My Mornings With Rinpoche

Lama Thupten Gyaltsen Dorje Rinpoche, Next Chapter Podcasts

Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Thupten Gyaltsen Dorje Rinpoche describes his experiences growing up in the ghetto, mastering martial arts, studying dance, mime, meditation and the virtues of self-discipline in a series of conversations with Next Chapter Podcasts producer Michael Goodfriend. read less

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Introducing...My Mornings With Rinpoche

Introducing...My Mornings With Rinpoche

How do you become a Rinpoche? And what the heck is that, anyway? Michael Goodfriend reconnects with a friend he first met over 30 years ago to find out how Jerry Gardner went from being a kid in Bed-Stuy to a master teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Episodes

Episode 14 - Be Kind

Episode 14 - Be Kind

If we don’t open our heart to the innate kindness within it will never manifest without.

Episode 13 - Pray

Episode 13 - Pray

These are difficult times.

Episode 12 - Don't Be There

Episode 12 - Don't Be There

Avoid the conflict before it begins.

Episode 11 - There Will Always Be The Shadows

Episode 11 - There Will Always Be The Shadows

Sometimes the demigods come to power to shake us up.

Episode 10 - Alter Your Pattern

Episode 10 - Alter Your Pattern

Breathe into the Sea of Tranquility, rest your mind and be free.

Episode 9 - Create This Day

Episode 9 - Create This Day

If there is no creativity there is no freedom.

Episode 8 - Arrive at A Oneness from Within

Episode 8 - Arrive at A Oneness from Within

To experience the God within, you would fall down in awe.

Episode 7 - Speak To Me, Universe

Episode 7 - Speak To Me, Universe

We are the dream of someone else’s dream. Rest in the Unknown of the Infinite.

Episode 6 - Accept Your Fear

Episode 6 - Accept Your Fear

How would you like your life to unfold? Rinpoche asks us to contemplate our death so that we may live our life.

Episode 5 - There Is Nothing To Find

Episode 5 - There Is Nothing To Find

Rinpoche describes retreating into “The Heart Drop Essence of the Great Expanse”

Episode 4 - The Dance of Life

Episode 4 - The Dance of Life

Rinpoche describes his experience with Butoh, the dance that emerges from the unknown.

Episode 3 - Now We Can Begin

Episode 3 - Now We Can Begin

Rinpoche recounts how following his dream of being a musician led him into a life in the arts.

Episode 2 - Stop Dreaming

Episode 2 - Stop Dreaming

Rinpoche lays the groundwork for training your mind as he reflects on his own process of discovery.

Episode 1 - What Is Your Dream?

Episode 1 - What Is Your Dream?

Lama Thupten Rinpoche describes his journey from being Jerry in Bed-Stuy to The One Who Sits on the Seat in The Ocean of Existence.

Introducing...My Mornings With Rinpoche

Introducing...My Mornings With Rinpoche

How do you become a Rinpoche? And what the heck is that, anyway? Michael Goodfriend reconnects with a friend he first met over 30 years ago to find out how Jerry Gardner went from being a kid in Bed-Stuy to a master teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.