Denver Dzogchen

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

00:00 Introduction 00:01:00 Joseph Wagner’s introduction to sacred objects. 00:04:05 Ringsel 00:07:28 Placebo effect and Karmic Tendrel 00:12:55 What is Tantra 00:14:35 Magic of sacred objects and Dutsi story 00:19:04 Stupas: Wat Saket Temple and The Golden Mount, Ye Dharma Project, Denver Dzogchen supporting Andrea Loseries stupa project, stupa containing Choying Dorje Lama Norsok Rinpoche’s Ringsel on the moon. http://yedharma.com/index.html https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html

Joseph Wagner interviews Damien Abel, co-host of the Denver Dzogchen Podcast. Damien discusses his dharma background and how he connected with Denver Dzogchen.

In this first episode of the Denver Dzogchen Podcast host Damien Abel talks with Joseph Wagner, founder and resident teacher at Denver Dzogchen, a Tibetan Buddhist center located in Denver, Colorado. Joseph discusses his dharma background and how Denver Dzogchen came to be. For more information visit https://www.denverdzogchen.com/

Joseph talks about the karmic tendrils that pulled him towards Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, his first meeting with him, and how it impacted his entire life. Joseph Wagner has been a Buddhist practitioner since 1988 and is the resident teacher at Chönyi Ling/Denver Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhist Center, located in Denver, Colorado. Visit https://denverdzogchen.com/ for information about our weekly meditation sessions and other teachings and activities.