Nagarjuna's "Letter to a Friend" Part 1: Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche

Greater detail on theJetsun Khandro Rinpoche taught on Nagarjuna's "Letter to a Friend" on the UC Berkeley campus. amzn.to/3GNOQrN She reviews key issues in a Buddhism 101 or Buddhism for Beginners manner and Rinpoche brings her usual clarity. #buddhism #khandro #nagarjuna
About the text: An exposition of the entire Buddhist path in only 123 verses. A Buddhist classic. Nagarjuna's poetic presentation of the fundamental teachings of the Great Vehicle, or Mahayana, is remarkable for its concise style and memorable imagery, making it one of the most widely quoted sources in other commentaries on the Mahayana path. The great Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna (first-second century C.E.) wrote his celebrated poem "Letter to a Friend" as a gift of advice to a South Indian king, and it has since become a monument in the Indian shastra tradition.
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Greater detail on Nagarjuna and the text: Nagarjuna was a renowned Indian philosopher and Buddhist scholar who lived in the second century CE. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.
The "Letter to a Friend" is one of Nagarjuna's most famous texts, and is a personal letter of advice to a friend who was seeking guidance on how to achieve enlightenment. The letter covers a wide range of topics, including the nature of reality, the practice of meditation, and the importance of compassion and wisdom.
In the "Letter to a Friend," Nagarjuna emphasizes the importance of understanding the ultimate nature of reality, which he describes as empty of inherent existence. He argues that all phenomena are interdependent and lack a fixed, permanent essence, and that this understanding is crucial for attaining liberation.
Nagarjuna also stresses the importance of developing compassion and wisdom as a means to achieve enlightenment. He argues that these two qualities are interdependent, and that they must be cultivated together in order to achieve the ultimate goal of Buddhist practice.
Overall, the "Letter to a Friend" is a profound and insightful text that provides valuable guidance for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Its emphasis on the interconnectedness of all things, and the importance of compassion and wisdom, continues to inspire and guide Buddhist practitioners today.
Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher from the Mindrolling lineage, having received traditional Tibetan meditation training as well as a Western education. Her teachers include many of the 20th century's great masters such as her father, Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, the Sixteenth Karmapa and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
She is the author of This Precious Life amzn.to/3wfgVUb
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[@ahimsainternational]

Some years ago, I had the great pleasure of meeting Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche at a private party in someone's home in the Bay Area. I found her utterly charming but after watching this video, I almost wish that we had met under more formal circumstances because listening to her is much more enlightening than conversing with her. She is the best example I know of a someone who truly spent not just one lifetime preparing for her present mission but clearly many lifetimes. People have commented on her command of language, but she also understands the cultural differences and can bridge them in a modern way, giving timelessness to the Teachings and its Protectors of the Path.

[@PahaPoniesSpanishMustangs]

Well said❤️

[@SaintNektarios]

She speaks very well. I find many Buddhists have a bizarre tendency to talk with a slow voice and it is difficult to listen to for a long time. Khandro Rinpoche just speaks naturally.

[@DharmaTime-is-now]

Totally agree. Rinpoche can think and speak in second and third languages at least as quickly and clearly as native speakers.

[@phuntshothinley7137]

I wish all lay people in Buddhist countries get to hear this.

[@leonardoguzman9696]

Thanks for sharing the teachings of the buddha. ❤ Saludos desde México

[@sugatashanteya6778]

nice to listen Jestun khandro rimpoche on Nagarjuna.

[@HalfDumb]

Lama la Kyabsu Chewo. Om Ah Hung Benza Guru Jnana Sagara Ban Hari Sa Siddhi Hung Thank you for posting these precious precious teachings. We live in a such a fortunate time. May you accumulate merit for making this teaching accessible for us. :)

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Great respect from maharashtra india 🇮🇳

[@sarantsatsralbuyan]

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful video of the great teachings of the greatest. My understanding of the Dharma is getting better and clearer because of the teachings of such wise teachers. Namo all of the Buddhas ,Bodhisattvas and Mahasattvas of the ten directions!

[@gyurmethlodroe1774]

Kyapsuche ! So eloquent, Drodoen Jachen Zeth La soelwa dep

[@angelicageiger9732]

Buddha mind how marvellous...how inspiring.

[@gyurmethlodroe1774]

1.45.32 Wow... same expression as her father Rimpoche

[@trish3580]

Thank you so much for these teachings! Thank you Dharma Channel for making them available to us and the deepest gratitude to HE Khandro Rinpoche for this teaching.

[@deskitangmo5297]

Shkyapsu chhe Rinpoche Khain🙏🙏🙏 I wish and pray that I am able to understand this worthy teachings 🙏🙏🙏 and get the opportunity to take the Blessings from you in person 🙏🙏🙏

[@robertbaldwin6350]

excelence. Very clear. Now the work begins.

[@karolfrench5816]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼again. I watch and learn , how fortunate we are to experience theses brilliant teachings. Thankyou

[@tannerh3838]

thank you very much for sharing these teachings. i really like Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche.

[@tulkupema]

Thank you for posting wonderful talk.

