HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was the head of the Nyingmapa Order. Originally from Shechen Monastary in Nepal, he rebuilt that monastary in Kham, Eastern Tibet, after building New Shechen Monastery in Kathmandu Valley. He was one of the greatest living lamas, scholars and teachers, and served as the Dzogchen teacher of the Dalai Lama.

Four Seals of Dharma March 2000

Buddhism In a Nutshell by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
The Four Seals of Dharma are:

<1> All compounded things are impermanent.

<2> All emotions are painful. This is something that only Buddhists would talk about. Many religions worship things like love with celebration and songs. Buddhists think, This is all suffering.

<3> All phenomena are empty; they are without inherent existence. This is actually the ultimate view of Buddhism; the other three are grounded on this third seal.

<4> The fourth seal is that nirvana is beyond extremes.

Siddhartha's Intent - Dzongsar Monastery, Tibet

This Sakyapa monastery was the residence of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1821-1894) and Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (1896-1959). During the lives of these two extraordinary spiritual leaders, Dzongsar Monastery became a centre for the rime or non-sectarian approach to the study and practice of Buddhism, and great lamas of all the four Tibetan traditions went there to study.

Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (1896 - 1959) was the most outstanding Tibetan master of this century. Authority on all traditions and holder of all lineages, he was the heart of the "non-partisan" movement in Tibet. Amongst many others he was the teacher of the Dalia Lama and of Sogyal Rinpoche.

Naropa University - Master of Arts in Contemplative Education

Mindfulness in plain English

How to overcome personal suffering - Goenka style

Investigating the mind -

Today, however, biobehavioral scientists are extending their methods and expanding their conceptual frameworks. Increasing numbers of scientists are recognizing that introspective investigation can be both rigorous and complementary to established methods of observation and measurement. The opportunity for fruitful exchange and collaboration between Buddhism and biobehavioral science may thus be ripe as never before.

Time Magazine on meditation - 1 in 8 Americans do it!

Introductions to Taoism or Daoism