Talks

These are a series of talks you can enjoy for free. They are separated into three different themes.

Introduction to Buddhism

This series of talks provides a soft entrance into the arena of Buddhist thought by introducing the basic Buddhist tenets and practices. These clips are extracted from various teachings by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. We are continuously working to excerpt more materials – more is on its way!

Heart-to-Heart Advice

This section contains advice that Buddhist masters offer their disciples, to be directly applied in daily life. Most of these inspirational teachings are pulled from Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche’s famous Saturday Talks, which he has delivered for over 25 years. These teachings offer us the opportunity to delve into Buddhist practice, refresh our current understanding, and deepen our experience.

Buddhist Classics & Philosophy

This section provides contemporary commentary on classic Buddhist treatises of Indian and Tibetan masters. One series of talks, for example, is on the view of the Middle Way (Madhyamaka). Based on Nagarjuna’s Root of the Middle Way, the concept of  ‘arising’ is examined in depth. We will release similar content very soon.

Advice that Buddhist masters offer their disciples, to be directly applied in daily life. These teachings offer us the opportunity to delve into Buddhist practice, refresh our current understanding, and deepen our experience.
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On the first day of 2024 Rinpoche offered reading transmissions to a group of retreatants at Gomde Germany - Austria. At the start and during breaks, Rinpoche offered advise for the upcoming year and shared some truly touching stories with the audience.
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May 1, 2023
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This talk covers essential key points pertaining to all levels of the path, and includes Rinpoche's heart advice as well as pith instructions given by Gampopa, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, and many other masters. The teaching defines buddha nature as our basic condition, describes the advantages of our precious human life, the importance of meeting a realized master and receiving his or her pith instructions, and finally emphasizes the need to apply these pith instructions with uttermost diligence.
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In this comprehensive introduction to Buddhism, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche teaches that while science is largely concerned with the study of objects, Buddhism is primarily concerned with the consciousness that perceives those objects. In this expansive teaching, given in Bodh Gaya, Rinpoche introduces us to essential Buddhist investigations pertaining to the way things appear versus the way things actually are, encouraging us to explore the question: What is freedom? Translated by Catherine Dalton
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Building off the explanation of selflessness offered in Part 1, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche moves into a discussion of our intrinsic nature, defining it as the innate capacity to know and the innate capacity to love. Rinpoche encourages us to look inside and determine whether those qualities really are innately present within us. Rinpoche then moves into a clear description of the path to liberation, beginning with avoiding the ten non-virtues, proceeding to the cultivation of great love and compassion, engaging in the Vajrayana view and methods, and arriving at the genuine realization of emptiness. Translated by Catherine Dalton
Here you can find a series of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche's famous 'Saturday Talks', which he has delivered for over 25 years.
October 12, 2019
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October 5, 2019
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October 5, 2019
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September 28, 2019
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September 21, 2019
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September 14, 2019
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September 7, 2019
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September 7, 2019
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October 25, 2014
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July 19, 2014
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May 24, 2014
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February 22, 2014
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February 1, 2014
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January 25, 2014
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December 14, 2013
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November 2, 2013
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October 12, 2013
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October 5, 2013
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September 28, 2013
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September 21, 2013
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September 14, 2013
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March 2, 2013
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February 16, 2013
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November 3, 2012
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October 6, 2012
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September 29, 2012
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March 24, 2012
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September 15, 2012
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March 17, 2012
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October 15, 2011
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October 1, 2011
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September 24, 2011
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March 12, 2011
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January 22, 2011
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December 25, 2010
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December 18, 2010
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