{"podcast":{"title":"Denver Dzogchen","slug":"denver-dzogchen-6652649","podcast_index_feed_id":6652649,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/eb19fc80/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39343488/39343488-1697471677642-4dd8a69f5fe2e.jpg","author":"Denver Dzogchen","episode_count":60,"summary":"Meditation, Dharma talks, conversations and more from Denver Dzogchen, a Buddhist Dharma center focused on the essential Tibetan meditation practices of the Nyingma and Kagyu schools. This podcast is not monetized. If you enjoy and benefit from these recordings you are welcome to contribute to the costs of the Denver Dzogchen Meditation Center. Donations for this purpose can be made via PayPal using the link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=E6T9YZFDBE5J2&no_recurring=0&item_name=Help+support+Denver+Dzogchen%21¤cy_code=USD or to https://account.venmo.com/u/Urgyenatha","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T00:17:45.845858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649"},"episode":{"title":"The Mirror-Like Shrine","slug":"the-mirror-like-shrine","published_at":"2026-05-12T07:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649/the-mirror-like-shrine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/denver-dzogchen/episodes/The-Mirror-Like-Shrine-e3iq27r","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/eb19fc80/podcast/play/119391931/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-3%2F423343984-44100-2-60994621e776a.mp3","summary":"Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 53 How to Establish a Home Shrine Thank you for your support! Your donations help to fund our group activities: Venmo donation link: https://tinyurl.com/3cf42f9p Paypal donation link: https://tinyurl.com/mrx3ek8r 00:01:28: Introduction to a discussion about a home shrine in Tibetan Buddhism. Creating a sacred space for your meditation practice. A body/statue, dharma text, and stupa or crystal symbolizing Body, Speech, and Mind. A shrine as a mandala. 00:11:15 Discussion of the offering bowls: water for drinking, water for washing, flowers, incense, light, saffron water (and Bumpa), food, and music. Ram Yam Kham, Om Ah Hung to purify and bless the offerings. 00:17:55 The purpose of making offerings. Stories from Joseph’s recent trip to India. 00:23:25 Damien shares about Guru Yoga and offering practice. The importance of making the practice your own. 00:28:00 Encouragement to explore setting up a space for your home practice. Your intention is what is most important. Note: we strive to release a new episode on each Guru Rinpoche Day and Dakini Day. Podcast timestamps and chapters are provided for informational purposes. Any mistakes or spelling errors are the fault of volunteers who assist in the production of these videos. Please contact us with any questions or requests for future episodes. Contact us for information about our weekly Zoom and in-person sits https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Bluesky Social https://bsky.app/profile/denverdzogchen.bsky.social Video available on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf Audio av…","meta_description":"Denver Dzogchen Podcast Episode 53 How to Establish a Home Shrine Thank you for your support! Your donations help to fund our group activities: Venmo dona…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1988,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/denver-dzogchen-6652649/episodes/the-mirror-like-shrine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649/the-mirror-like-shrine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}