Recent Posts by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche and the MDC Volunteers
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Medicine for the Mind
Instructions for My Boston Dharma Brothers On Using Suffering and Obstacles for Mental Development Note: This teaching is the basis for an upcoming public talk on Saturday, June 24th, 11:15-12:15pm (after meditation class which runs
Rinpoche Teaches on the East Coast
Khenpo Karten Rinpoche will be visiting New York, New Jersey, Boston, Plymouth and Brockton. More info at the links below: May 24th: Public Talk on Love and Compassion, 7pm, Kabbalah Center New York City, Union
The Nine Instructions for Concentration Meditation
Placing the Mind Continual Placement Replacement Close Placement Controlling Pacifying Fully Pacifying Making Single-pointed Equal Placement The First Instruction is ‘placing the mind.’ Here, mind’s single essential nature is considered to perform three functions: 1)
Developing the Supreme Good Heart
Developing the Supreme Good Heart: Bodhicitta The tracks left by all Buddhas, past, present, and future, Quintessence of the 84,000 Teachings Are the instructions on altruistic Bodhicitta; Don’t forget them, practice them! That is my
Mahamudra’s Four Stages of Yoga
Reflections on Mahamudra’s Four Stages of Yoga! What is called Mahamudra in Sanskrit is called Chag-gya Chen-po in Tibetan, Great Seal in English. Maha means "great" and mudra means "seal." The overall sense of the
If You Have Devotion, the Guru is Always With You
About The Guru Today being the anniversary of my root Guru’s passing, I wanted to take the opportunity to say a few words about the Guru. NAMO GURU BUDDHAYA Homage to the Guru Buddha! In
Transforming Negative Conditions
The situation of my beloved sister these days in Tibet has me worried at the moment. Just worrying about her from afar doesn’t help her, however, and it could drive me crazy! Therefore, when I
Abandoning Dualistic Thinking
Samsara and nirvana are no more different Than the two sides of a hand So abandon dualistic discrimination, Then pure lands are nowhere else! That is my heart advice. To give a brief explanation of