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How to find freedom, contentment and genuine, lasting wellbeing? How to put wisdom and compassion into action in our daily life, contributing to kind communities in today’s global society? 

Drawing from the teachings of the rich Buddhist tradition and personal experience, you can find here articles written by members of our community from all over the world, offering contemplations and practices to apply directly on our own path in life and interconnected global society.

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche teaching on Mindfulness

What’s the difference between trying to practice and trying to succeed? How can “success” become an obstacle to our practice of mindfulness and awareness? Earlier this year students heard Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche teaching on mindfulness at KTD Monastery in Woodstock, NY. Watch the video here.

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Should We Practice Mindfulness of Body? Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche gives simple and direct instructions for how to bring oneself to the present moment by practicing mindfulness of body. Rinpoche presented this in the context of teaching “the four foundations of mindfulness” (body, feelings, mind and phenomena) at KTD Monastery in Woodstock, NY. April 2014. Enjoy the video!

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Master Thangka Painter R.D. Salga at NalandaWest

On Friday November 7, 2014 one of the few remaining masters of the Karma Gardri school of Tibetan Buddhist thangka painting, R.D. Salga, will speak in Seattle, Washington at NalandaWest on the history, style, and symbolism of thangkas. On Saturday, November 8, Salga will demonstrate each step that goes into creating a thangka painting, followed by a panel discussion in the afternoon, with a reception for the artist and exhibition of the artist’s works in the evening.

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Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on Mindfulness in Woodstock, NY

Attendees at this weekend’s teachings by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche at Karma Triyana Dharmacakra in Woodstock, New York (“Exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness”) may have heard a different approach to the dharma than they had expected.

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness is one of Buddhism’s most famed frameworks for working with the mind and awareness, both on and off the meditation cushion. . . .

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Viva El Buda Rebelde! Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in Mexico City

This weekend March 28-30 Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will be teaching in Mexico City, hosted by the Nalandabodhi Mexico City sangha. At the opening talk Friday night Rinpoche spoke on his book Rebel Buddha: A Guide to a Revolution of Mind, which was just released in Spanish as El Buda Rebelde.
You may view Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s teachings this weekend via webcast at www.facebuda.org.

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