All teachings by Kha'drön Pamo, Khandro Déchen or Ngak’chang Rinpoche

Living the View

"The idea is to find the ambivalence in every situation and stay with it – know it, feel it, taste it."

Khandro Déchen Living the view means living with the knowledge that Vajrayana is not separate from the stream of reality that you …

Look back in ang-ra

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Apprentice When I look back over my life I sometimes feel overwhelmed by anger at things people have done to …

Mature and immature tolerance

Part 1 of an interview with the lineage holders by Lama Shardröl, 31 December 1997.

Ngak’chang Rinpoche, Khandro Déchen & Shardröl Du-nyam Wangmo This is the first half of an interview originally published in Vision magazine in 1998 (issue 11). The second half, …

Method

Thab (thabs – skilful means, compassionate activity)

Khandro Déchen Thabs—method—is the way of unconditioned appropriate responsiveness to nowness. Method is the response to space. Because pure perception is not …

Mingyur Rinpoche, the millionaire monk who renounced it all

22 September 2011

Ngak’chang Rinpoche An article by Mary Finnigan in The Guardian, “Mingyur Rinpoche, the millionaire monk who renounced it all,” quotes Ngak’chang Rinpoche:
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Misery

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Apprentice I am wondering about what you said recently about ‘remaining free of the prison of moodiness’. Could you say …

motivation is always mixed

Khandro Déchen Apprentice Could you say something about finding a balance between perfectionism in Dharma projects on one extreme, and on the …

naturalness is relaxing into the present moment

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Apprentice Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche spoke often about ‘now’ and ‘nowness’ – and he brought it into many different contexts. Is …

New York taxis and the world’s axis

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Apprentice I have never been at an apprentice retreat when there has been a teaching on the Celebration and what …

No More Songs? (Interview – Part IV)

17 September 2011

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Q: Rinpoche, I hate to ask this question – as I suspect I know your answer . . . and …

On Prejudice, Vajrayana, and the Perception of “Otherness”

20 March 2020

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen In this article, Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen, address the topic of prejudice from the point of view of Dzgchen.
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Opening ourselves to the unlikely

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Apprentice I have read that, being in the Nyingma Tradition, we are in some way accident prone—that we are heirs …

Openness

bSam gTan – dhyana paramita – meditative stability

Khandro Déchen Samten (bSam gTan – dhyana – concentration) is defined as Tsé gÇig Nyon-mong ’méd (rTse gCig nyon mongs med) meditative …

Owl precepts Q&A part 1 - killing

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Provides an insightful question-and-answer discussion on the Buddhist precept of avoiding killing, exploring nuanced perspectives on compassion, martyrdom, and the practical realities of upholding precepts. The content offers a thoughtful exploration of these ethical and philosophical considerations.

Owl precepts Q&A part 2 - stealing

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Question I think a lot of us have been concerned about exploitation and not wanting to be part of exploitation …

Owl precepts Q&A part 3 - adulteration

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Question This is usually spoken of as sexual misconduct isn’t it?
Ngak’chang Rinpoche Usually.
Q And so I have always wondered exactly …

Owl precepts Q&A part 4 - falsehood

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Question Rinpoche, in terms of avoiding contentious speech . . . how does debate function in a Buddhist school where …

Owl precepts Q&A part 5 - intoxication

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen The ’ug gDong mKha’ ’gro sNying thig mDo is a pattern that spreads from the point-instant of awareness to all …

Panic is not an option

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Apprentice Can you tell me what I can do when life gets too much? I sometimes feel as if I …

Patience

zopa – bZod pa – kshanti paramita

Khandro Déchen Ngak’chang Rinpoche was once travelling by car to a retreat with our disciple Naljorma Jig’mèd. They became embroiled in a …

Peace and quiet

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Prospective apprentice Can you suggest how I can best proceed with your teaching on meditation when it is almost impossible …

personal magic

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Apprentice Can I ask a question about magic and what is meant by magic? People seem to use the word …

Pride and Prejudice

A teaching on Essential Vajrayana and the dualistic perception of ‘otherness’.

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen This is a text on the nature of the cause of prejudice — given by Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen …

Primordial Wisdom

yeshé – ye she – jnana paramita

Khandro Déchen Yeshé is primordially good. Kunkhyen Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche—in discussing the subject of ‘basic goodness’—speaks of it as a reflection of …

Q&A - Dzogchen long-dé

psycho-physical sKu-mNyé exercises

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Dzogchen means ‘utter totality’, and refers to the natural liberated condition of the individual. This state of innate enlightenment is …

Q&A - Enthusiasm

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Q Rinpoche, in ‘Spectrum of Ecstasy’ you talk about mirroring each other’s kyil’khors, or mandalas. Could you talk a bit …

Q&A - Non-conceptuality

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Q Within the non-dual state, what happens with memories of things? Do you experience them?
R Why would you not experience …

Q&A - Nyams in Dzogchen

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Dzogchen regards certain nyams as opportunities to recognise rigpa. This transcript (excerpted from Vision issue 11, Autumn 1998) discusses several …

Q&A - On becoming transparent

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Q The hell I often visit is anxiety – what actually is that Rinpoche?
R It is what keeps you safe. …

Q&A - Promise & process

The nature of vow-holding

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Question: Is it correct that the vows and the practice of keeping the vows are process as well as promise …