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May
04
Seattle half-day retreat next weekend

Seattle half-day retreat next weekend

Join us for a meditation retreat in Seattle on May 10.
1 min read
Apr
23
The Obstacle Is the Path

The Obstacle Is the Path

Meeting the maras and turning obstacles into friends.
3 min read
Apr
22
The Path to Being a Teacher

The Path to Being a Teacher

Being a meditation teacher doesn’t start with being on a stage or a screen. It starts on the cushion.
1 min read
Apr
08
The Three Continuums: The Foundations of Buddhist Tantra

The Three Continuums: The Foundations of Buddhist Tantra

Understand the three continuums and you will know the point of every tantric ritual and practice.
3 min read
Feb
07
Compassion in an age of conflict

Compassion in an age of conflict

Conflict may seem like an inevitable age we are doomed to endure. But there is no “age” of conflict—only the reality unfolding before us. And it is up to us to decide how we will meet it.
3 min read
Jan
31
Prayer to Open the Secret Door to the Luminous Mansion of Timeless Awareness

Prayer to Open the Secret Door to the Luminous Mansion of Timeless Awareness

Dzogchen prayer to recognize primordial buddhahood in the immediacy of our own awareness.
4 min read
Jan
18
Three pillars of your practice

Three pillars of your practice

The importance of discipline, meditation, and wisdom in your practice.
1 min read
Jan
14
The Royal Seat of Akanishtha

The Royal Seat of Akanishtha

The Sadhana of Dzogchen.
2 min read
Jan
09
What is Dzogchen?

What is Dzogchen?

Dzogchen is a direct introduction to primordial buddhahood in the immediacy of our own awareness.
5 min read
Mar
22
What's stopping you?

What's stopping you?

Rather than endlessly planning for the retreat of a lifetime, why not consider a lifetime of retreats?
1 min read