Resting in the True Nature of Mind: Essential Meditation Instructions
Commentary on a text by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
In 2019, we were deeply honored to host Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche for a special teaching event in the Swarthmore Friends Meeting house. This rare visit from one of Tibetan Buddhism's most respected teachers included a public talk, reception, and a tour of historic Philadelphia.
Essential Meditation Instructions
Rinpoche presented a profound teaching titled "Resting in the True Nature of Mind: Essential Meditation Instructions" - a commentary on a text by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.
During this invaluable session, Rinpoche shared instructions on:
Accessing and becoming familiar with our mind's true nature
Essential steps and pith instructions for experiencing the mind's essence
Establishing the correct meditative view
Working skillfully with arising thoughts
Developing confidence in our mind's inherent wisdom qualities
These teachings, based on a poem-text by the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (one of the foremost 20th-century Tibetan Buddhist masters), offer invaluable guidance for both new and experienced meditators.
Watch the Teaching
For those who couldn't attend or wish to revisit these precious teachings, we're pleased to share the recorded public talk:
Photo Gallery
Images from this memorable visit:
Shechen Rabjam, Rinpoche, born in 1967, is the seventh in the line of the Rabjam succession and is the grandson and spiritual heir of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse, Rinpoche. In the early 1980’s Dilgo Khyentse, Rinpoche built Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal and established Rabjam, Rinpoche as its abbot of Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal where over 500 monks study and practice under his guidance. Since his grandfather’s passing in 1991, Rabjam Rinpoche has also established the Shechen Philosophical College, the Tsering Art School, and the Shechen Retreat Center in Nepal and two Shechen nunneries in Bhutan. He has taken the responsibility for transmitting Dilgo Khyentse, Rinpoche’s teachings, and is bringing his vision for the preservation of Tibetan Buddhist teaching and culture to fruition.
For further information about Rabjam Rinpoche and Shechen www.shechen.org
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