Online Sangha Video Archive

Geshe shared insights about the nature of creation stories across different religions, explaining that Bon Dharma views such stories as metaphorical rather than literal, emphasizing the importance of understanding one's true nature and the natural state of mind. The group discussed boundaries in meditation practice, with Geshe explaining how inner fire teachings help practitioners recognize and work with both secure and unsecure mind states.

This sangha meeting focused on discussing emptiness and its various levels of experience in Buddhist practice. The conversation began with Geshi Sonam explaining Stage 14 of the ATRI path, followed by detailed discussions about how emptiness can be experienced conceptually, through interdependence, and directly through meditation practices.

This session focused on a discussion with Geshe talking about various aspects of Tibetan Buddhism, including the practice of Phowa, the role of Rigpa, and the importance of refuge. Participants asked questions about navigating difficult life circumstances, such as being a new parent or dealing with political separateness, and Geshe Sina provided guidance on maintaining patience and compassion.

In this session, geshe discusses Tibetan Buddhist practices, particularly focusing on meditation and impermanence. The group explored concepts including Rigpa, Kalachakra Tantra, and the energy of life (Laguk), with explanations provided by Geshe about these buddhist tantric and practices. The conversation ended with a guided meditation session led by Michael, which included practices around impermanence, concentration, and bodhicitta, followed by a group chanting session.

This session’s main focus is on meditation and mindfulness practices, with Geshe providing teachings on the nature of mind, Guru Yoga, and the importance of understanding one's true nature.

Participants shared spiritual challenges while discussing mindfulness for balance. Geshe taught on mindfulness, reality, and heart-mind, focusing on practical applications. The group explored meditation practices, dark retreats, and the mental body concept. The session concluded with guidance on managing uncertainty and future planning.

This session includes a reflection on resistance, survival strategies, and subtle effort in practice. Geshe-la encourages staying present with discomfort without trying to fix or escape it, emphasising trust, receptivity, and the natural unfolding of awareness beyond conceptual identity.

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.

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.

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 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…