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Bardo Workshop
Lama Choedak Rinpoche defines the Bardo states and teaches on the time in between. The teachings on Bardo are traditionally given in order to overcome the fear of death and to learn how to deal with the intermediate state after death and before rebirth.

Buddhist Inspirations: the View; Meditation and Action
Our views affect the quality of our meditation; which in turn determines our actions. Wrong views increase suffering; but right views decrease suffering. Lama Choedak Rinpoche discusses wrong and right views; and the interdependence of view; meditation and action.

Dynamics of Five Wisdoms
A Rongton workshop on learning the dynamics of transforming the five defilements into the five wisdoms. Just as light is the transformation of darkness; not its elimination; so the five emotional factors dominating one's life can also be transformed.

Envisioning the Merit Field: Iconography in Tibetan Buddhism
In Tibetan Buddhism; meditation practices begin with the visualisation of a merit-field: a pure realm; filled with lineage masters; buddhas; dharma texts; enlightened beings; and so on. Iconography; for example Thangka paintings; assists this visualisation process. Lama Choedak Rinpoche explores the iconography of Tibetan Buddhism and gives a comprehensive explanation of the refuge merit-fields of the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

Extraordinary Mindfulness at the Ordinary Workplace
Many people have requested to know how they can apply their meditation in the workplace environment. In this special workshop; Lama Choedak Rinpoche shows a set of tools that can be tested and utilised outside formal meditation; caves and robes. Buddhist meditation is not just for some people who give up their jobs and live in caves. It is about how to do ordinary jobs with extraordinary mindfulness; happiness and awareness.

Fire Puja (2003)
Lama Choedak Rinpoche teaches on how to conduct a fire puja and its meaning.

Mind and Mental Factors (2002)
Lama Rigzin's teaching to help us understand the nature of mind.

Opening Ceremony and Teachings at SIBA; Sept 2006
Teachings and Ceremonies conducted by His Eminence Chogye Trichen Rinpoche; Lama Choedak Rinpoche and other Dignitories at the September 2006 opening of SIBA

Overcoming Fear and Anxiety (2002)
Lama Choedak Rinpoche discusses the fundamental fears and importance of mindfulness

Parting from the Four Attachments (2001)
Lama Choedak Rinpoche teaches on a 4 line pith instruction by Boddhisattva Manjushri.

Rongton Unit 01: The Life and Teachings of the Buddha
Lama Choedak Rinpoche discusses the life and fundamental teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha.

Rongton Unit 02: Great Disciples of the Buddha
Lama Choedak teaches on the great disciples of the Buddha and application to our lives.

Rongton Unit 03: The Uttaratantra (1)
The Mahayana Uttaratantra Sastra is one of the most important Mahayana Buddhist texts. Transmitted by Buddha Maitreya to Acarya Asanga; it is a comprehensive teaching on the fundamental Buddha Nature of all beings.

Rongton Unit 04: The Uttaratantra (2)
The Mahayana Uttaratantra Sastra is one of the most important Mahayana Buddhist texts. Transmitted by Buddha Maitreya to Acarya Asanga; it is a comprehensive teaching on the fundamental Buddha Nature of all beings.

Rongton Unit 05: The Uttaratantra (3)
The Mahayana Uttaratantra Sastra is one of the most important Mahayana Buddhist texts. Transmitted by Buddha Maitreya to Acarya Asanga; it is a comprehensive teaching on the fundamental Buddha Nature of all beings.

Rongton Unit 06: An Introduction to Vajrayana Buddhism
Lama Choedak Rinpoche introduces and explains the major features of Vajrayana Buddhism.

Rongton Unit 07: Tools for Self-Transformation
Lama Choedak Rinpoche and Lama Rigzin give practical instructions on how to deal with the various problems we face in our lives.

Rongton Unit 08: Illuminating the Sage's Intent
Lama Choedak Rinpoche teaches on the Six Perfections and on compassion; using Sakya Pandita's famous text "Illuminating the Sage's Intent". (Recorded at the SLCD Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat in October 1998).

