Brief Biography of Drogön Chögyal Phagpa

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, delivered this talk on January 24, 2022, at Tsechen Kunchab Ling, U.S.A., in commemoration of the mahāparinirvāṇa anniversary of Drogön Chögyal Phagpa. Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, the fifth Sakya patriarch, is an extraordinary figure in Tibetan history. He was an accomplished Buddhist teacher who was given the […]

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Mindfulness and the Buddhist Path: A Public Talk

His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) gave this public talk at the request of a local community in New York City in April 2014. Mindfulness is widely known and practiced by many, including those outside the Buddhist tradition. However, the mindfulness commonly used outside Dharma is not the same as the mindfulness […]

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Advice Before and After a Jambhala Initiation

His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, gave this teaching online on February 15, 2022, before and after bestowing the Yellow Jambhala initiation, at the request of the Taipei Vajrayana Sakya Manjushri Center. Wealth is a pursuit that occupies much of people’s lives.But in Buddhism, wealth deity practices aren’t about fueling endless desire. […]

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Mind and Life

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, gave this talk on August 9, 2014, at National Taiwan University, Taiwan. The event was hosted by the Taipei Vajrayana Sakya Manjushri Center, and co-hosted by the Language Training and Testing Center and the Department of Chinese, National Taiwan University. Have you ever asked yourself: what […]

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True Happiness and the Power of Compassion

His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) gave this public talk at the request of Karma Tashi Ling Buddhist Center, Oslo, Norway, on July 27, 2023. All of us—rich or poor, educated or uneducated, old or young, regardless of skin color, social status, or beliefs—share a common longing. Whether we admit it or […]

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Advice Before the Maitreya Initiation

His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, gave this advice online on February 10, 2024, at the request of the Vajrayana Sakya Manjushri Center in Taipei, Taiwan. Many people understand the teachings of the Buddha to be a religion. While it may incorporate religious elements to cater to certain mental inclinations, its essence […]

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Inner Balance

His Holiness the 43rd Sakya Trizin, Gyana Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this talk in Montroyo, Spain, at the request of Sangchen Norbu Ling, Spain, on August 15, 2023. Buddha Shakyamuni dedicated six years to ascetic practices, enduring unimaginable hardships in pursuit of enlightenment, but these efforts did not result in buddhahood. It was only upon realizing […]

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The Path of Happiness

His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, bestowed this teaching on November 28, 2023, in Lima, Peru, at the request of Sangha Activa Lima Peru. Happiness is something we all talk about; it’s even a lively topic of research by scientific experts. But talk and research have yet to produce conclusive and definitive […]

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Freeing the Heart and Mind ll

His Holiness the Sakya Trichen provides a clear and wise unpacking of two texts by the thirteenth-century master Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, the fifth Sakya patriarch. As a founding father of the Sakya school and the first imperial preceptor under Kublai Khan, Phagpa converted the Mongols to Tibetan Buddhism. The two texts, “A Gift of Dharma […]

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Words of Awakening: Freeing the Heart and Mind Book Launch Speech

His Holiness the Sakya Trichen (the 41st Sakya Trizin) gave this speech on the auspicious occasion of the book launch for Freeing the Heart and Mind, Volume 2, held at Tsechen Kunchab Ling on June 16, 2018. In this speech, His Holiness highlights the significance of the two texts compiled in this book, “A Gift […]

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