It’s when we lose the illusion of control—when we’re most vulnerable and exposed—that we can discover the creative potential of our lives. Pema Khandro Rinpoche explains four essential points for understanding what it means to let go, and what is born when we do. We are always experiencing successive births and deaths. We feel the death of loved ones most acutely—there is [...]
Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s successor is confirmed
A young boy in Bhutan has been officially recognized as the reincarnation of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche (1931-2011), an important teacher in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and the eldest son of Dudjom Rinpoche, the former head of the Nyingma school. Sey Rinpoche (Dungse Gyanata Rinpoche) was confirmed on the auspicious day of the full moon by HH Dodrupchen [...]
Pulling Strings
Sangye Khandro recalls Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s unusual but highly effective method for training translators. Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche was fond of quoting Omniscient Longchenpa’s Treasury of the Dharmadhatu and in particular the following verse: Everything is Samantabhadra; the Ever-Excellent; there is nothing that is not excellent. Without good or bad there is only [...]