[@guadalupemiercoles4277]

Heavy, heavy with qualities. Thank you for sharing!!

[@lodayjamtsho321]

what a speach form H.E jistun khadro rinpoche

[@erosamuk]

33:40 nice!!

[@tenpagyaltsen291]

Thank You Teacher. You are always so clear. That is helpful. Special thanks for explaining Sangha at the end. Since taking refuge and receiving my name from you many years ago in Baltimore I had thought that I was "rather permanently attached' to the Sangha there. Now I not only understand the relationship to Sangha but feel the departure of what has been a heavy question. Hope to have the pleasure of proximity with you at some point. --Tenpa Gyaltsen

[@acho5424]

Amazing !

[@adityadhanvij5985]

Namo buddhay 🙏

[@SeekersofUnity]

What an utter gift. thank you

[@DharmaTime-is-now]

And thank you for your viewing. More content will be coming soon. You can subscribe to the channel to get updates.

[@chrysanthenan8860]

deep gratitude.

[@rattangujadhur8215]

Thank you for illuminating our minds

[@SukmaHema]

Thank you so much a very wonderful sermon, love love it so much👍👍👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@nimluckysherpa156]

thankyou for wonderful teachings....

[@TsheringPDorji]

Chabsuchey... _()_ How brilliantly taught. Wow!

[@tomhell8887]

When a man is parched by thirst, the thought of water brings no relief. Only drinking can quench his thirst. Similarly, information differs from direct experience. The exhausting search for information, for mere objective knowledge, becomes needless with direct meditative experience. -- Mipham Rinpoche

[@liasinceritakarma]

Om Mani Padme Hum 💗 🌄

[@taidelek9994]

A kindly urge Rinpoche la to spread Dharma to South East Asia and China.

[@sarrah108]

Please!

[@PahaPoniesSpanishMustangs]

Thank you Rinpoche ❤️❤️❤️

[@684684681]

Thank you, dear ones!

[@kalwang143]

Wonderful teaching

[@innersense621]

Wonderful teaching!

[@marymckinnon5313]

Lovely, thank you.

[@izybourne3409]

Thankyou

[@DharmaTime-is-now]

You’re welcome. Thanks for your interest in Rinpoche’s teaching.

[@seas]

thank you! this is wonderful! :)

[@ROGERWDARCY]

Others want pleasure, success and praise!

[@milarepa9756]

🙏🙏🙏

[@DharmaTime-is-now]

Here is a link to a talk that Khandro Rinpoche gave called "Practicing in Times of Adversity". It is audio only. www.khandrorinpoche.org/practicing-in-times-of-adversity/ As Rinpoche says: "It is a time of unspeakable fear and disruption for most of the world. During such times of crisis and struggle which arise in our lives, our practice could be one of the first things we turn to."

[@nabinnick]

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[@alcosmic]

1:01:37 how interesting

[@gordonj5]

Thank you making these wonderful teachings available. They are invaluable. In this first part, there is a slight skip at 51-52m and it is just where Rinpoche is going to say what the fourth collection of Nagarjuna's writings are. Please would you tell me what the fourth collection is called? Thank you.

[@michelemetzen.7742]

Just go to Wikipedia + Nagajurna

[@dchnamo4857]

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[@FearlessWisdom]

Root text: www.rigdzindharma.org/uploads/6/9/5/6/6956478/nagarjunalettertoafriend.pdf promienie.net/images/dharma/books/nagarjuna_letter-to-a-friend.pdf

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[@lodayjamtsho321]

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[@SkyPilot54]

still I wonder, simply concern for others transcends an brings harmonious forces

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[@alankuntz6494]

I want to know how to get in contact with the nagas, go to the nagas mouth and hear what they have to say rather than read and interpret thousands of commentaries about what Nagarjuna had to say..I want to hear more about the Naga's..Is it legend or are these nagas real. A lot of people simply mythologise the naga's .

[@scorneli1202]

@alwaleed01: Are there any other videos continuing this teaching?

[@ROGERWDARCY]

Is Roger Dobs a Buddhist?

[@lodayjamtsho321]

lm speachles

[@AghoraNath]

Generating is karma, action is karma, contemplation is karma, chance is karma, limited is karma, effort is karma. Not chance or desire, just letting go of desire. Many teachings say this. Bardo is all the time until you find the bardo. There is no merit. No vehicle. Who is me? What is I? He is still ego but for a boy he is quite learning and not worthy of a beating. What life? What resembles a human? Good? What is good? Held? Oh well, we can sleep, no Nargajuna here yet.

[@AghoraNath]

In the west I see pious ego competition, I do not feel that the life is congruent with shadhana. He is being too kind slightly. For the westerner the tantrika will be the actual path, kundalini, red hair, Celtic, nothing is lost from Nargajuna, everything is gained by the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra. Chogyom Trungpa has a great way for westerners. Charlatans like Tolle will be the lonely ruin of the Sanatana void of warmth and pretending ananta. I fear, that this boy, is tactful, there are many westerners buying Buddhist enlightenment and this pretence helps neither of us. Theravada, hence forth, to the earth.

[@jesuisravi]

wonderful fluency in English but, no no no!