Ep. 653 – The Tibetan Book of Success with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

Meditation master and teacher Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche explores tools for success from Tibetan wisdom on mindfulness, gratitude, and more. Get your own copy of The Tibetan Book of Success HERE.This week on Mindrolling, Orgyen and Raghu discuss: What life was like for Orgyen growing up in a remote village in Tibet The Tibetan Buddhist leader Khenpo Jigme PhuntsokReframing the construct of ‘success’The 10 powers that lead us to success: wisdom, integrity, decency, mindfulness, fairness, reliability, gratitude, hopefulness, faith, generosity Lessons from Mipham RinpocheThe necessity of respect for good communication Navigating conflict through mindfulness and decency Self-awareness as the number one tool for good communication How inner emptiness shapes how we see the worldDiscriminating awareness, deciding what to accept vs. what to rejectAbout Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche:Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation teacher and master in the Nyingma lineage of the Buddhist tradition residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the author of Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness, and is known for his accessible, passionate, and joyful approach to personal transformation. Rinpoche teaches regularly in the Bay Area, and travels throughout the world speaking to a broad range of audiences about how to improve their lives through meditation. He received his education and training for nine years starting at the age of fourteen at Larung Gar in Serta, eastern Tibet, with his teacher, the great Jigmed Phuntsok Rinpoche, who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century. Learn more about Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche’s work and his non-profit, The Pristine Mind Foundation. “Even if someone is in conflict, you need to be mindful, reliable, you need to be a decent person at the same time. Then, it works. If your mind is in conflict, if there’s anger, resentment, that totally destroys communication.” –Orgyen Chowang RinpocheSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.