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"Dzogchen" calligraphy by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
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Talks at Nalanda West, Seattle

Audio On the Importance of Meditation Practice 9-30-07
.MP3, 102 min, 48MB
Audio On Concepts, Emotions
and Freedom from Suffering
10-14-07

.MP3, 90 min, 64MB
Two Sunday morning community talks given at Nalanda West, Seattle.


Radio Interviews

Audio 03/27/07 Ron Reagan Show
.MP3, 36 min, 15MB
Interview by Ron Reagan on 710 KIRO News Radio about Tibetan Buddhism and DPR's new book, 'Mind Beyond Death'

Audio 07/21/07 New Dimensions
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Interview by Michael Toms on New Dimensions Radio. From the Buddhist perspective understanding our mind is key to understanding life and death. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche explains the nature of mind and how to use this understanding to rid ourselves of needless suffering and fear. MP3 instant download also available for purchase.


The Heart of Mahamudra
El Corazón De Mahamudra

English + traducción español
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United States of America 5 days of teachings given in Morelia, Michoacán, México in December 2004. English with Spanish translation.

Mexico 5 días de enseñanzas en Morelia, Michoacán, México en diciembre del 2004. Inglés con traducción español.

Audio Day One .RM, 129 min, 16MB
Audio Day Two .RM, 112 min, 14MB
Audio Day Three .RM, 141 min, 17MB
Audio Day Four, 1/2 .RM, 125 min, 15MB
Audio Day Four, 2/2 .RM, 153 min, 19MB
Audio Day Five .RM, 146 min, 18MB

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Talk on Virginia Tech Tragedy
Rinpoche offers prayers and advice following the April 16th, 2007 massacre-suicide of college students in Blacksburg, Virginia.


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Video

Video Suffering as an
Antidote to Pride

.WMV, 3 min, 15 MB
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A short clip from Rinpoche's visit to Copenhagen, September 2005.

Video Compassion Without Limit
YouTube
14 segments, 2 hours
A teaching on 'The Courageous Heart and Lojong Practice' given April 11, 2003 at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado.

Video Keynote Address from 2006 Conference on Death and Dying
YouTube
12 segments, 63 min
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Video Transplanting Dharma
to the West

QuickTime video stream, 7 min
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An excerpt from a talk given at Nitartha Institute.

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Buddha and His Teaching

Adobe PDF Getting to Know the Buddha
.PDF, 19 pages, 212KB
Short account of the life of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni given as a series of public teachings in Vancouver, BC, Canada in April 1998.

Adobe PDF Buddhism As a
Science of Mind

.PDF, 2 pages, 57KB
Excerpted from a teaching given in Nova Scotia, 1992.

Webpage What the Buddha Taught
and The Two Truths

Shambhala Sun magazine
The Buddha offered a progression of teachings appropriate to people's different spiritual needs. The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche outlines the three turnings of the wheel of dharma. First published May 2006.


Entering the Path

Adobe PDF Gambling With
the Lord of Death

.PDF, 5 pages, 54KB
Introduction from 'Mind Beyond Death' published in 2006.

Adobe PDF Taking Refuge as a Protection Against Suffering
.PDF, 8 pages, 116KB
A talk given in Vermont, 1996. Originally published in Bodhi Magazine, Issue 1.

Adobe PDF The Four Foundations
of Mindfulness

.PDF, 21 pages, 181KB
Excerpted from a teaching given in Vermont, 1996. Originally published in Bodhi Magazine, Issue 3.

Adobe PDF Forum: Too Much Meditation?
.PDF, 10 pages, 425KB
A panel discussion among four teachers about the role of meditation on the buddhist path. Published summer 2007 in Buddhadharma magazine.

Webpage Forum: How to Be a Student
Buddhadharma magazine
Sharon Salzberg, Norman Ficher and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche discuss the relationship between student and teacher in buddhism. First published winter, 2005.

Webpage The Wisdom of the Body in the Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana
Shambhala Sun magazine
From the impermanent to the heroic to the sacred—The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on how the view of body changes and evolves in the three vehicles of Buddhism. First published September 2004.


Vajrayana Journey

Adobe PDF Five Wisdoms, Buddha Families and Five Poisons
.PDF, 10 pages, 128KB
Excerpts from 'Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of Samantabhadra' published in 2006.

Adobe PDF Three Classifications of Mahamudra
.PDF, 4 pages, 79KB
Excerpt from 'Wild Awakening' published in 2006.

Adobe PDF Two Talks on
Vajrasattva Practice

.PDF, 23 pages, 159KB
A set of talks on the vajrayana purification practice of Vajrasattva given at the 2006 Treasury of Knowledge Retreat in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit the Prayer4Peace project website.

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