Puzzling the Pieces

Each of us is indispensable in completing the puzzle of life, in completing a perfect world.

PUZZLING THE PIECES Course with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

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In this course, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche asks us to look inside and get familiar with the piece of the puzzle we hold so that we become agents of change. What is your piece of the puzzle?
“Each of us is indispensable in completing the puzzle of life, in completing a perfect world.”

What is Included

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Session 1: The Common Thread

Even though we don’t speak the same language or perhaps look the same, there is a fundamental state of being that all humans share. What is that common thread?

Session 6: Building Community

Building a community is a process, and all our actions matter. They have a ripple effect, impacting others. Does acting with wisdom and compassion make a difference?

Session 2: Perfection and Pursuit of Happiness

An imperfect process does not produce a perfect result. Gaining true happiness depends on engaging true methods. How do I understand perfection?

Session 7: Focus on the Process

One small action on the path can have a big impact on the result. It can bring pain or happiness. How do my choices affect the outcome?

Session 3: Putting the Pieces Together

We each hold a piece that is indispensable to completing the giant puzzle of life. How can I contribute my piece to make the world a better place?

Session 8: Our Shared Experiences

When we understand the four phases or experiences of life, we can better understand how to support ourselves and others. What are the four phases?

Session 4: Independence and Interdependence

There is no community without individuals, their views and creative thinking. And individuals need community to thrive. How do I engage as an individual in the greater community?

Session 9: The Power of Our Actions

All our actions and reactions create our world community. How we react is our choice, and our actions affect the result. What tools help us make positive choices?

Session 5: The Many Versions of Self

We have many interconnected versions of ourself: one for social media, one as a parent or child, another for our profession. Yet which is our true self? Am I an independent individual?

Session 10: Overcoming Challenges

We typically react, not respond, to an action. If we aren’t clear about how we react, then it is difficult to overcome challenges. Can I pause and reflect before responding?

About Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is the founder of freshmind®. Some know him as a Gen Xer-Rebel Buddha, others as one of the foremost scholars and meditation masters of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. However he is known, his warm inclusive humor, kindness, and wise teachings that lead to genuine knowledge and a wholehearted engagement in one’s life remain his undisputed hallmark.

Rinpoche is the founder, president, and spiritual director of Nalandabodhi, an international community of Buddhist centers. Recognized for launching the kindness initiative #GoKind, Rinpoche is also an author, poet, photographer, and visual artist. His books include Rebel Buddha, Emotional Rescue, and Mind Beyond Death, among others. For more information, visit his website: dpr.info

Short Videos

Seeing And Believing

Are you sure that what you believe is in line with your perception? Rinpoche explains.

05:00

Trusting Your Potential

Opportunities are all around us, but we may not recognize them, let alone know how to seize them. ...

02:49

Love Is…

Love is tricky! We all want to be loved, and we look for it from the moment we are born, expecting ...

02:08

Four Tips For Making A Difference

It is all too easy to become overwhelmed with the global challenges and local issues facing us ...

01:45

Is Your Mindfulness Stressing You Out?

We need mindfulness and relaxation to discover mind’s true nature, but balancing the two is not ...

02:53

The Art of Living Together

It's easy to become distracted these days and lose our deep and loving connection with family, ...

03:48

Peace In The Midst Of Violence

Extending compassion to people causing harm is very important, but we misunderstand what that ...

03:34

How to Respond to Bullying

There are negative and positive ways to react to a bully. Negative reactions empower them. The ...

02:58

Be Kind to Yourself

Being kind to yourself is the first step to being kind to others. But being kind is often ...

01:16

Be Patient with Yourself

We need patience and practice to work with our emotions, yet what we want is a quick fix or a ...

03:25

Meditations

One Breath Meditation

One Breath Meditation is a simple method you can use anywhere, anytime, to bring you back to the ...

6:44

Body Breath and Being in Balance

Body Breath and Being in Balance enhances our sense of presence, awareness, and kindness — ...

12:17

Getting to Know Our Emotions

Getting to Know Our Emotions is a meditation that brings awareness to our emotional patterns, ...

13:10

Gaining Insight

Gaining Insight is a meditation and reflection practice. By combining meditation with careful ...

22:52

Pause & Relax

Pause & Relax is a short but potent meditation. It introduces a moment of awareness, which can ...

11:10

Calm Abiding

Calm abiding is a foundational meditation practice. It connects us with the qualities and ...

16:38

Notice Savor & Relax

Notice Savor & Relax is an appreciation practice that enriches our life. First, we notice the ...

09:56

Posture & Breathing

The seven point posture provides the stablity and foundation we need in meditation. Then we use our ...

16:01

Courses

The Art Of Living Together

As a world community, we have one shared heart.

Mindfulness from the Outside In

Our mind is dramatic, a great storyteller, so working with mind is really fun.

Puzzling the Pieces

Each of us is indispensable in completing the puzzle of life, in completing a perfect world.

Living Wide Awake

If we can penetrate and see the reality of our mind, in this very moment, then awakening or ...

Fearless

Theories about fear are found in all wisdom traditions, but we need the experience of transforming ...

Be Wise, Go Kind, Live Fully

We may want to discover a deeper insight into the reality behind all these appearances, so that we ...

Articles

IT’S NOT NORMAL TO GO BACK TO NORMAL

Post-pandemic, we hope things will “go back to normal.” But this isn’t possible in reality. ...

HOW TO WORK WITH WORRY AND ANXIETY

Once a young person asked me for advice because they were worried, generally, and were experiencing ...

HOW TO ESCAPE FROM EGO

Experiencing this long stretch of pandemic stress, there is a sense of helplessness we all feel. ...

THREE THINGS TO DO WHEN A CHALLENGE POPS UP

Even when we have taken the time to contemplate our core values and our main aspiration in life, ...

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES THE POWER OF INTERDEPENDENCE

To overcome our struggles, we may need less subtle, or less privileged, methods for working with ...

LISTENING HEADS

Patience opens the door to resilience. It generates a gap, also known as Mindful Gap. That gap is ...

HELPING TEENS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA ANXIETY

It is my understanding that many teenagers today feel overwhelmed in response to the idealized ...

HOW TO WORK WITH PAST MEMORIES

Not long ago someone asked me this question: How do you work with a challenging memory from the ...

TWO WAYS TO GET TO KNOW YOUR MIND

Your mind is the agent of all your joys and sorrows, wisdom and confusion. If and when you get to ...

Quotes