Meditation & Teachings Library
Cultivating Love & Compassion
In this section we offer meditation practices and teachings to enhance love and compassion in our daily lives.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama introduces the basic techniques of meditation and explains how we can cultivate altruism and compassion for our own personal contentment and a more peaceful world.
Geshe Thubten Sherab is the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and also tours extensively to other FPMT centers around the world. He leads this 25-minute guided meditation on loving-kindness.
Geshe Tenzin Zopa is a highly-respected Buddhist master who travels the world as a touring teacher for FPMT. Here he shares a 90-minute teaching on love and compassion.
Ven. Sangye Khadro is a beloved meditation teacher and author of the classic book How to Meditate, which is now in its 17th printing. Here she shares a 90-minute teaching on love and compassion.
Ven. Losang Gendun teaches Buddhist philosophy, psychology and meditation in FPMT centers across the globe including creating FPMT’s In-Depth Meditation Training program. This video is the first of a weekend retreat on Awakening the Heart.
Ven. Lozang Yonten is a registered FPMT teacher serving as Chaplain and Lecturer of Buddhist Studies at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon. She leads this 14-minute guided meditation on compassion.
Shamatha – Calm Abiding
Shamatha, or calm-abiding, meditation aims to settle the disturbances and dysfunctions of our body and mind in meditation so that we can truly abide here and now peacefully.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama explains calm abiding in this 14-minute teaching clip.
The first video of a weekend retreat on cultivating shamatha at Thubten Norbu Ling Centre, Santa Fe, New Mexico, lead by Geshe Tashi Dhondup, philosophy teacher at Kopan Nunnery in Nepal.
Ven. Rene Feusi, renowned Buddhist meditation teacher, speaks about calm abiding in this 26-minute video overview of Discovering Buddhism Module 2: How to Meditate.
This 10-minute calm abiding guided meditation is led by Ven. Rita Riniker, a beloved teacher who has taught in FPMT centers around the world for decades.
Alan Wallace is an American Buddhist scholar who integrates Tibetan Buddhist meditation, philosophy and modern science in his teachings and writings. This is the first of 26 videos from his shamatha retreat at Vajrayana Institute, Australia.
Vipassana & Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the action of paying attention to the present whereas vipassana is the cultivation of a special insight into the true nature of reality.
Dealing with Anxiety & Fear
Anxiety and fear has become endemic in our modern society for so many of us. Buddhist meditation techniques such as mindfulness have been proven scientifically to help alleviate these conditions. In this section we offer meditations whose aim is to address anxiety and disturbing emotions such as fear.
Geshe Thubten Sherab is the resident teacher at Thubten Norbu Ling Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and also tours extensively to other FPMT centers around the world. He delivers this short yet effective practice to transform your daily life from problems and difficulties into one of courage, satisfaction and peace. The guided meditation begins at minute 50.
Ven. Robina Courtin has a worldwide reputation as a dynamic Buddhist teacher. She specializes in sharing her knowledge of Buddhist psychology in Western terms. In this teaching she deconstructs the mental components of fear and how to deal with it.
FPMT touring teacher Ven. Amy Miller has been teaching meditation for decades. Here she leads a 15-minute guided meditation and a teaching on how to cultivate positive emotions and transform everyday challenges into more realistic and peaceful experiences.
Joy
Empathetic joy, one of the four immeasurables in Buddhism, refers to feeling happy for people, and it can be cultivated in meditation.
Geshe Tenzin Zopa is a highly-respected Buddhist master who travels the world as a touring teacher for FPMT. Here he shares a teaching on empathetic joy.
A 3-minute video on how to use journaling to observe moments of joy and gratitude, from Black Dog Institute, a non-profit medical research institute based in Sydney, Australia.
“The Practice of Joy” is a 3-minute film narrated by Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
“A Joyful Mind – Meditation and Mindfulness” is a 1-hour documentary on how to develop joy and peace. Features interviews with a variety of Buddhist teachers.
Deity Practices
Deity yoga uses visualization as a skillful means of personal transformation. The deities used in tantric practice are a manifestation of our pure Buddha nature. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, “In brief, the body of a Buddha is attained through meditating on it.”
MEDICINE BUDDHA PRACTICE
with Geshe Tenzin Zopa
GREEN TARA PRAYERS
with Ven. Robina Courtin
CHENREZIG PRAYERS
with Ven. Yonten
WHITE TARA PRACTICE
with Ven. Thubten Chodron
VAJRASATTVA PRACTICE
with Ven. Thubten Chodron
MEDICINE BUDDHA DHARANI AND TALK
with Geshe Thubten Soepa
CITTIMANI TARA PUJA with Khensur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Delek
PROTECTOR PRAYERS AND INCENSE PUJA
with Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
HERUKA VAJRASATTVA TSOK PRACTICE
with Miffi Maxmillon