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“The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

“The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

“The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

“The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

“The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

“The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, “action”) is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts & actions determine our future, & therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Ever wondered what the symbols in a mandala – whether in paint or sand- represent? Who are all these tantric deities and how are they related to us, if at all? The Five Buddha Families is a tantric organizing principle for understanding who we fundamentally are – a pithy, efficient schema, that points points to […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Centruy Buddhist poet andsaint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa exchanged […]

Milarepa was an 11th Centruy Buddhist poet andsaint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa exchanged […]

Milarepa was an 11th Centruy Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Milarepa was an 11th Century Buddhist poet and saint, a cotton-clad yogi who avoided the secular institutions of his time and wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment and the path to Awakening through his spontaneously composed songs. Wherever he went, crowds of people gathered to hear his sweet sounding voice “singing the Dharma.” Milarepa […]

Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye teaches about the Bardo, or intermediate state between death and birth, through an exploration of Padmasambhava’s Root Verses of The Six Bardos. This text is part of the Great Liberation Upon Hearing, a teaching revealed by Karma Lingpa, that is often known in the west the Tibetan Book of the […]

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. The […]

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. […]

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. […]

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche Urban Dharma NC “Generating the Bodhi Mind”—the supreme resolve to attain full awakening for the benefit of all beings—is the formal commitment to living altruistically from this lifetime and into all future lifetimes. It is thus a most profound moment in one’s journey to full awakening, to the state of buddha. […]

In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are based on the famous Tibetan lojong text, “Seven Point Mind Training,” which advocates a radical shift from […]

Part 4 of 4. Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Hun Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously […]

Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Hun Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously with practices of openness […]

Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Hun Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously with practices of openness […]

Over 4 Sunday afternoons, Dr. Lye will help you learn the basics of meditation as practiced and taught by the historical Buddha. Citta-bhāvana or the development or cultivation of the heart-mind lies at the core of Buddha’s way of meditating. It is an easy and natural method that works simultaneously with practices of openness of […]

Recorded at Than Hsiang Temple in Penang, Malaysia on September 28, 2015. In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are based on the famous Tibetan […]

“Radical Compassion for a Challenging World” (Part 2) by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC http://www.UDharmaNC.com   In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are […]

“Holy Saturday: Compassion Harrowing of Hell” by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC http://www.UDharmaNC.com During our weekly Saturday practice at Urban Dharma, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye gave a teaching within the context of an Avalokiteshvara group practice.  The topic of the teaching was inspired by it being “Holy Saturday” according to the Christian […]

“Radical Compassion for a Challenging World” (Part 1) by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC http://www.UDharmaNC.com In this four-part series, Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye shares a unique way of applying the Buddha’s teachings in a chaotic world so that we may find freedom and happiness regardless of our outer environment. These talks are based […]

“The Fifty Empowerments” Teachings (Part 4) by Dorjé Lopön Dr. Lye of Urban Dharma NC July 11th, 13th, 15th, & 18th 2015 http://www.UDharmaNC.com Part 4 of Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye’s teachings to accompany the entire cycle of empowerments of “The Jewel Garland Of Fifty Deities” transmitted by His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang in the summer of 2015. […]