How to be OK all the time by Ringu Tulku
If you can be OK for one minute
Then you can be OK for the next minute
Impermanence and Spirituality by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Impermanence is a very important subject in the teachings of the Buddha. Buddha said that to meditate on impermanence is the most important.
Tonglen guided meditation – By Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Dear Friends, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche brings us a guided meditation on the practice of ‘giving and taking’, known as Tonglen in Tibetan. The practice of ‘giving and taking’ can bring healing, purification, and transformation. At the start of the recording, Ringu Tulku talks about the practice of Lojong which is Mind Training in English. Download…
The six Paramitas – By Ringu Tulku
Dear Friends, Wishing you a healthy, happy New Year. We start the year with reflecting, engaging and practising the Six Paramitas of Generosity, Patience, Tolerance, Diligence, Meditation, Wisdom. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche explains the six paramitas here with great clarity We are planning sequential postings on a guided meditation on giving and taking(Tonglen), pain, being with the…
How Do Buddhist Pray, by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Dear Friends, Johan, in Southampton, asked Ringu Tulku, how do Buddhists pray? The answer was so good but we didn’t have a recorder in the garden! Later, a recording was made with Johan’s question and today we are pleased to share it with you:-) Rinpoche explains the different aspects of prayer from a Buddhist perspective.…
Finding Ease in Challenging and Difficult Times
Dear Friends, This recording is set in an informal, home gathering in Southampton, where Rinpoche gives an introduction, followed by a guided meditation then questions and answers. Rinpoche offers this, as he himself says, “as another human being”, not as a Buddhist. It is a very warm and nourishing, beneficial meditation Wishing you all a…
The 3 Poisons and their cure by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
Dear Friends, Today is Amitabha day, an auspicious day and Full Moon as we bring you this video recording of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche teaching on the 3 Poisons and their cure. Be happy, be joyful, be well. Margaret Richardson
Death Is Only the Beginning – By Alan Watts
Dear Friends Today, 9th June, is the auspicious day of Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. We share with you Alan Watts on Death is Only the Beginning Alan Watts brings a humorous clear, fresh look at death with ideas of delightful dying and going out with a bang and not a whimper. A time…
Answers to the questions
Some time ago we asked if there were any questions you would like to have answered by Ringu Tulku. Two questions came up.
Bardo of Becoming by Ringu Tulku
Dear Friends, Today, on full moon day, we share the last of the four talks on Bardo by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. The Bardo of Becoming. Rinpoche talks about getting liberated if we completely see our own nature. Rinpoche stresses the importance of kindness and compassion as most important for a good rebirth. He talks about…
Bardo of Dharmata by Ringu Tulku
Dear Friends, We continue with the third of the four talks on Bardo by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche with the Bardo of Dharmata, when we have died. The Bardo of Dharmata starts when our body is dead until the Bardo of Bardo of Becoming starts. Ringu Tulku talks about things to be done at the time…
Bardo Teachings 2
Dear Friends, We continue with the second of the four talks on Bardo by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche with the Bardo of Dying. The Bardo of dying starts when our body is actually in the process of dying until we are actually dead or when the Bardo of Dharmata starts. Ringu Tulku talks about the dissolution…
Bardo Teachings 1
Dear Friends Over the coming months, we have the privilege of being able to share the voice recordings of four talks on Bardo given by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche in Hamburg in 2016. Bardo in Tibetan means in between, something hanging, in transition, on travel, changing situation.Life is a bardo, death is a bardo, getting to…
No Regrets: Dalai Lama’s Advice for Living & Dying
Today is New moon day, an auspicious day in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar for sharing HIs Holiness the Dalai Lama giving Advice on Living and Dying without Regrets. A timely reminder of the preciousness and transience of this life. Love and prayers, Margaret Richardson
Preparation for this life and the next, and the next, and the next
I think most of the time in the East, like in Tibet or Himalayan region, when you ask somebody: “Why do you practise Dharma?” They would most probably say: “I am preparing for my death” or “I’m preparing for my next life.” Because for most of the people there they kind of feel that this…