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Nekhor Pilgrimage: Circling the Sacred -
Jan 29, 2020
For over half a decade, a small group of Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoché’s students have been researching the sacred sites of Guru Padmsambhava. Our goal has been to fulfill a single overarching mission:...
Read MoreRadically Happy in Vienna and Everywhere -
Jan 16, 2020
Last year in September 2018, at Gomde Germany-Austria located in the beautiful Austrian Alps I met Phakchok Rinpoche and Erric Solomon for the first time. They introduced the newly- released book “Radically...
Read MoreSitatapatra, the White Umbrella puja -
Jan 14, 2020
Chapagaun 2019 The Sitatapatra puja that took place the past December 23 to 25th, marked the end of the cycle of pujas in 2019 in the Do-ngak Nyida Zungdrel Sherab Raltri Ling...
Read MoreLearning to Practice: Sampa Lhundrub Sadhana Ritual Course 2019 -
Dec 21, 2019
Sadhana Ritual Course: The Perfect Setting This year’s Sampa Lhundrub Sadhana Ritual Course is taking place in a beautiful new monastery above Narayanthan Kathmandu, on a hill just far and high enough...
Read MoreImpressions from Kurukullé Puja Conclusion -
Nov 5, 2019
Kurukullé Puja: The Concluding Scene On the last day of the Kurukullé puja, the gathering of practitioners, the shrine and the offerings were set outside of the main temple. Below a large...
Read MoreImpressions of the 7 day Kurukullé Puja–Day One -
Oct 23, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019 marked the first of seven days of the Kurukullé puja in Do-ngak Nyida Zungdrel Sherab Raltri Ling Monastery. We also refer to this place as Vajra Varahi Monastery,...
Read MorePrecious Presence: Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche’s Visit to Guru Rinpoche Lhakang in Malaysia -
Sep 26, 2019
On September 15, 2019 Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche visited and blessed the Guru Rinpoche Lhakang at Putra Heights, Malaysia with his presence. We honor Rinpoche as a great preserver and guardian of the...
Read MoreLate Summer Reflections -
Aug 29, 2019
The Beauty of Simplicity: Mahamudra Retreat with Tulku Migmar Tsering at Gomde Cooperstown (July 2019) It is the first evening of the Mahamudra retreat at bucolic Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, and a dozen...
Read MoreNgensong Dongtruk Puja–a Student’s Eye-View -
Aug 28, 2019
Making an Auspicious Connection As the third of the 2019 puja series, the Ngensong Dongtruk or “Dredger of the Lower Realms’ Depths” puja was held for three days from August 10th-12th...
Read MoreWhat is Ullambana: The Hungry Ghost Month? -
Aug 22, 2019
In Chinese culture, commonly known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, the practice of burning extensive offerings made of joss papers to appease hungry ghosts still exists today. Growing up in Chinese communities,...
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