Advice for students doing a long retreat, including guidance on motivation, specific practices, how to successfully complete the retreat and what to do if there are obstacles.

Advice for students doing a retreat on the lamrim, the graduated path to enlightenment. Rinpoche says taming the mind through the lamrim is the best offering and the best way to bring world peace.

Practice advice and instructions for students doing various types of retreat, including preliminaries, lamrim and deity practice.

Advice on how to correctly visualize certain deities during one's meditation practice.

Advice on meditation, retreat, and related topics, including advice on chöd, calm abiding, and how to build a retreat house.