American Buddhism
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche compares Buddhist wisdom to pure water. Different flavorings added to the water are like different forms of Buddhism ... Tibetan, Indian, American, etc. Yet the essence of each is the pure water... the pure wisdom.
Celebrity Worship and Coffee Table Dharma
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche discusses the cultural tendency to celebrity worship and "coffee table" forms of Buddhism.
Compassion Without Limits
Limitless compassion for ourselves and others seems impossible, yet Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche shows how to cultivate this kind of compassion using lojong (mind training) practices taught by Gampopa, called the seven stages of cause and effect. Rinpoche explains the process with his trademark humor and penetrating insight.
DPR Losar 2012 Address
Video of DPR addressing the sangha Losar 2012
DPR Losar 2012 Address
Video of DPR addressing the sangha Losar 2012
How Do We Realize the Nature of Mind?
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is interviewed for the documentary film-in-progress, "Never Give Up - Karmapa 17" about His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, the Kagyu Monlam prayer festival, and women who out of compassion take social action in Bodhgaya India, where the Buddha attained enlightenment.bDirected by Fernanda Rivero and James Gritz
Losar 2012
Flash Movie
Mind Training
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche pokes fun at our fascination with fashion as a form of suffering. Excerpt from Teachings on Mind Training (Lojong Practice).
Rebel Buddha
In this short video, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche explains the title of his book, Rebel Buddha: On the Road to Freedom.
Towards an American Buddhism
Dzochen Ponlop Rinpoche discusses the evolution of an American form of Buddhism.
Transforming Fear
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche recounts a funny interaction he had with a Buddhist lama sitting next to him who became very fearful when their flight began experiencing strong turbulence. From "The Seven Points of Mind Training" (Lojong)
What Are We Searching For?
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche explains how we enter the spiritual path to find the wisdom needed to overcome our suffering. Excerpt from a 5-talk teaching titled "Mahamudra: The Path of Simplicity".