His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on February 27, 2023, at the request of The Sakya Tradition. Source: This teaching was obtained from The Sakya Tradition. […]
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Buddhism in Uncertain Times
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching online, at the request of Tibetan Education Fund on August 8, 2020. It sometimes seems like there are more challenges facing us in the 21st century than ever before. Global problems impact us all, while each individual must also contend with his or her […]
Buddhism in a Nutshell: The Four Noble Truths
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on July 24, 2020, Dharmacakra day, on which we celebrate Buddha’s first teaching in this world—the first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma, at the request of Sachen Foundation. After Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, the first teaching he gave was a […]
To Awaken from the Dream of This Illusory Vision: the Need for the Spiritual Path
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching in 1984 at Rigpa in London. Two thousand five hundred years ago, Buddha Shakyamuni attained enlightenment: a liberating insight into the nature of reality, freedom from all forms of suffering, and the ultimate happiness called buddhahood. After his awakening, in his first sermon, […]
Some Words of Advice After a White Mahākāla Initiation
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching at Sakya Thegchog Düdé (Sangha Activa), Barcelona, Spain, on August 22, 2021, after an initiation of White Mahākāla. This text originated as a series of remarks after a White Mahākāla initiation. It briefly explains the purpose of a wealth deity for those on […]
Bodhicitta
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video on April 4, 2021, at the request of Fundación Sakya, Spain. An individual enters the Mahāyāna when he or she produces bodhicitta, the resolve to attain buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings. It is the essence of the Mahāyāna […]
Dos Enseñanzas Introductorias: Sobre los Maestros Espirituales y sobre Abstenerse de Acciones No-virtuosas
Approaching the profound and vast Dharma path may appear overwhelming to most of us, especially those who are relatively newer. Knowing the right pointers will certainly help tremendously. Similar to secular education and training, meeting the right teacher is extremely important in our Dharma learning and practice, in fact is essential especially for the Vajrayāna […]
Una explicación de la Sādhana de Avalokiteśvara llamada Beneficio Omnipresente de los Seres
His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche bestowed this teaching online, at the request of Sakya Kachod Choling (Sakya Society) on July 10, 2021. The sadhana composed by the Mahāsiddha Thangtong Gyalpo, is one of the most popular Avalokitesvara practices in Tibet. In this teaching, His Holiness explains the sadhana and, along the […]
An Overview of the Triple Vision
His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching by video in the winter of 2021, at the request of his devoted students. The Lamdré, or the ‘Path Including Its Result,’ is the highest teaching in the Sakya school. It consists of two parts. The first is the Triple Vision, a guide for the […]
The Significance of a Two-Day Major Empowerment
His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) bestowed this teaching on September 16, 2007, at Singapore Buddha Sasana Society (Sakya Tenphel Ling). Although it might appear that Vajrayāna, or the “vajra vehicle,” is a third yana that exists apart from Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna is, in fact, an aspect of Mahāyāna, or the […]