Open Teaching: Roaring Silence
Discovering the Nature of the Mind
Teaching with Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen.Lam Rim Buddhist Centre In-person only
Sat Jan. 25, 2025, 10AM UTC - 4PM UTC
Audio recordings
First meditation instructions
In this 16-minute talk, Ngakma Nor’dzin Pamo introduces shi-nè, the first and most fundamental meditation method taught in the Aro gTér. Shi-nè calms the wildness of thoughts and feelings and thereby allows you to see clearly the working of your mind. It teaches you to recognise counter-productive habitual patterns of thought and to let go of them.
Overview of the Four Naljors
In this four-minute talk, Ngak’chang Rinpoche provides an abstract overview of the four naljors, a key series of meditation practices taught in Aro. They are shi-nè, lhatong, nyi-mèd, and lhündrüp. Rinpoche explains them in terms of emptiness, form, and non-duality, as expressed in the Heart Sutra.
Mantras
Mantras in the Aro gTér are often sung. You can hear some examples below. Our article on yogic song explains how and why sung mantras are used in meditation. It includes the words and meanings of these and other mantras.
Forthcoming events:
US Visit
Apprentice and public retreats
New Year's Zoom Retreat 2025 with Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen.New York/New Jersey In-person only
Tue Sept. 2, 2025 - Tue Sept. 16, 2025
Online Quarantine Book Club
Study group with Shardröl Du-nyam Wangmo.New York/New Jersey Online only
Tue Dec. 10, 2024, 5PM UTC - 6PM UTC
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