Denver Dzogchen

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 12 The Precious Human Rebirth  00:00:15 Introduction, Four Thoughts That Turn the Mind Toward The Dharma, Ngondro Preliminary Practices, foundational teachings of Buddhism 00:05:29 The Precious Human Rebirth 00:10:00 The opportunity of life as a spiritual path, reincarnation, scientific materialism, nihilism, Eight Freedoms   00:18:20 Signs of reincarnation in life  00:24:00 Eight Freedoms discussion continued  00:25:36 Ten Riches, karmic implications of occupations  00:32:36 Practice of gratitude, recognition of how incredibly fortunate we are, and helping others   Contact us for information about our weekly Zoom and in-person sits https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html  Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Video available on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf Audio available on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-dzogchen/id1712156487 and other podcast platforms 

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 11 Yedharma Stupas: Averting the Iron Dog Year Prophecy 00:00:12 Introduction, Siddhi Energetics https://www.siddhienergetics.com/, Future Alchemy https://futurealchemy.com 00:02:20 2030 Iron Dog Year Prophecy https://khenchenlama.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Prophecy-Treasure-for-Worlds-Future.pdf, Tertons, Purification  00:08:45 Building Stupas. Yedharma Dharani https://www.lotsawahouse.org/words-of-the-buddha/essence-of-dependent-origination,  Yedharma Stupas http://yedharma.com 00:19:40 Faith, Pure Perception, Stupas in nature, enjoying the natural environment 00:25:40 Chöying Dorje Lama Norsok Rinpoche, Ringsel, Stupa on the moon Contact us for information about our weekly Zoom and in-person sits https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html  Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Video available on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf Audio available on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-dzogchen/id1712156487 and other podcast platforms 

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 10 Nepal: The Center of Mandala   00:00:13 Introduction 00:04:40 Tantric energy of Kathmandu, Boudhanath stupa 00:15:20 Circumambulating the stupa with Father Francis Tiso 00:18:40 Tulku Pema Rigtsal 00:28:20 Yedharma Stupas for Averting the Iron Dog Year, https://futurealchemy.com/shop/yedharma-interdependence-stupas/ and http://yedharma.com/index.html  00:30:35 Pure perception   Contact us for information about our weekly Zoom and in-person sits https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html  Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Video available on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf Audio available on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-dzogchen/id1712156487 and other podcast platforms 

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 9 The Power of Mantra: Vajrayana in Practice  00:00:15 Introduction 00:01:00 What is mantra?  00:04:28 Types of mantras, importance of working with a teacher, and the four activities. 00:08:00 Mantras and outer or inner context. Wang (empowerment), Lung (oral transmission) and Tri (instructions),  00:11:45 Receiving empowerments online, practicing in modern times, and the importance of Guru and Kalyanamitra (spiritual friends). Tsokynyi Rinpoche.  00:17:30 Denver Dzogchen WhatsApp Group and the importance of sangha. Erik Drew, Jun-Luc Archard, and Father Francis Tiso.   00:26:20 Garchen Rinpoche, love, vulnerability and openness. Practitioner in federal prison.  00:33:40 Reference to Denver Dzogchen Podcast episode 8: https://youtu.be/p4RMSN6KEmA  00:34:00 Thank you and contact us through https://www.denverdzogchen.com with requests for future discussions.  Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@denverdzogchen?_t=8lfbQr8Vx5L&_r=1 Video available on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf Audio available on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-dzogchen/id1712156487 and other podcast platforms 

Please join the Denver Dzogchen Sangha in reciting the Ye Dharma Dharini for Garchen Rinpoche's Long Life! Contact us at info@denverdzogchen.com to share you accumulation totals! OM YE DHARMA HETU-PRABHAVA HETUM TESHAM TATHAGATO HYAVADAT TESHAM CHA YO NIRODHA EVAM VADI MAHASHRAMANAH SVAHA All dharmas originate from causes.The Tathagata has taught these causes,And also that which puts a stop to these causes—This too has been taught by the Great Shramana Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reciting the Ye Dharma Dharini 108 times. Find us on social media: Facebook ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/⁠⁠ Video available on Youtube ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos⁠⁠ and Spotify ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf⁠⁠ Audio available on Apple ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-dzogchen/id1712156487⁠⁠ and other podcast platforms 

