a-Dying-Practitioner-Dodrupchen-Jigme-Tenpe-Nyima.pdf
Advice for a Dying Practitioner [2] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-04-20 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé, Dzogchen Khenpo Pema Vajra, Mipham Rinpoché, and Jamgön Kongtrul. He wrote a concise commentary on the general meaning of the "Guhyagarbha Tantra” called “Key to the Precious Treasury” which is a profound guide to the teachings and practices of Mahāyoga. The short text for this retreat consists of essential advice on how to prepare for death by cutting completely through attachment to this life, confessing all harmful actions, and joyfully dedicating one’s virtue and merit toward completing the path of the Mahāyāna at the moment of death (dharmakāya phowa) or in one’s next lifetime. The essence of this path is bodhicitta and the courageous bodhisattva vow to attain buddhahood to free all beings from temporary suffering (relative bodhicitta) and to establish them permanently in the ultimate joy of enlightenment (ultimate bodhicitta). Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught "Advice for a Dying Practitioner” line-by-line during the four sessions of this retreat, along with guided meditation sessions, to help his students reflect upon the meaning of their life and to prepare for their death. The text for “Advice for a Dying Practitioner” can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Advice-for-a-Dying-Practitioner-Dodrupchen-Jigme-Tenpe-Nyima.pdf
Advice for a Dying Practitioner [1] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-04-19 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "Advice for a Dying Practitioner" by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima (1865-1926), whose father was Dudjom Lingpa, a great Dzogchen yōgin. Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima received teachings from Patrül Rinpoché, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Mingyur Namkhé Dorjé, Dzogchen Khenpo Pema Vajra, Mipham Rinpoché, and Jamgön Kongtrul. He wrote a concise commentary on the general meaning of the "Guhyagarbha Tantra” called “Key to the Precious Treasury” which is a profound guide to the teachings and practices of Mahāyoga. The short text for this retreat consists of essential advice on how to prepare for death by cutting completely through attachment to this life, confessing all harmful actions, and joyfully dedicating one’s virtue and merit toward completing the path of the Mahāyāna at the moment of death (dharmakāya phowa) or in one’s next lifetime. The essence of this path is bodhicitta and the courageous bodhisattva vow to attain buddhahood to free all beings from temporary suffering (relative bodhicitta) and to establish them permanently in the ultimate joy of enlightenment (ultimate bodhicitta). Khenpo Sherab Sangpo taught "Advice for a Dying Practitioner” line-by-line during the four sessions of this retreat, along with guided meditation sessions, to help his students reflect upon the meaning of their life and to prepare for their death. The text for “Advice for a Dying Practitioner” can be found on our website: bodhicittasangha.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Advice-for-a-Dying-Practitioner-Dodrupchen-Jigme-Tenpe-Nyima.pdf
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [6] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-04-05 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [5] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-03-06 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [4] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-02-20 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [3] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-02-07 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [4] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-01-23 | "Be mindful of the mind itself on your journey of self-discovery.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoIn this retreat, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Spiritual Director of Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute in Minneapolis, MN (bodhicittasangha.org), instructs his students on the three supreme methods that are the foundation of all stages of meditation. In brief, the three supreme methods are practicing each meditation session first, with the proper preparation of the correct motivation of bodhicitta; second, practicing with the profound, non-conceptual view; and third, closing (or sealing) the practice by dedicating the merit to benefit all beings with great equanimity. Khen Rinpoché then connects these three supreme methods to three fundamental stages of meditation. These are resting the mind, continuous resting, and repeated resting (or placement). By practicing these three stages of meditation combined with the three supreme methods, we develop a stable, disciplined mind with the profound qualities of realization (wisdom). This is how to practice bodhicitta (compassion) in union with wisdom. To find our practice texts for our videos, please visit our website: bodhicittasangha.org/video-teachings
Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [3] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-01-22 | "Be mindful of the mind itself on your journey of self-discovery.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoIn this retreat, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Spiritual Director of Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute in Minneapolis, MN (bodhicittasangha.org), instructs his students on the three supreme methods that are the foundation of all stages of meditation. In brief, the three supreme methods are practicing each meditation session first, with the proper preparation of the correct motivation of bodhicitta; second, practicing with the profound, non-conceptual view; and third, closing (or sealing) the practice by dedicating the merit to benefit all beings with great equanimity. Khen Rinpoché then connects these three supreme methods to three fundamental stages of meditation. These are resting the mind, continuous resting, and repeated resting (or placement). By practicing these three stages of meditation combined with the three supreme methods, we develop a stable, disciplined mind with the profound qualities of realization (wisdom). This is how to practice bodhicitta (compassion) in union with wisdom. To find our practice texts for our videos, please visit our website: bodhicittasangha.org/video-teachings
Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [2] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-01-22 | "Be mindful of the mind itself on your journey of self-discovery.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoIn this retreat, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Spiritual Director of Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute in Minneapolis, MN (bodhicittasangha.org), instructs his students on the three supreme methods that are the foundation of all stages of meditation. In brief, the three supreme methods are practicing each meditation session first, with the proper preparation of the correct motivation of bodhicitta; second, practicing with the profound, non-conceptual view; and third, closing (or sealing) the practice by dedicating the merit to benefit all beings with great equanimity. Khen Rinpoché then connects these three supreme methods to three fundamental stages of meditation. These are resting the mind, continuous resting, and repeated resting (or placement). By practicing these three stages of meditation combined with the three supreme methods, we develop a stable, disciplined mind with the profound qualities of realization (wisdom). This is how to practice bodhicitta (compassion) in union with wisdom. To find our practice texts for our videos, please visit our website: bodhicittasangha.org/video-teachings
Guiding Instructions on the Stages of Meditation [1] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-01-22 | "Be mindful of the mind itself on your journey of self-discovery.”-Khenpo Sherab SangpoIn this retreat, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism and Spiritual Director of Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute in Minneapolis, MN (bodhicittasangha.org), instructs his students on the three supreme methods that are the foundation of all stages of meditation. In brief, the three supreme methods are practicing each meditation session first, with the proper preparation of the correct motivation of bodhicitta; second, practicing with the profound, non-conceptual view; and third, closing (or sealing) the practice by dedicating the merit to benefit all beings with great equanimity. Khen Rinpoché then connects these three supreme methods to three fundamental stages of meditation. These are resting the mind, continuous resting, and repeated resting (or placement). By practicing these three stages of meditation combined with the three supreme methods, we develop a stable, disciplined mind with the profound qualities of realization (wisdom). This is how to practice bodhicitta (compassion) in union with wisdom. To find our practice texts for our videos, please visit our website: bodhicittasangha.org/video-teachings
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [2] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2023-01-09 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva [1] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2022-12-20 | Homage to ŚāntidevaThroughout all your lives, you took the protector Mañjuśrī,As the lord of your buddha family, and for the sake of all,Illuminated the excellent path of the bodhisattva’s way of life,To Śāntideva, heir of the sugatas, I pay homage!Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva. This text provides profound guidance on how to train the mind in generating bodhicitta and practicing the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and the wisdom of emptiness (śūnyatā). The first five transcendent perfections correspond to the accumulation of the merit of skillful means (compassion) and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom. These trainings in cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās are the heart practices of the bodhisattvas on the Mahāyāna path of enlightenment. See the study resources for this class series on our BodhiHeart Blog: bodhicittasangha.org/shantideva/.Those who wish to overcome the abundant suffering of mundane existence,Those who wish to remove the suffering of living beings,Those who wish to have experience of the merit of joy,Should never turn away from bodhicitta.-Quote from "A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life" by Shantideva
Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [9] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2022-06-06 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offers instructions on each of the six intermediate states (bardo) and helps us to live a better life while preparing for death and beyond. See the study resources for this retreat on our BodhiHeart Blog (bodhicittasangha.org/six-bardos-karma-lingpa/).
Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [8] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2022-06-06 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offers instructions on each of the six intermediate states (bardo) and helps us to live a better life while preparing for death and beyond. See the study resources for this retreat on our BodhiHeart Blog (bodhicittasangha.org/six-bardos-karma-lingpa/).
Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [7] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2022-06-06 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offers instructions on each of the six intermediate states (bardo) and helps us to live a better life while preparing for death and beyond. See the study resources for this retreat on our BodhiHeart Blog (bodhicittasangha.org/six-bardos-karma-lingpa/).
Six Bardos: Life, Death, After-Death and Rebirth [6] Khenpo Sherab Sangpo 2022-06-02 | Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, a professor of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma Lineage (bodhicittasangha.org), offered teachings on The Six Root Verses of the Six Bardos. These verses are some of the most famous sections of The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo (Bardo Tödrol Chenmo), a treasure text revealed by the fourteenth century tertön Karma Lingpa. This text offers instructions on each of the six intermediate states (bardo) and helps us to live a better life while preparing for death and beyond. See the study resources for this retreat on our BodhiHeart Blog (bodhicittasangha.org/six-bardos-karma-lingpa/).
