In the 7th episode of the Lion-Faced Guru Podcast, Kim Rinpoche, Lama Karl and Acharya Ugi from the Pemako Buddhist lineage will talk about one of the essential aspects of dharmic practice: Bodhicitta, the aspiration to achieve Buddhahood for the liberation of all sentient beings.  As simple and straightforward this aspect of Bodhicitta might seem, it’s one of the topics so many practitioners of Dharma struggle with. And a quick look into Dharma literature reveals that this isn’t due to a...

In the 6th episode, Kim Katami continues to interview Lama John Hoag on his extensive practice time with Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche and other highly realized masters like Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. This provides a rare insight into how exactly these great masters have taught Tantric Buddhism and introduced people to the Nature of Mind. Lama John and Kim Katami also discuss the future of Vajrayana Buddhism and how the Tantric practices can and should be taught in...

In the 5th episode of the Lion-Faced Guru Podcast, Kim Katami interviews Lama John Hoag from the US about his in-depth experiences with Japanese Zen and how he eventually switched to Vajrayana Buddhism ending up studying with Dudjom Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Chatral Rinpoche in Nepal. John and Kim also discuss the incomparable directness and simplicity of Tantric Guru Yoga comparted to the concentration-based approaches of Zen.

In the 4th episode of the Lion-Faced Guru Podcast, Kim Katami interviews Lama Lyse from New Zealand about her inspiring life, her spiritual path and her fascinating years with two of the greatest Nyingma/Dzogchen masters of our recent time: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and Chatral Rinpoche.  Lama Lyse is a longtime and close student of Dilgo Khyentse and Chatral Rinpoche. Both were great figures of the Nyingma-school of Tibetan Buddhism. She lived close to Dilgo Rinpoche for six years until his...

An interview with Kim Katami from Pemako Buddhism about the importance of maps of Awakening and his own experiences on the Path so far.

In this important episode, Kim Katami, Karl Eikrem and Ugi Mueller provide a deep insight into their own Awakening experiences and discuss the universal mechanics of nondual Awakening. A very vivid and insightful discussion that sheds light on the most common (and fatal) misconceptions about Awakening and stresses the fact that Awakening is attainable for everyone regardless of culture, nation or spiritual tradition. And it can happen in 2020 for You!