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Nalandabodhi is a worldwide community of practitioners offering the timeless wisdom and boundless compassion of the Buddha to inspire individuals and create kind communities in today’s world, under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

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Online Meditation Practice

Our local sanghas around the world and Nalandabodhi Akasha offer online meditation practices throughout the week. All are welcome to join, regardless of background or experience

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Latest News

New Book: Commentary on the Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche (2025)

We are delighted to share that our friends at Nitartha Publications have recently released the expanded second edition of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s oral commentary on the Saṃdhinirmocana Sūtra (Unraveling the Intent of the Buddha), a key scripture of the Yogācāra tradition.

Accompanied by the oral translation of Mitra Tyler Dewar, Rinpoche’s commentary illuminates subtle points of non-dual awareness, conceptual analysis, and direct realization—bringing them to life with clarity and depth, and making them accessible for contemporary practitioners.

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Tibetan Calendar 2026: Fire Horse Year

The 2026 Complete Tibetan Calendar is now available! This year of the Fire Horse features inspiring images and quotes on Faith & Devotion in Buddhist teachings, while preserving the rare Kagyu Tsurluk lunisolar astrological system.

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Interconnection: How to Connect the Disconnect

Inspired by Buddha's teachings and our lineage, these articles explore contemporary questions, offering contemplations and practices for finding our way in today's world with wisdom and kindness.

The images shows the title and subtitle of a new article in the series: Interconnection: How To Connect the Disconnect. It is called: Everywhere, There Is Kindness

“We are made of the love and kindness that other people have selflessly given us, and other beings benefit from the love and kindness we provide them,” writes sangha member Justin Hellier.

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The images shows the title and subtitle of a new article in the series: Interconnection: How To Connect the Disconnect. It is called: Interconnection Through a Book

Sangha member Alicja Bardin writes from Poland: “I have often thought about people I know but don’t have daily contact with. We are connected, interconnected by circumstances, places, other people . . . After all, being connected is not the same as being in constant touch.”

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The images shows the title and subtitle of a new article in the series: Interconnection: How To Connect the Disconnect. It is called: Connecting the Disconnected: The Four Immeasurables

Mitra Lee writes, “Usually we focus on ourselves, on our own well-being, our goodness or badness, and our perceptions of pleasure and pain, right and wrong, like or dislike. In the practice of the four immeasurables, we train to extend our attention beyond ourselves and our habitual, conditioned thoughts. They help us to open a place for others in our mind and, beyond this, to see others as the same as ourselves.”

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Cultivating Positive Practice Habits

Article about mediation : THE PRESENT Is a Gift

In the months following my serious fall and its traumatic aftermath, it was difficult for me to stay present. . . . Although I knew that thoughts of the past and future are futile, it was a challenge to let them go and be in the present moment, moment by moment.

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article about meditation : How to practice: A comma along the Path

What can we learn from the events or problems that encourage us to pause? My hope for us all is that we will not resist the challenges that arise, but see them as opportunities. I hope we will welcome these obstacles, these pauses, these moments of reflection. And while we do, let us practice loving-kindness toward ourselves and those around us.

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article about meditation: The path from ''Why me?'' to ''Yes, Everyone''

It can be easy for me to fall into self-pity. I find myself clinging to a solid sense of self when I experience physical or emotional pain. But when I apply what I have learned in my longtime Buddhist practice, I can let go of my self-clinging and self-pity, and I can experience compassion for all suffering beings, including myself.

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Go Kind! Monthly Newsletter

Bring inspiration and community to your inbox. Receive our monthly letter with upcoming events, articles, and offerings—supporting our shared journey to go kind!

Go Kind! Monthly Newsletter

Bring inspiration and community to your inbox. Receive our monthly letter with upcoming events, articles, and offerings—supporting our shared journey to go kind!


Spiritual Journey and Nalandabodhi's Path

A genuine path to cultivate an awakened heart and peaceful
mind in order to be wise, go kind, and live fully.

Path of Study

Study helps you understand your life and the choices you make with greater precision and awareness.

Path of Meditation

Meditation opens your mind so you can get to know and accept yourself, and then experience the world with greater kindness and compassion.

Path of Mindful Activity

Mindful activity makes every moment meaningful, allowing you to find joy in every aspect of your life and interactions with others.

Nalanda Digital Dharma

Online Introduction to the Buddhadharma (Buddhist teachings)

Nalanda Digital Dharma, a new, online study path developed under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is pleased to offer the Introduction to Buddhism course. Learn at your own pace — from anywhere and at any time.

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FInd here the Curriculum-courses offered by our local sanghas.

What makes for a meaningful life?

Listen to our podcast Taking a Leap on SoundCloud or read the conversations here about going on a spiritual journey and walking a Buddhist path to find freedom and genuine happiness.

DPR and More in Our Mandala

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

True Words to Ease the Fears of Strife

“In today’s turbulent world, I find myself at a loss for words witnessing the unimaginable actions humans perpetrate against each other. It’s easy to perceive the world as dominated by negativity and despair. However, it is vital to remember the unparalleled power of the mind.” Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.

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The Story of Nalanda West

Selected and inaugurated by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and founded by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in 2004, Nalanda West became our contemplative center in Seattle offering programs from diverse wisdom traditions.

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Wonderful place to contemplate

Nestled in the breathtaking Canadian Rockies, MRC is in the Columbia River Valley surrounded by the Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. It is a wonderful spot for going out and exploring nature as well as turning inward exploring your mind.

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Be part of our prison dharma program Mind Without Borders

“Prisoners should have the same opportunity as any one of us” – Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.

Mind Without Borders is Nalandabodhi’s prison dharma program, providing Buddhist study through correspondence courses, dharma pen pals and practice instructors. It is a way to directly benefit others and let harmony and happiness flourish in our deeply interconnected worlds.

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