What is Meditation? [Part 3 of 3] In this video, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche discusses how Pristine Mind meditation is different from Calm Abiding meditation, sometimes known as Mindfulness or Shamata meditation. For a summary and links to Parts 1 and 2 of this...
What is Meditation? [Part 1 of 3] In this short talk, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche discusses the importance of understanding what we mean by meditation. For Part 2 click here.
Traditionally meditation can be divided into two categories: meditation with an object and formless meditation without an object. What follows is a brief introduction to the meditation technique called Calm Abiding meditation, which is also known as Shamatha...
All distractions, preoccupations, fascinations, and forms of entertainment give us the feeling of creating a comfort zone. They are attempts to temporarily distract ourselves from an underlying feeling of loneliness, isolation, and emptiness. But when we always...
When you come to teachings you absolutely must have a good connection with the teacher and the teacher should have a good connection with the student. ~ Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche Without a good teacher-student relationship it is very hard for the teachings to...