Friday, February 7 to Sunday, February 9, 2020

Many Buddhists are familiar with the life story and songs of realization of the great Tibetan yogi, Milarepa. The songs by his Indian predecessors are less well known but equally profound and inspiring.

But even less known are the life stories and songs of their numerous female counterparts. Many such songs were uttered spontaneously, and many betray unconventional if not outrageous thinking and conduct.

To learn more about this weekend event at Nalandabodhi Vancouver, please read here.

About the teacher
Mitra Karl Brunnhölzl originally trained as a physician before becoming a Buddhist translator and teacher. His studies included Buddhist and Tibetan language training, Tibetology, Buddhology, and Sanskrit. Since 1989 Karl has served as a translator, interpreter, and dharma teacher in Europe, India, North America, and Nepal. He is the author and translator of several Buddhist books, including The Center of the Sunlit Sky, The Heart Attack Sutra, and A Lullaby to Awaken the Heart.

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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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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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