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"HUM" calligraphy by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Upcoming Events
June 27 - July 6 : Seattle, WA
Nalandabodhi Sangha Retreat
Rinpoche will teach on the Bodhicaryavatara in accordance with the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Restricted to students of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
Nalanda West
3902 Woodland Park Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103



July 12 - August 9 : Bellingham, WA
Nitartha Institute
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will be teaching on the 7th Karmapa's "Ocean of Texts on Reasoning".
Western Washington University
516 High Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

July 20 : Rhinebeck, NY
Love And Relationship: What The Buddhists Teach
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will give a talk and participate in a speaker's panel.
Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY

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Video YouTube Video About Nitartha Institute
4 minute presentation about the Nitartha Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies produced at the 2007 Summer Program.
02/08/08 - Seattle, WA
DPR Joins Losar Celebration at Nalanda West for the Lunar New Year of the Earth Mouse, 2008-2009

On the morning of February 8th, from Nalanda West in Fremont, Seattle, came a strange harbinger of auspicious good cheer, as Nalandabodhi students began to gather and sample freshly brewed Tibetan chang in preparation for the ascent to the shrine room.
Audio Listen DPR's New Year address and remarks by Mark Power, Nalandabodhi Executive Council Chairman .MP3, 26 min, 24.5MB
01/12/08 - Hong Kong
Poem: "Tomorrow May Never Come"

Composed on the occasion of the death of Patty Rivas, Mexico Nalandabodhi sangha member.
12/14/07 - Seattle, WA
DPR Gives Teachings on Compositions by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche: "Fifty Verses on Dependent Arising" and "The Sadhana of Mahamudra"

Students of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and of the Dzochen Ponlop Rinpoche gathered in Seattle weeks before the turn of a new year to listen to the teachings on dependent arising and on the profound path of bliss-emptiness Mahamudra, as taught by Khenpo Rinpoche to Ponlop Rinpoche.
12/01/07 - Deer Park, Bir, India
DPR to Chair Landmark Conference,
"Translating the Words of the Buddha"

The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche will chair a landmark translators' conference, "Translating the Words of the Buddha," at Deer Park, Bir, India, March 16 through 20, 2009. His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, His Holiness Sakya Trizin, His Holiness Mindroling Trichen, and His Holiness the XVII Gyalwa Karmapa have all given their blessings to the gathering as honorary patrons.
11/30/07 - Seattle, WA
Under The Needle:
Bringing Buddhism to a wired Seattle

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche interviewed by Mike Lewis for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer daily newspaper. Under the Needle is a feature showcasing Seattle and the people who live here.
09/30/07 - Seattle, WA
Audio On the Importance
of Meditation Practice

.MP3, 102 min, 48MB
10/14/07 - Seattle, WA
Audio On Concepts, Emotions
and Freedom from Suffering

.MP3, 90 min, 64MB
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Two Sunday morning community talks given at Nalanda West.
07/21/07 - Ukiah, CA
DPR Interviewed by Michael Toms
on New Dimensions Radio

From the Buddhist perspective understanding our mind is key to understanding life and death. Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche explains the nature of mind and how to use this understanding to rid ourselves of needless suffering and fear.
Audio Streaming Audio
.RAM, 55 min. Requires free RealPlayer.
03/27/07 - Seattle, WA
DPR Interviewed by Ron Reagan
on 710 KIRO News Radio

The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche talks with Ron Reagan about Tibetan Buddhism and his new book, Mind Beyond Death.
Audio Audio recording .MP3, 36 min, 15MB
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03/01/07 - Ithaca, NY
'Mind Beyond Death'
released by Snow Lion Publications

With warm informality and profound understanding of the Western mind, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche makes the mysterious Tibetan teachings on the bardos—the intervals of life, death, and beyond—completely available to the modern reader.
Adobe PDF Read the introduction to this book
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