From March 21 to 24, 2025, at Palpung Sherabling Monastic Seat in India, His Eminence Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a holder of the Tripitaka who upholds his vows and possesses both steadfastness and erudition, taught the third year of the "Discovering the Buddha Within" program titled "Original Purity" to devoted disciples from all over the world. The program was organized by the Palpung Institute of Buddhist Studies.

This year's curriculum focused on cultivating joy through recognizing that all beings possess Buddha-nature. The teachings covered the essence, nature, characteristics, and signs of Buddha-nature, as well as methods for removing obscurations that prevent its realization. To inspire enthusiasm for the qualities of Buddha-nature, Rinpoche taught the relative Guru Yoga, and to understand the purity and equality of all appearances and existence, he taught the ultimate Guru Yoga. The instructions also included creation stage practices of self-consecration and consecrating all beings, completion stage practices of realization through key points of the body, and the exposition and implementation of the self-liberating ground, path, and fruition of Mahamudra.

All these topics were presented in a clear and comprehensible manner, supported by stories and examples. The teaching methodology included introductory explanations, question-and-answer sessions, discussions, interviews, and meditation sessions. Thus, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche officially commenced the transmission of the third year of the Palpung Study and Practice Curriculum.

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