Monks from Ganden can control the timing and manner of their own death through perfection of a meditation practice known as Thuktam. DAWA (speaking Tibetan): (monks singing) CHOEPHEL: For over 500 ...

The monks studied traditional Tibetan Buddhist meditation, originating in the ancient Indian practice of Ayurveda. They focused on Samatha, the practice of calm abiding, which steadies and ...

Western medicine changed its mind about meditation in 2007. Up until then, meditation was on the blacklist as one of the ...

The event is sponsored by the Insight Meditation Community of Charlotte. Led by Venerable Kalsang Gyatso, these Tashi Kyil monks are from the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug Sect of the Dalai Lama ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a unique expression of Buddhism that has developed over centuries in the high Himalayan region of Tibet and the surrounding areas. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the ...