Gomde Scotland is primarily a place to support the practice of meditation. Study and practice go hand in hand — as you train in the methods, reality is revealed in your own experience. Learning through the living word, from a learned and experienced person, will help you see reality and how to realise it.
Study is especially important in Buddhism, where questioning and reflecting on the teachings is of vital importance — nothing should be taken at face value or accepted as a matter of mere faith. It is your personal responsibility to test this understanding so it becomes certainty.
Online Study and Practice Resources
Tara’s Triple Excellence — dharmasun.org/tte An online meditation programme based on Tara, the female buddha of wisdom in action. Known as the Triple Excellence, this teaching describes the entire Buddhist path in gradual practical instructions — accessible and profound for both beginners and seasoned practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.
DharmaSun — dharmasun.org This site hosts online video teachings by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche and other masters of the Chokling Tersar lineage, including the annual Autumn Seminar.
Rangjung Yeshe Institute — ryi.org Study authentic Buddha Dharma online with Rangjung Yeshe Institute. RYI offers courses in Buddhist philosophy as well as Tibetan and Pali, for those who wish to study the Dharma in its original languages, at a range of levels including for academic credit.