# Younge Drodul Ling ## Posts - [Gyalwa Gyamtso: The Five-Deity Red Chenrezig Practice of the Karma Kagyu](https://youngedrodulling.org/gyalwa-gyamtso-the-five-deity-red-chenrezig-practice-of-the-karma-kagyu/): Learn the history, lineage, and meaning of the Five-Deity Gyalwa Gyamtso, the Red Chenrezig practice of the Karma Kagyu tradition. - [Letter to Rinpoche from Bokar Rinpoche](https://youngedrodulling.org/letter-to-rinpoche-from-bokar-rinpoche/): A letter from Bokar Rinpoche to Younge Khachab Rinpoche before he entered his three year retreat. - [A Tradition of Inquiry](https://youngedrodulling.org/a-tradition-of-inquiry/): Why the Buddha Asked Us to Test the Truth - [Buddhist Philosophy Isn’t as Complicated as It Sounds](https://youngedrodulling.org/buddhist-philosophy-isnt-as-complicated-as-it-sounds/): A simple guide to Buddhist philosophy showing how the major schools explain dependent origination, emptiness, and why understanding them matters for practice. - [Garab Dorje’s Three Statements That Strike the Vital Point](https://youngedrodulling.org/garab-dorjes-three-statements-that-strike-the-vital-point/): A Complete Guide to the Essential Points of Dzogchen. - [Freedom Without Escape: Rongzom Mahāpandita on Establishing Appearances as Divine](https://youngedrodulling.org/freedom-without-escape-rongzom-mahapandita-on-establishing-appearances-as-divine/): A clear explanation of Rongzom Mahāpandita’s Establishing Appearances as Divine and what it means for samsara, suffering, and liberation. - [How to Prepare for a Retreat (Even If You’ve Never Done One)](https://youngedrodulling.org/how-to-prepare-for-a-retreat-even-if-youve-never-done-one/): Discover how to prepare for a meditation retreat, even your first. Practical tips on mindset, packing, and making the most of a 10-day Dzogchen retreat. - [Kurukulle: Magnetizing Dakini Practice](https://youngedrodulling.org/kurukulle-magnetizing-dakini-practice/): Join Younge Khachab Rinpoche for Kurukulle empowerment at the annual Dzogchen retreat. - [What is Dzogchen?](https://youngedrodulling.org/what-is-dzogchen/): Dzogchen is a direct introduction to primordial buddhahood in the immediacy of our own awareness. - [Advice for Beginners](https://youngedrodulling.org/advice-for-beginners/): Advice for beginning Dharma practitioners on the path. - [Actualizing the Profound View of the Middle Way](https://youngedrodulling.org/actualizing-the-profound-view-of-the-middle-way/): Understanding the view of emptiness free from extremes. - [Don’t Lose Out: The Danger of Missing the Opportunity for Realization](https://youngedrodulling.org/dont-lose-out-the-danger-of-missing-the-opportunity-for-realization/): Don't miss out on the opportunity to awaken your true nature. - [Making the Dharma a Living Practice](https://youngedrodulling.org/making-the-dharma-a-living-practice/): May your practice of the Dharma be a living path that you walk every day, guiding your actions, and your experience of the world. - [Taming the Mind](https://youngedrodulling.org/taming-the-mind/): There’s a central theme that runs through everything we do in our practice: taming the mind. - [Clear Intention on Retreat](https://youngedrodulling.org/clear-intention-on-retreat/): What you get from a retreat is up to you. It's about setting a clear intention. - [The Two Kinds of Investments on a Retreat](https://youngedrodulling.org/the-two-kinds-of-investments-on-a-retreat/): Two purposes of a meditation retreat. - [Shariputra encounters the dharma.](https://youngedrodulling.org/shariputra-encounters-the-dharma/): The story of Shariputra finding the Dharma and the famous Om ye dharma hetu mantra. - ["Whatever arises must cease."](https://youngedrodulling.org/whatever-arises-must-cease/): The three seals of impermanence, dukkha, and emptiness or not-self form the basis for understanding all the Buddha's teachings. - [Moving through the Four Noble Truths](https://youngedrodulling.org/moving-through-the-four-noble-truths/): The four noble truths can be interpreted as a process that we move through. - [Five-Fold Bodhicitta](https://youngedrodulling.org/five-fold-bodhicitta/): Developing Bodhichitta is our one and only practice; it is the finest way to accumulate merit and the singular cause of Buddhahood. - [Understanding the First Noble Truth.](https://youngedrodulling.org/understanding-the-first-noble-truth/): To fully understand dukkha we have to be aware of dukkha, acknowledge it, feel it, and sit with it. - [Bearing the Fierce Trident](https://youngedrodulling.org/bearing-the-fierce-trident/): Aspiration, Wisdom, & Diligence on the Path. - [The Practice of Tsok](https://youngedrodulling.org/the-practice-of-tsok/): Learn how to practice tsok, the type of offerings, its meaning, and the days for the practice. - [How to Set Up a Tantric Altar](https://youngedrodulling.org/how-to-set-up-a-tantric-altar/): How to set up a Buddhist tantric altar - [Setting up a Buddhist Altar](https://youngedrodulling.org/setting-up-a-buddhist-altar-2/): Learn how to set up a Buddhist altar. - [Sitting like a Buddha](https://youngedrodulling.org/sitting-like-a-budda/): A Guide to the Seven-Point Vairocana Posture. - [Sangpu Institute](https://youngedrodulling.org/sangpu-institute-2/): An Aspirational Vision for a Buddhist Learning Center. ## Pages - [Dzogchen Retreat Seattle](https://youngedrodulling.org/dzogchen-retreat-seattle/): Join Younge Khachab Rinpoche for rare Dzogchen teachings and a Kurukulle empowerment. 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