ZaChoeje Rinpoche:
Nagarjuna's Precious Garland

Nagarjuna was born 400 years after Buddha passed away and is renowned for his penetrating analysis of reality. Through his vast insight, we get glimpses of the Prajnaparamita and the very essence of the Buddha's teaching. In the Precious Garland, Nagarjuna offers intimate guidance to, over the span of lifetimes, perfect personal happiness, develop compassion, and realize emptiness. As Nagarjuna encourages, these practices will ultimately release us from the suffering of Samsara into Enlightenment.

From the beginning of the Precious Garland, when Nagarjuna pays homage to Buddha as the being who freed himself from all negative afflictions, he interweaves advice for the development of compassion and the wisdom of realizing emptiness. It is clear that the two views form a harmonious path to a state of supreme service for all.

Thus, the Precious Garland gives us a blueprint for building a society that includes social justice, education, and compassionate care for all beings, charity for those without food and home, the reformation of criminals, and the abolishment of the death penalty.

Rinpoche has selected this workshop to help support our understanding of the teachings on Wisdom and for anyone who seriously wants guidance on how to help themselves and others live happier lives. As ZaChoeje Rinpoche often tells us, "Knowing what you need to do is not enough. It is not amazing until we put into practice."