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 8 Feelingization: The Power of Imagination in Vajrayana Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 8 Feelingization: The Power of Imagination in Vajrayana 00:00:25 Introduction. Podcast episodes will be published on each Dakini Day and Guru Rinpoche Day 00:01:30 Feelingization and transformation 00:05:35 Richard Arthure, Chogyam Trunpga Rinpoche, and Vajrasattva visualization. Khenpo Ngawang.  00:10:30 Divine pride  00:11:45 Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, abide in the view 00:15:30 Lama Norsok Rinpoche, yidam practice and blessings of the view 00:19:20 Guru Yoga. Importance of devotion, compassion and divine pride. Avalokiteshvara. Garchen Rinpoche. Khenpo Munsel. Attachment, love, one taste, pure perception.  00:30:00 Thank you and contact us through https://www.denverdzogchen.com with requests for future discussions.  Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@denverdzogchen?_t=8lfbQr8Vx5L&_r=1 Video available on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf Audio available on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-dzogchen/id1712156487 and other podcast platforms 

00:00:05 Introduction 00:01:15 Denver Dzogchen Dark Retreat Cabin 00:06:10 Colorado Beyul 00:11:30 Carving of Guru Padmasambhava Statue  00:16.04 Experience your environment as sacred and pure 00:18:35 Stupas: Yedharma Project http://yedharma.com/index.html and building of large stupas 00:23:08 Generosity and an attitude of making offerings 00:29:39 Barche Lamsel Group Practice, Tuesday evening sessions, Ngondro group sessions, Tsok 00:35:00 Spreading blessings and generosity to the homeless  00:39:08 Connect with us through www.denverdzogchen.com, learn about our Tuesday night group sessions.Visit sponsors www.futurealchemy.com and siddhienergetics.com. If you enjoy this podcast pleases subscribe and like us. In addition to Youtube, the podcast is available in video format on Spotify and audio format on major podcast platforms.   Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@denverdzogchen?_t=8lfbQr8Vx5L&_r=1

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 6 Staying Psyched: Diligence and the Path  00:00:08 Podcast sponsor: Future Alchemy, www.futurealchemy.com  00:01:30 Importance of diligence on the path 00:03:00 Enthusiasm and consistency  00:06:00 Act as our own agent.  00:07:09 “Let go of samsara slowly” - Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche  00:08:50 Accomplishment retreats, habits and gradual progress 00:18:40 Embrace modernity in a skillful way 00:20:40 Renunciation  00:22:33 Reading about masters and getting psyched, biographies and Treasury of Lives https://treasuryoflives.org  00:24:20 Importance of having good role models and reflecting on impermanence  00:27:15 Mandala of everything  00:31:38 Stay engaged and excited about the path  00:32.30 Connect with us through www.denverdzogchen.com, learn about our Tuesday night group sessions.Visit sponsors www.futurealchemy.com and siddhienergetics.com. If you enjoy this podcast pleases subscribe and like us. In addition to Youtube, the podcast is available in video format on Spotify and audio format on major podcast platforms.   Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/

00:00:12 Podcast sponsor: Siddhi Energetics, https://www.siddhienergetics.com/  00:00:35 Introduction 00:01:28 Importance of the Tibetan Calendar, 88th birthday of Garchen Rinpoche, anniversary of passing of Taranatha, Dakini Day, etc.   00:04:10 Practice on and off the cushion  00:08:14 Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche on starting and ending a session, life as a Sadhana  00:11:30 Gratitude and Bodhichitta, steps toward waking up  00:16:23 Childlike openness, the dreamlike nature of life, advice from Erik Drew  00:23:05 Drenpa, mindfulness. Morning session continues throughout the day.   00:26:50 Be relaxed, open, and spacious meditation  00:29:27 Tonglen  00:31:43 Connect with us through www.denverdzogchen.com. If you enjoy this podcast pleases subscribe and like us. In addition to Youtube, the podcast is available in video format on Spotify, and audio format on major podcast platforms 

Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 4 Faith and Devotion in Vajrayana 00:00 Introduction 00:06:03 Types of faith in Buddhism 00:10:20 Cultivation of faith 00:12:10 Empty Cloud, the Autobiography of the Chinese Master Xu Yun 00:14:10 Aspiration, effort and the path  00:19:50 Lojong  00:24:19 Seeing everyone as Buddhas and Love  Meditation, Dharma talks, conversations and more from Denver Dzogchen, a Buddhist Dharma center focused on the essential Tibetan meditation practices of the Nyingma and Kagyu schools. This podcast is not monetized. If you enjoy and benefit from these recordings you are welcome to contribute to the costs of the Denver Dzogchen Meditation Center. Donations for this purpose can be made via PayPal using the link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=E6T9YZFDBE5J2&no_recurring=0&item_name=Help+support+Denver+Dzogchen%21¤cy_code=USD Or via Venmo using this link: https://account.venmo.com/u/Urgyenatha