Namgyal Rinpoche – on ‘Giving’ – from the early 1970’s: “To the human being, for all practical purposes, love is giving. It is giving from the parent, or the teacher, or from friends, of two things: one is physical sustenance, … Continued
Venerable Namgyal Rinpoche Refuge [FIRST DRAFT ONLY] VANDANA 3X– Homage (Bold typeface is in the Pali Language) NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO, ARAHATO, SAMMA-SAMBUDDHASA NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO, ARAHATO, SAMMA-SAMBUDDHASA NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO, ARAHATO, SAMMA-SAMBUDDHASA (Homage to Him, the Blessed … Continued
Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche – “A Working Week-End” Precepts Commentary – with Wesley and Angela Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 7.30a.m., March 22, 1991 [FIRST DRAFT ONLY] Rinpoche – Have you any questions while we wait? Yes? Question – I’ve been working on … Continued
The Vision Of Venerable Ananda Bodhi Acarya, now known as the Venerated Namgyal Rinpoche Revisited by Wesley Knapp, 2009 with Namgyal Rinpoche’s previous blessing Transcribed by Margaret Aboud 1971 – reproduced with her permission Humans are the summation of thousands … Continued
? I have a question about the development of wholesome mind states. I have read that the mind is always in a concentrated state wherever it arises. If that is so, how is it that meditation exercises and the practice … Continued
Now for the ‘biggie’: No, this is not the beginning of a daily deluge – merely the fifth of a Mandala Offering by wesley to you all – of Namgyal Rinpoche’s Teachings. For all the Great Mothers & Fathers, especially … Continued
Dvedhavitikkasutta – Twofold Thought #3 – 47 Minutes – April 15, 1991. [Noble 8-Fold Path Intro.] A Majjhima Nikaya Commentary given by the Venerated Namgyal Rinpoche. (First Draft Only) You will remember that the last point we were talking about … Continued
Vitikkasanthansutta – Forms of Thought – 43 minutes. [Practicing mindfulness, Discursive thought etc] A Talk on the Majjhima Nikaya given by the Venerated Namgyal Rinpoche (First Draft Only) Vitikkasanthansutta is basically about bringing the mind to steadiness, to calming the … Continued
ON QUALITATIVE EVOLUTION’ Compiled & Re-edited by Wesley Knapp Teachers like Christ and Buddha lived long ago, and while they can provide great inspiration, there are new questions arising from today’s realizations; questions about space beings, about individual and group … Continued
Namgyal Rinpoche on MUDRA – Movement as meditation – from the www.namgyal.ca Archive The Venerated Namgyal Rinpoche, our Root Guru, was still known as the Venerable Bhikkhu Ananda Bodhi when I first met him in 1968. Many of you may … Continued