Four Ways to Deal with Difficulties: Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Dzogchen

Pema Dragpa February 21, 2019

Four Ways to Deal with Difficulties: Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana, and Dzogchen

On April 28, 2016 at Padma Samye Ling during the One Month Dzogchen Retreat on Lama Shabkar’s “Flight of the Garuda,” Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche taught on the four approaches to deal with difficulties according to Buddhism:

1. Avoiding

2. Transforming

3. Using as the Path

4. Liberating

These correspond to the four approaches of:

1. Basic Buddhism (“Hinayana”)

2. Mahayana

3. Vajrayana

4. Dzogchen

Enjoy this very clear and helpful teaching.

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Photo of Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche celebrating with the PSL Sangha in 2013.