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 profound teachings for practitioners who want to absorb the Dzogchen teachings deeply into their hearts and minds. H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche was one of the greatest realized masters of the 20th century, and was the regent and mind emanation of Guru Padmasambhava. Having received this teaching directly from H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche, Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche recently published an extensive commentary on these Mountain Retreat Instructions entitled Inborn Realization.
Vajrasattva Empowerment
According to the Lineage of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
Rinpoche gave the empowerment at the conclusion of the week-end of teachings in 2017.
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, Sangye Khandro came to Dorje Ling to give teachings and discuss practices.
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 revelation of Vidyadhara Duddul Dorje, the predecessor of Dudjom Lingpa and Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, with supplementation by Dudjom Rinpoche.
Troma Nagmo Chod Teachings & Practice
She also taught and led practice for the Troma Ngondro and the Four Feasts.
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 how to navigate it skillfully.
Teachings of Longchenpa
Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche
August 2016
Adzom Gyalse Rinpoche returned to teach again in Portland, coming from Shechen Monastery, Nepal. He continued previous teachings on Longchen Rabjam, focusing on Longchenpa’s text, The Wish Fulfilling Treasure.
January to April 2019
Lama Bruce Newman came up from Tashi Choling to begin his 4-year course called Marig Munsel, which is focused on building a strong foundational understanding of Buddhism. Lama Bruce Newman designed this course and has been teaching it for more than 15 years. Intended for modern American householders, Marig Munsel provides a rare opportunity to clarify the whole of the Buddhist path in an extended series of week-end classes.
Due to a series of circumstances, the class did not continue as originally planned.
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.
