Ep173: Dreaming Tulku - Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche

In this episode I am once again joined by Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche, Dzogchen master, teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and author of over 15 books.
 Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche recounts his gruelling journey fleeing Tibet across the Himalayas, his years in refugee camps and monasteries in Nepal and India, and his eventual arrival in the United States. Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche discusses his love of poetry, the cultural divide between Tibet and America, and why he still experiences nightmares about his time as a refugee. Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche also reflects on his recognition as a tulku, explains tantric dream yoga techniques, how to find a guru, when to reveal secret teachings, and gives his opinion on Westerners who use the title ‘Lama’. … Video version: https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/ep177-dreaming-tulku-yeshi-rinpoche-2 
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’. … Topics include: 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Crossing the Himalayas 03:28 - Arriving in Nepal and life in the refugee camp 06:02 - Gruelling travel across India 10:21 - Arriving at Drepung Monastery and death of the monks 12:24 - Learning English in Seattle 15:50 - Love of poetry and published as a poet 19:22 - The poetry of Dzogchen and Mahamudra 21:39 - Cultural divide between Tibet and America 23:51 - Connecting to Steinbeck’s ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ 25:45 - Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche shares a religious poem 28:00 - Nightmares about Tibet 33:02 - Dream yoga techniques 38:08 - How Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche learned dream yoga 39:39 - Being recognised as a tulku by Trulshik Rinpoche 42:44 - Politics and nepotism in the tulku system 44:23 - Motive to help sentient beings 46:47 - The weight of having a title 49:47 - A warning to Western lamas 50:47 - Opinion of Western lamas 53:01 - Religion is not art 58:50 - Why is tantric Buddhism so popular? 01:03:07 - Powerful techniques of the vajrayana 01:05:40 - How to find a guru 01:10:41 - The importance of samaya 01:13:08 - Differences between students from different countries 01:14:19 - Shy to be a Buddhist 01:19:12 - How to keep Buddhism alive into the future 01:21:36 - When to share secret teachings … Previous interview with Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche: - https://www.guruviking.com/podcast/160-nomad-master-tulku-yeshi-rinpoche To find out more about Tulku Yeshi Rinpoche, visit: - https://www.facebook.com/HerukaInstitute/ - https://www.herukainstitute.org/ For more interviews, videos, and more visit: - www.guruviking.com Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James