Past Events

Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche September 2016 A Commentary on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Mountain Retreat Instructions August 2017 This sublime teaching by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche reveals the heart essence of how to bring forth and continuously abide in the fresh and vivid realization of ones own true nature. This is one of the most…

Transmission, Teaching and Practice Weekend Sangye Khandro October 2016 Sangye Khandro, a lineage holder of the Dudjom Tersar tradition, introduced the Dudjom Troma Chod Severance tradition, giving reading transmission for the preliminary practices, the feasts, the concise sadhana, and discussing the profound meaning of this level of practice. On numerous other occasions in recent years,…

Noble Mother Tara: Bestower of Longevity Blessings White Tara Transmission & Teachings  Sangye Khandro October 2019 Sangye Khandro gave the reading transmission for the practice, and explained the special features of Noble Mother White Tara, as well as how to accomplish all the benefits.  How and why to practice the Longevity White Tara, the terma…

How to set up a Vajrayana Shrine and Padmasambhava’s Source of Auspicious Good Fortune Terma August 2016 Abao Lama, the attendant and shrine master for H.E Garchen Rinpoche, came to Dorje Ling to share a week-end of teachings – including a tsok offering, a smoke offering, and teachings on setting up a Vajrayana shrine.

Preparing for a Meaningful Death and Rebirth Chamtrul Rinpoche August 2019 Chamtrul Rinpoche returned to Dorje Ling for a 2-night series on death and dying. On one evening he discussed how we can help others who are transitioning from this life to the next. On the next, he taught on our own death process and…

Lama Chonam March 2016 Understanding the law of interdependency as it applies to the relative work is said to be the most difficult truth to comprehend. Lama Chonam reviewed the teachings on the stages of how karma is accumulated, stored, how it matures, and how it is purified and transformed.

With Sangye Khandro October 2018 Sangye Khandro gave teachings on the view that accompanies the practice of the Dudjom Tersar Chod.

Lama Bruce Newman November 2018 Lama Bruce Newman led two sessions of teaching and meditation on the practice of Medicine Buddha, using Tulku Thondup’s book, Boundless Healing as our guide. In this weekend mini-retreat, he guided us through profound meditations of the Medicine Buddha, adapted for Westerners, which practices nurture health and liberation.