Rongton Unit 09: The Tibetan Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life; or Bhavacakra; is an important concept of Buddhist philosophy. Subdivided into six realms; it explains the nature of existence of living beings. Lama Choedak teaches from extensive Buddhist sources on the Wheel of Life; explaining the details of the realms and sub-realms and how all mental events may be connected with one of the realms.

Rongton Unit 10: Lojong - Seven Point Mind Training
Lama Choedak Rinpoche gives teachings on Lojong; Seven Point Mind Training; from the commentary by Chekhawa Yeshe Dorje. A weekend workshop.

Rongton Unit 11: The Perfection of Wisdom 1
Lama Choedak teaches on Rongton's text; "Meditation on the Perfection of Wisdom".

Rongton Unit 12: The Four Common Foundations
Lama Rigzin teaches on the Four Common Foundations to all Mahayana Buddhist practice. An appreciation of these foundations of suffering; the difficulty in obtaining a precious human rebirth; law of impermanence and death and the law of cause and effect is vital to motivate our daily practice to help benefit all sentient beings.

Rongton Unit 13: The Perfection of Wisdom 2
Lama Choedak continues his teachings on Rongton's text: "Meditation on the Perfection of Wisdom".

Rongton Unit 14: The Perfection of Wisdom 3
Lama Choedak continues his teachings on Rongton's text: "Meditation on the Perfection of Wisdom".

Rongton Unit 16: The 5 Paths and 10 Stages of Meditation in Buddhism
Lama Choedak teaches on the path and stages in Tibetan Buddhist meditative experience.

Rongton Unit 17: Four Great Orders of Tibetan Buddhism
Lama Choedak discusses the development of the main schools of Tibetan Buddhism; their teachers; teachings and traditions.

Rongton Unit 18: Five Fundamentals on the Path
Series of Teachings given at the 2002 Calm Abiding Meditation Retreat.

Rongton Unit 19: Three Levels of Spiritual Perception
Lama Choedak Rinpoche teaches on Morchen Konchok Lhundrup's classical work showing the fundamental techniques to change one's mind-stream from the deluded to the liberated.

Rongton Unit 20: The Bodhisattva Vows
Lama Choedak Rinpoche explains the vows and their meanings.

Rongton Unit 21: The Three Levels of Buddhist Precepts
Lama Choedak Rinpoche teaches on how the three levels of Buddhist precepts can best be understood; received and practiced.

Rongton Unit 22: Samantabhadra's Prayer
Lama Choedak Rinpoche gives teachings and commmentary on this important "King of Noble Prayers".

Rongton Unit 23: The Qualities of the Triple Gem
Lama Choedak Rinpoche give a commentary on the qualities of the Buddha; the Dharma and the Sangha.

Rongton Unit 32: Introduction to Buddhism
Lama Choedak Rinpoche gives a series of teachings introducing the major concepts of Buddhism; including all three vehicles.

Sleeping and Dream Yoga
Sleeping and Dream Yoga. A One Day Workshop.

Symbolism of Hand Gesture in Vajrayana Buddhism (2000)
Physical gesture is not just art and expression but an advanced form of meditation. In Vajrayana Buddhism the deities are recognised by their gestures; postures and hand symbols. More than 40 hand gestures are related to meditation and ritual performances.

The Art of Happiness (1999)
In his first teaching; Buddha explained that if we acknowledge the prevalence of suffering and understand its causes; then suffering may be overcome by renouncing those causes and following the Noble Path. Personal knowledge of the sixteen distinctive aspects or moments of suffering; gained through meditation and analysis; is a key element of understanding; and thus overcoming; suffering and its causes.

The Five Aggregates: Understanding the True Nature of Self (1999)
Buddhist teaching challenges the notion of an inherently existing self. Instead; the self is seen as a collection of constantly changing physical and mental factors - the five aggregates of feeling; perception; volition; form and consciousness. Viewing the self in this way; we can inventory and evaluate the elements of our existence and experience; and overcome the suffering created by our misunderstanding of the nature of existence.

The Path of the Yogi
David Templeman discusses the Mahasiddas; or great yogis; of Indian Buddhism; the development of Vajrayana Buddhism; and its movement from India into Tibet.