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.
In an eight-week series of teachings offered by Nalandabodhi Seattle, Acharya Tashi Wangchuck will continue his commentary on The King of Aspirations Prayer, verse by verse, to explore its profound meaning, deepen our practice, and support our path in life.
How does one become a Buddhist? One of the external indicators is taking refuge. In the context of Buddhism, what does going for refuge mean?Hosted by Nalandabodhi Seattle, Acharya Tashi will lead a series of classes leading up to a Refuge Vow ceremony held during the last class.
“Doing the practice of Chenrezik means developing our love and compassion, and giving rise to bodhichitta. Accomplishment means being able to manifest [ourselves at] the level of Chenrezig” – His Holiness the KarmapaHosted by Nalandabodhi Vancouver, please join Lama Rabten Tshering on Sundays for Chenrezig Sādhanā practice in Tibetan with English phonetics.
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
Hosted by our friends at Karmapa Center 16, Acharya Lhakpa Tshering teaches on A Guide to The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva during KC16’s Sunday Meditation for All.
To end conflict and strife in this world for the benefit of all beings, NB Europe offers a Chenrezig Practice every Monday.
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?
This year, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Nalandabodhi’s Winter Retreat, titled “The Expansive Sunlight of Love and Compassion.”We have gathered daily written excerpts covering key points and highlights as a source of inspiration and to set the stage for a kinder 2025 together.
On the auspicious occasion of Lhabab Düchen, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche officially opened the doors of Nalandabodhi Taichung’s new temple, Namkha Ösal.In his talk to all those present onsite and online, Rinpoche spoke about the meaning of the name, following Acharya Jampa’s story about the background behind establishing this dharma center and Naiwen Cheng sharing about the significance of the construction and style of the building.
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.
“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.
How to establish a correct posture as our foundation and stability, and use the breath as a gentle focal point?In this guided meditation offered by freshmind, Mark Power kindly helps us to refresh our connection to the body posture and breath, allowing calmness, clarity and mental flexibility to be revealed.
“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.
See all our programs, blog and learn more about our international community here.
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.
Engaging in self-reflection this way helps us to see things as they are, not as they seem. We invite ourselves to go deeper, to investigate our habitual patterns of judgment and values that we often take for granted. As we do so, we find that there is space there, a gap where we can decide how we want to proceed. We don’t have to be prisoners in our own mental cage.
Cardiac coherence is a method based on conscious breathing in a diaphragmatic way. The list of scientifically proven benefits is long. After two weeks of daily practice, stress resistance and emotional balance slowly increase; intellectual capacity and decision-making increase; and overall well-being improves.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nalanda West offers programs and events inspired by the Five Fields of Knowledge originally taught at the historic Nalanda University in India.
The path of awakening consists of Three Wheels: Study, meditation and mindful activity. Nalanda West offers an opportunity to train in these on campus. Interested in joining our Three Paths Residential Program?
Located in a peaceful environment surrounded beauty, our Mahasiddha Retreat Centre (MRC) was established to offer a quiet, supportive space for contemplation and retreat. Go solo, with family & friends, or participate in a group program and return home refreshed and rejuvenated.
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.
“The whole purpose of mindfulness is to bring us back to this tiny spot of the present nature of ordinary mind.” (Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche). MRC offers many opportunities to take a break from the busyness of daily life, experience the present moment more vividly and practice mindfulness of body, speech & mind.
