Online Sangha Video Archive

Geshe-la discusses signs of progress in consciousness transference practice, the difference between death dissolution and phowa, and the stages of preparation needed for the upcoming Phowa retreat in Nepal. The group also explores levels of yogic realisation, supporting the dying, and logistics for travel to Nepal.

Geshé-la offers detailed guidance on Phowa, preparations for the upcoming retreat in Mustang, Nepal and the ripening of the mind through preliminary practices. He explains subtle body dynamics, emotional purification, and the stable heart as the ground of real trust. The session ends with a short meditation on impermanence and taking refuge.

Geshé-la explores how fear and insecurity arise from not understanding the nature of our mind, emphasising personal dharma as the most vital tool for transformation. The session covers meditative experience, subtle perception, and the limits of language before concluding with a guided meditation on warmth, awareness, and spaciousness.

Geshé-la shares how guru yoga transforms conceptual mind, cultivates devotion, and matures trust in the natural state. He explores fear, striving, and integrating the view into daily life, emphasising simplicity, openness, and the heart’s role in sustaining recognition.

Geshe speaks of the funeral proceeding for His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche who recently passed which becomes the occasion for a wide-ranging reflection on the dying process, Phowa, Thukdam, signs of yogic realisation, and the power of post-death connection. Geshé-la responds to questions on lineage, ancestors, and interfaith, and a meditation on the stages of dissolution closes the session.

Geshé-la responds to questions on the progression from concentration to emptiness in Bön. He describes key distinctions between Sutra, Mahāmudrā, and Dzogchen, explains the nature of projection and reactivity, and guides the group in recognizing awareness without interference, striving, or fabrication.

Geshé-la responds to questions on the Three Buddha Bodies, rebirth, and how to support the dying and the dead. He gives clear instructions on mental offerings, avoiding craving, and dedicating merit. The group also discusses hallucination near death, ethical use of power, and how to let go with awareness during transitions of life and death.

Practitioners discuss quieter mental chatter from regular Shamatha (concentration) practice and explore how posture—chairs or cushions, hip-knee alignment, and hand placement—affects steadiness. There is discussion on how to return attention when the mind drifts where Geshe notes bringing focus back to the chosen object or resting awareness. A brief discussion of tummo clarifies it follows only after concentration is stable.

This session explores how to remain in awareness in the face of distraction, agitation or emotional discomfort. The group discusses subtle identity, spiritual bypassing, and what it means to meet experience without getting caught in distraction and losing the view. The discussion reflects ATRI Session Six, Seven & Eight with emphasis on natural awareness and direct experience along with deepening concentration.

This session follows a 7-day retreat on the Nine stages of staying using Asangha’s Elephant Path and focuses on integrating concentration into ongoing practice. Participants reflect on the foundational role of stabilising attention as preparation for insight, the connection to view, and the relevance of structured practice when approaching emptiness teachings.

This session revisits the theme of concentration and explores the challenges of sustaining it. Topics include distraction, subtle avoidance, and the tendency to favour spacious practices over disciplined focus. Reflections include how resistance shows up, how effort is understood, and how concentration relates to stability in meditation.

This session is structured around live dialogue and practitioner-led inquiry. Topics include resistance to meditation, fear of regression, and how to interpret changes in motivation and clarity. The discussion moves through various perspectives on effort, self-doubt, and the nature of genuine progress in practice and how preliminary practices support inner transformation.

This session discusses yogic conduct and the continuity of awareness beyond formal meditation. The group explores how post-meditation practice functions in everyday life, and how presence can be maintained in action and speech. Teachings are shared on embodiment, conduct as expression, and how internal practice shapes outer behaviour.

This session offers reflections in preparation for a concentration retreat, with discussion of the Eight Consciousnesses and how subtle activity in the mind-stream shapes meditation. The group explore stability, attention, and how psychological habits influence awareness. The session supports foundational understanding aligned with ATRI Session Five.

This live Q&A session explores the role of different meditation styles in supporting emotional regulation. The group discusses how concentration practices impact reactivity, and whether they are suitable for states of freezing or collapse. The conversation clarifies distinctions between structured and open methods, reflecting ATRI Sessions Five and Six…

This session explores the function and sequencing of preliminary practices in the ATRI structure. The group discusses how texts like the Threefold Embodiment and ATRI treat Preliminary Practices with particular focus on mandala offering and receiving blessings. Themes include accumulation, aspiration, gift waves of influence and how lineage transmission supports depth in practice.

This session explores the nature of mind through the lens of clarity, movement, and perception. The group discusses how subtle forms of grasping and unconscious patterning obscure awareness, and how the view in Dzogchen relates to immediate experience. Themes include the language of Western and Tibetan approaches and the role of direct inquiry…

This session focuses on preparation for the upcoming retreat, including reflections on motivation, capacity, and readiness. The group discusses balancing spiritual aspiration with personal limitations, and how to assess whether conditions feel supportive. Attention is given to common hesitations and the importance of clarifying intention and alignment.

This session explores how uncertainty and hesitation arise when future decisions feel unclear. The group discusses resistance to planning, difficulty initiating action, and the tendency to doubt timing or direction. Attention is given to how inner conflict and pressure affect clarity, and how to relate to periods of pause within both life and practice.

This session explores the Dzogchen view that appearances and mind are inseparable. Using the phrase “vision is mind,” the group discusses how perception can be used to recognise the nature of awareness. The conversation covers conceptual vs. direct experience, integration into daily life, and stabilising recognition beyond intellectual insight.

This session explores foundational practices through the lens of symbolic offering, trust, and refuge. Topics include the meaning and function of the mandala offering, the emotional orientation of Bodhicitta, and how these elements support purification and alignment. The conversation reflects early stages of the path as laid out in ATRI Sessions Two and Three.

This session outlines the year’s structure and introduces the upcoming retreat focused on concentration. The group discusses the role of the Elephant Path as a framework for stabilising attention, and the importance of strengthening foundational practice before moving into insight. Reflections also cover the relevance of preliminaries and the value of consistent preparation.

This session explores traditional Bön perspectives on death, dying, and post-death ritual. The group discusses organ donation, signs of death, and the treatment of the body post-death in both ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. The latter part of the session shifts to cosmology and how Bön teachings compare with other traditional and scientific views of progression, followed by brief questions on concentration practice and inner fire (tummo).