Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
Rinpoche is a celebrated Buddhist teacher and the author of "Emotional Rescue" and “Rebel Buddha”
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, is a widely celebrated Buddhist teacher and a prolific author. A lover of music, art and popular culture, Rinpoche is also a poet, photographer, and visual artist. He brings the essence of the Buddha’s message to modern audiences with humor and practicality. Rinpoche is the founder and president of Nalandabodhi, a Buddhist community, and Nitartha International, a non-profit dedicated to preserving the contemplative literature of East Asia. Rinpoche is acknowledged as one of the foremost scholars and meditation masters of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and easygoing teaching style. Rinpoche is the author of several books, most recently, Emotional Rescue and Rebel Buddha.
09/04/2026
I am deeply saddened by the recent devastation in the Himalayas that has taken so many precious lives. This Year of the Horse is traditionally an especially sacred year for pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, and among those who lost their lives were pilgrims making this sacred journey.
I have been offering prayers for all who passed away, their families and loved ones, and everyone affected by this tragedy. Members of our sangha have also been offering prayers, dedicating merit, and supporting relief efforts in whatever ways possible.
Moments like this bring the truth of impermanence very close. They remind us how precious and fragile this life is, and how deeply we belong to one another and to this living world. It has become obvious that caring for our Mother Earth is simply part of caring for all beings.
May those who have passed be free from fear and suffering. May the merit of their pilgrimage, together with our prayers and virtuous actions, accompany them on their journey forward.
May this tragedy open our hearts rather than close them. May it awaken greater compassion, greater care, and a deeper appreciation for this precious world and all who share it.
Fear is not totally useless! 😉
08/30/2026
When you see all these thoughts in meditation, you think, ""This is terrible. My meditation is not working."" But when you see this, it's the first moment your meditation is actually working. Before meditation, your mind was just as busy. Your mind had just as many thoughts. It was just as full of random stuff. But you were too distracted to notice 😮
This could be a more interesting way to approach your mind and its fears 😊
08/23/2026
So as you sit in meditation, when you see how many thoughts you have, what do you do? As a lazy meditator, I'll say, you do very little. Just 3 things: You sit, you breathe, and you notice 😊
Maybe there's another way . . . 😉
08/16/2026
If we’re honest with ourselves, we don’t want to meditate, do we? Do you meditate every day? Maybe a few people do, and that’s wonderful. But most of us don’t. We don’t really want to meditate. We want to feel better. We want to feel peaceful. We want to feel good, but without putting too much effort into it. That’s the definition of a lazy meditator. If you connect with that, then read on.
Read the full article https://dpr.info/articles/we-dont-really-want-to-meditate/
What can we do when things are always changing? 😉
08/09/2026
Noticing your mind as it is right now, letting thoughts come and go without chasing after them: that is Mindfulness. 😊
Does your mind get bored in meditation? 😉
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