Online Sangha Video Archive

The meeting opened with an opening prayer and discussion about presence and connection in spiritual practice, followed by teachings on consciousness growth and the three pillars of life. The group explored various meditation practices and techniques, including discussions about body tension, telepathy, and intuitive connections. The conversation ended with a guided meditation and dedication prayer, emphasising the importance of consistent and quality practice in spiritual development.

Geshe-la discusses lojong as preliminary training, the role of trust and compassion, and phowa practice as both death preparation and long-life method. The group reflects on forgiveness, encouragement, and self-trust. The session ends with guided meditation and dedication prayers.

Group discussion begins with questions on the opening prayer and body tension before meditation. Members share grounding methods and experiences integrating practice into daily life and workplaces. Session includes reflections on prayer melodies, translation of verses, playback of chants, and concludes with meditation and dedication prayers.

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.

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 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 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 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.