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.
Our friends at the Middle Way Initiative warmly invite us to a special Open Questions conversation, Clear Seeing, with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and our dear Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl.
Join Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen for two Sundays of open meditation and teachings from Düsum Khyenpa, the First Karmapa. Together we will explore his essential instructions, Six Things for Quickly Achieving Enlightenment, timeless guidance for cultivating faith, wisdom, compassion, and devoted practice in our lives today.
Our friends at the Contemplative Resource Center (CRC) are hosting the 31st Treasury of Knowledge Retreat, led by Mitra Tyler Dewar. This special weekend includes a live online teaching by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, offering a precious opportunity to hear directly from Rinpoche and explore the profound Tibetan-Buddhist path of the Nine Yānas, the view of Dzogchen, and how to apply this in our everyday lives.
The Buddha used his curiosity and persistence to explore the nature of reality. He discovered that genuine wisdom lies in the middle way—avoiding the extremes of nihilism and eternalism. What does this “middle way” mean for us today? Hosted by Nalandabodhi Seattle, Dianne Eberlein and Jay Sacks will offer a 9-class course introducing key perspectives from the Mahayana tradition.
Our friends at Karmapa Center 16 warmly commemorate the parinirvāṇa of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, each year on November 5th.This year, the 44th Anniversary will be marked with a Guru Yoga Teaching Retreat and Amitābha Practice. It is a precious occasion to connect with the wisdom of guru yoga, reflect on the inspiring life and boundless compassion of the 16th Karmapa, and discover how these qualities can illuminate and guide our own lives.
How can what we study and practice on the cushion be integrated into our daily lives? Hosted by Nalandabodhi Akasha, Mitra Mark Power will kindly offer a free public talk on mindful activity, exploring how study and meditation can be applied in our daily actions with awareness and compassion.
How do we bring what we study and practice on the cushion into the flow of our everyday actions? Hosted by Nalandabodhi Akasha, Kristina Bischoff and Christian Scott will lead a 6-session course on the Path of Mindful Activity—learning to bring the clarity of study and the depth of meditation into our daily activity with awareness and compassion.
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
Inspired by the Kagyü lineage and the lives and teachings of the Karmapas, as well as Ngulchu Tokmé’s classical text, our friends at Karmapa Center 16 offer Sunday Meditation for All with weekly Dharma talks and practice.
To end conflict and strife in this world for the benefit of all beings, NB Europe offers a Chenrezig Practice every Monday.
Reflecting on Nalandabodhi Taichung’s celebration of Saga Dawa Düchen, Nalandabodhi friend Patty offers a wonderful insight into the power of offerings and prayers on such an auspicious occasion.
We often hear references to the three or more kāyas of the Buddha, but what are they and where are they? Hosted by Nalandabodhi Montréal, Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl taught an inspiring weekend workshop exploring the universe of the kāyas as presented in the Sūtrayāna and Mahayana traditions, as well as in the Vajrayana texts.
From July 4th to 10th, monastics and lay practitioners gathered together with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche at Tek Chok Ling Nunnery in Kathmandu to commemorate the first parinirvāṇa anniversary of Venerable Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche.
From June 28th to July 1st, monastics and lay practitioners gathered at Tek Chok Ling nunnery in Kathmandu to offer long-life practices to Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
The responsibility of bodhisattvas may feel daunting and great courage is needed to engage in this practice, but why not give it a chance?Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl together with Karunika Stephanie Johnston offered rich and inspiring teachings that spoke directly to our paths.
Traditionally intended to request permission and blessings from the earth in order to create auspicious conditions for building on the land and supporting future beneficial dharma activities, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche presided over a Land Blessing Ceremony in Colorado on February 1st (2025) and visited Nalandabodhi Colorado the next day.
What is the quality of your mind, right now? That was the question Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen posed at the beginning of a weekend teaching on the topic of Mahāmudrā and Bodhicitta at Milarepa’s Yak Horn, our center in Hong Kong.
Christmas, New Year, all samsaric things like this naturally come. However, to practice Dharma, making a deep connection with our own mind, requires a lot of effort. Rather than turning inward, Lama Rabten Tshering noted that we tend to choose samsara– suffering. Why?
2025 is the year of the Wood Snake and this year’s calendar features images and quotes inspired by Exemplary Women in Buddhism. Now available!In addition to supporting our meditation practice and daily activities, the aspiration for the calendar, as originally set into motion by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, is cultural and lineage preservation.
GŌM – your refreshingly simple meditation and practice companion. Developed by Nalandabodhi Taichung, this new meditation app allows you to set goals, track your practices, and personalize your experience.
We’re pleased to announce that the Introduction to Buddhism study materials are now available as e-books.
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Ben Mikolaj challenges us to face contempt with compassion: “Loving kindness has no exceptions. Even those who terrify, disgust, or enrage us are beings who feel pain and long for happiness. Even those who actively oppose empathy are worthy of it.”
In a heartfelt offering, Francis Olivier shows the gift of being vulnerable: “It was during that night that I realized how difficult I’ve been, how unpleasant at times I’ve been in the world. Despite this, my friends in my community have always put up with me. Always supported me.”
In this gentle poem, sangha member Beth Patterson offers a contemplation we can do any time, anywhere. Listen. Slow down. Relax.
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.
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.
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.
Study helps you understand your life and the choices you make with greater precision and awareness.
Meditation opens your mind so you can get to know and accept yourself, and then experience the world with greater kindness and compassion.
Mindful activity makes every moment meaningful, allowing you to find joy in every aspect of your life and interactions with others.
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.
FInd here the Curriculum-courses offered by our local sanghas.
How can we train the mind like a music instrument, playfully? Andreas Fosdal shares about the Oboe, the Buddhist path and how we can bring more love into our world.
What is at the heart of our podcast Taking a Leap? Where does ‘Take a leap’ refer to? And how can ‘leaping’ help in our daily life, in the world of today?
How can we feel and act upon our interconnectedness? Stephanie Mikolaj expresses how we can and need to empower each other in our interconnected world community.
“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.
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.
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.
“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.
