Practising Tantra: His Holiness’s Chenrezig Sadhana Class 1

Khen Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering, abbot of Sera Mey monastery, guides us through His Holiness the Dalai Lama's sadhana, The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokitashvara.  Written by His Holiness,…

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A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land Class 4

This text, Ganden Hla Gyama or  A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land, is the basis for Lama Tsongkhapa’s Guru Yoga practice and an excellent introduction to tantra.  It is one of the earliest…

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A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land Class 3

 This text, Ganden Hla Gyama or  A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land, is the basis for Lama Tsongkhapa’s Guru Yoga practice and an excellent introduction to tantra.  It is one of the earliest…

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A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land Class 2

This text, Ganden Hla Gyama or  A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land, is the basis for Lama Tsongkhapa’s Guru Yoga practice and an excellent introduction to tantra.  It is one of the earliest…

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A Birthday Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Those of you who watched Geshe Tashi's very special Sunday class yesterday will know that Geshe la suggested we recite the Chenrizig mantra for His Holiness's birthday this year.Today Geshe…

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A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land 01

 This text, Ganden Hla Gyama or  A Hundred Deities of the Joyful Land, is the basis for Lama Tsongkhapa’s Guru Yoga practice and an excellent introduction to tantra.  It is one of the earliest…

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A Prayer for Birth in Sukhavati 07

Geshe la begins this last class by giving an overview of the text, and giving advice on how best to practice it.He explains how bringing to mind the Medicine Buddha…

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A Prayer for Birth in Sukhavati 06

 Lama Tsongkhapa’s A Prayer for Birth in Sukhavati  is one of the great devotional verses in Mahayana Buddhism.  Alongside The King of Prayers and Maitreya’s Prayer of Love, this prayer is one of the nine…

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