Recognizing Our True Nature DVD

© 2011 Lama Tharchin Rinpoche; produced 2021 Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Heritage Foundation & Heart Teachings by Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

Bodhi House, Olympia, Washington; November 8, 2011

Formats: 1 DVD; also available as mp4 video & mp3 audio download

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche's teaching "Recognizing Our True Nature" from November 8, 2011, presents core Vajrayana Buddhist principles about discovering enlightenment within our own mind. While our Buddha-nature is inherent within us, it remains hidden through a lack of recognition. Rinpoche emphasizes that the seed of both happiness and suffering lies within our mental attitudes—suffering comes from selfish, afflictive emotions, while happiness arises from wisdom and compassion toward others. He explains that every sentient being possesses Buddha nature, but like extracting butter from cream or oil from sesame seeds, this potential must be actively cultivated through meditation and practice rather than simply recognized or acknowledged. Lama Tharchin Rinpoche illuminates the path to awakening this inner luminosity through the Buddha's wisdom teachings, making it fully manifest.

Sent to Subscribers: July 2021; available to the public March 2023