Articles by Matt Willis

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We Take Responsibility On Ourselves

The most common analogy for buddha nature is that it is like the innate potential a seed has to grow into or produce its particular fruit. In the same way as a particular seed has […]
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The Medium of Intimacy

A key point to understand […] is that your root guru and Guru Rinpoche are responsive to prayer. Do not think that you are praying as a mental exercise with the sole purpose of cultivating […]
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Samaya

The vajrayana vow, samaya, is even more difficult to keep than the bodhisattva vow. Because the vajrayana vow of samaya is so stringent, someone who undertakes it can only achieve one of two fates. Once […]
Visiting Teachers

H.H. 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

H.H. 17th Gyalwang Karmapa was born in 1985 to a nomadic family in Tibet. His recognition in 1992 was guided by the prediction letter left by his predecessor, the 16th Karmapa, and later confirmed by […]
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H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche

H.E. Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche was born as the eldest daughter of Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen Gyurme Künzang Wangyal, the 11th Mindrolling throne holder of the Mindrolling lineage, which has produced this unique line of female […]
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H.E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche

H.E. Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche was recognized as the 12th incarnation in the Gharwang lineage by the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa. Rinpoche received many empowerments and transmissions from the 16th Karmapa. He also received teachings from the […]
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H.E. Garchen Rinpoche

H.E. Garchen Rinpoche is one of the most inspiring living Tibetan masters. A Drikung Kagyu lama, he was known in the thirteenth century as the Siddha Gar Chodingpa, a heart disciple of Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon, […]