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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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Sunday Open Meditation with Dharma Talks by Mitra Tyler Dewar on Classical Buddhist teachings

What does it mean to live wisely? Join Mitra Tyler Dewar for a five-week exploration of the teachings that have guided Buddhist practitioners for centuries—presented with clarity, warmth, and relevance to our lives today.

From Buddha nature to the cultivation of compassion, these Sunday morning sessions, hosted by Nalandabodhi Seattle, offer both meditation practice and wisdom for navigating our everyday experiences with greater awareness and heart.

English Study Group: Introduction to Buddhism with Karunika Joshua Erickson – starting November 21, 2025

Have you ever been curious about the dharma but didn’t know where to start? Join senior practice instructor Karunika Josh Erickson for this study group following Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s Nalandabodhi Study Path curriculum. With over thirty years of study with Rinpoche, Josh brings a direct, humorous teaching style that makes profound dharma teachings accessible and practical for daily life.

THE KARMAPAS: SCHOLASTIC BUDDHISM MEETS TIBETAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS with Martin Marvet

How did the Karmapas develop the Buddhist teachings inherited from India into the Karma Kagyü’s distinctive system of view and meditation? Please join Karunika Martin Marvet in exploring the continuities in the teachings between Karmapas and with the Buddhist traditions of India within the historical panorama of Tibetan society.

Online Practice

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

KC16’s Meditation for All: Dharma Talks & Practice

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.

Chenrezig Practice for Peace in the World

To end conflict and strife in this world for the benefit of all beings, NB Europe offers a Chenrezig Practice every Monday.

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.

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.

The Kāyas of a Buddha: a weekend workshop with Mitra Karl Brunnhözl

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.

A Blessed Gathering: Commemorating Khenpo Rinpoche’s First Parinirvāṇa Anniversary

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.

We see a shrine room with Tibetan colors and traditional ornaments, with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche in Maroon robes on a throne and monastics and lay people offering long-life prayers in a traditional ritual.

Long-Life Offering from The Three Roots Combined to Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche (2025)

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.

GOM – A new Meditation App developed by Nalandabodhi Taichung

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.

Introduction to Buddhism study materials now available as e-books

We’re pleased to announce that the Introduction to Buddhism study materials are now available as e-books.

See all our programs, more latest news,, and learn more about our international community here.

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: 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.”

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

In this article, Mitra Lee teaches: “Using our imagination enables us to expand our mind toward great love and great compassion, which are much more useful for bringing us into connection than are negative thinking and judgment. Kleshas, negative emotions, or depressing thoughts can really bring us down and cause despair, despondency, and disconnection. If we want to connect with ourselves and others, imagining, cultivating, and offering love and joy will be of much more benefit.”

The images shows the title and subtitle of a new article in the series: Interconnection: How To Connect the Disconnect. It is called: They are not the enemy

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.”

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

Train the mind playfully – Taking a Leap with Andreas Fosdal

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.

Taking a Leap – introducing our podcast

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?

Empower each other – Taking a Leap with Stephanie Mikolaj

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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