Tag: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche

  • RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE’S FAVOURITE STORY

  • NEW LAZY LAMA BOOK – LOVING KINDNESS

    by WANGDU on MARCH 3, 2017 in NEWS, PUBLICATIONS. In this seventh booklet in the Lazy Lama series, Ringu Tulku looks at how we all need love and asks us to consider the benefits of generating loving kindness for each other. Rinpoche shares with us an Indian saying; ‘ When the trees support each other…

  • Being Pure

    We are very happy to announce the publication of Ringu Tulku’s latest Heart Wisdom book: “Being Pure: The Practice of Vajrasattva.” This book contains his teachings on the practice of Vajrasattva, including first Taking Refuge; and explores in some depth what it means to ‘be pure,’ to ‘purify’ or to ‘realise Vajrasattva.’ These teachings were…

  • THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS: RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE

      With the kind permission of Thomas Zachmeier, a filmaker at Conscious Action Network. Thomas lives in Berlin.  

  • The Four Reminders

    With the kind permission of Thomas Zachmeier, a filmaker at Conscious Action Network. Thomas lives in Berlin.

  • Bodhicharya Summer Camp Community Ngöndro

    Vila Verde, Portugal A number of years ago while teaching on the 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje’s shorter mahamudra text named ‘Pointing Out the Dharmakaya’, Ringu Tulku sowed the seeds for this year’s summer-camp topic, when he introduced the idea of group practice for accumulating merit.  He explained that one hundred people reciting the Vajrasattva mantra…

  • Summer Camp: Portugal

      This was my first Summer camp with Ringu Tulku and I chose to attend for two reasons. The first was the wish to learn how to practice the Ngondro properly and the second because Ringu Tulku has proven to be a good teacher on other Dharma topics. The experience was amazing. The clarity of…

  • CONVERSATION WITH MINNA STENROOS

      Meena with her son Many of our readers will know Minna from her work on Ringu Tulku Rinpoche’s teachings on the The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) by Shantideva, the eighth century Buddhist monk and scholar. We are sitting on the bus taking us from the Bodhicharya Summer Camp in Casa da Torre to Braga in northern…

  • Bodhicharya Summer Camp

    Bodhicharya Summer Camp 14-20 July 2014 Casa da Torre, Braga, Portugal   The Camp was hosted for the third year running by Bodhicharya Portugal at Casa da Torre, near Braga, from 14 to 21 July. With around 110 participants from 20 different countries, mainly European, the atmosphere was lively, the discussion animated, a chance to…

  • UNDER THE WALNUT TREE

    Under the walnut tree  in Palpung Sera Nevada is both a retreat centre and a mountain farm run under auspices of Khenting Tai Situ Rinpoche, the 12th Tai Situpa.It is located two thousand meters up in the Sierra Nevada of Andalucia in Spain and is about about 3 hours drive from Granada airport. The name…

  • HOW I MET RINGU TULKU RINPOCHE

    Andy with Rinpoche at the summer camp in Portugal, 2014 25 years ago I was trying to write a research methodology text book but was unable to so due to severe writers block.  This was making the lives of my friends in Glasgow a misery.  One day someone suggested that I go to a quiet…

  • THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS

      The Four Noble Truths is the first teaching that Buddha gave after his awakening. It builds the foundation of all Buddhist teachings and defines their purpose: the cessation of suffering.

  • A CONVERSATION WITH TATJANA POPOVIC-THURET (TANYA)

      We are sitting in the quiet quadrangle of Casa da Torre.  There is the  sound of birds in the distance.  In the centre of the square is a white statue of Saint Mary, mother of Jesus.  The Casa da Torre is situated four miles north of Braga in Portugal and is a Jesuit centre for Spirituality and…

  • KARMAPA VISIT

    Audience for the Karma Kagyu organisation heads at Kamalashila. Photo: Francois Henrard   For many years Ringu Tulku Rinpoche has worked increasingly  closely with His Holiness the 17th Karmapa and the Indian Government to make way for a visit of His Holiness to Europe to give teachings. Four separate applications were made in the past…

  • MEDITATION: WHAT’S THE POINT?

  • GUESS WHO

    GUESS WHO!         J      Where were you born? ?     I was born high up in the mountains. J      What brought you to Scotland? ?     My husband is from Scotland.  I married a Scotsman. J      Where did you meet him? ?     I met him in my own country. J      Do you have a…

  • RECENT ARTICLES

        Hello to all the readers of Many Roads. Up here in Scotland the days are becoming colder and the nights longer.  Out come the warm clothes, hats, gloves, thermals and scarves.  That’s how it is in the autumnal, northern hemisphere.  The scattering of leaves on the pavements adds a certain melancholic poignancy to the…