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.
Drawing from recent teachings by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen about bodhicitta and mahamudra, and His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s book Interconnected, Karma Ösung kicks off our new series of articles about how to connect the disconnect. How can we see, feel, and live in harmony with the reality of interconnectedness?
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.
How to kindle the altruistic resolve to act for the benefit of everyone?Nalandabodhi Colorado starts with the second course of our Path of Study Course Online: Kindling the Spark of Awakening. How do we progress on the path of compassion?
Using The Aspiration of Bodhicitta as our guide, we’ll explore the myriad of ways we can connect with others even when we feel most disconnected in this year’s Be Wise Go Kind program under the guidance of Mitra Mark Power.
Please join Nalandabodhi Seattle for Sunday Open Meditation and a Dharma Talk by Mitra Tyler Dewar.
