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Vajrasattva Drupchen 17 – 25 August 2026
As for the coming drupchen, it has a tremendous effect and potency, so whoever attends and enjoys this Vajrasattva drupchen gets a lot of benefit. People participating in it accumulate the same amount of virtue they would accumulate in a 3-year retreat. For example, let’s say 30-40 people are coming for this Vajrasattva drupchen; practicing in groups and taking turns, we are continually, without interruption, reciting the Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantra, and maybe each practitioner will recite 3,000 or 4,000 mantras during the whole drupchen; then altogether it can make 100,000 Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantras and the total amount becomes the achievement of each participant. If you practice the Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantra individually, by yourself, sometimes it takes many years.
For the Precious Students on the Single Path
Now, in this world, due to inner emotional ignorance, everything has become polluted. This pollution is not like normal pollution. This pollution is the chemical of disturbing emotions. It is very dangerous because this chemical pollution easily destroys the outer and inner world.
The Offering of the Bodhicaryāvatāra
Why Do We Celebrate the Offering of the Bodhicaryāvatāra — and Who Was Śāntideva? This year, a new event has been introduced by Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche: the Offering of the Bodhicaryāvatāra, a special day of practice established by the great Dza Patrul Rinpoche. So who...
A Little Inner Smile
Once you have the view, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow appears in front of it, it’s not particularly flattered, and when the clouds appear, it’s not particularly disappointed either. There is a deep sense of contentment. You chuckle from inside as you see the facade of samsara and nirvana; the view will keep you constantly amused, with a little inner smile bubbling away all the time.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Swimming in the Ocean of Compassion
Right now, I am swimming in the ocean of compassion. Its water is so pleasant. When I touch it, all my sicknesses of the disturbing emotions are completely washed away. Its effect is rippling through these pages at this very moment as you are reading this newsletter…
The Fire of Wisdom
When a good teacher teaches us the Buddha’s view, meditation and action, the teacher’s mouth is like a magnifying glass. In his heart, the luminosity of the Buddha is already there, it shines out through the magnifying glass of their mouth, and it directly comes into our mind. The luminosity is making the fire in our heart, the fire of wisdom, which burns all the garbage of the disturbing emotions, the negative behaviour and all the negative patterns.
Photo: Drukpa Rinpoche, Patrul Rinpoche’s principal root lama
Truthful Speech
Message from Patrul Rinpoche
Written by Patrul Rinpoche, 28 October 2012 – Letter About the Winter Retreat 2012
If you ask me what I am currently concerned about, I would say that I am deeply concerned about the teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha’s teachings are very, very important for everybody. They are useful not only for us, but beneficial and very important for all sentient beings.
Patrul Rinpoche in Poland and Czechia
We are very happy to announce that Venerable Dzogchen Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche has accepted invitation of Khordong Buddhist Association and will give teachings on the first chapter of the book ‘Words of My Perfect Teacher’ by Patrul Rinpoche. 13 -18 June 2025, Darnkow, Poland; Before the course in Poland Patrul Rinpoche will visit Prague and give a day teaching course in Tibet Open House, 12 June 2025, Prague, the Czech Republic
Simplicity Itself
I wonder what the differences are between momentary nature, neutral nature, path nature and ground nature. It is important to investigate their meaning even though it is difficult to express. When I do try to meditate on them, my mind becomes even-minded, a sort of compassionate mind, because all my disturbing emotions become exhausted in momentary nature and my mind is clear and sharp, and pervaded by its own nature. What do you think about all this?
I think it is simplicity itself. I think it is self-liberation. I think it is not dependent on anything else. I think it is self-rebirth without any conditions. I think it is self-cause, self-condition and self-effect with no need for cause and no need for condition. I think it is self-effortless self-liberation, self-brought happiness everywhere.