Taking Daily Life as the Path 2021

Date changed from January 30th to February 6th

Teachings by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen & Acharya Lhakpa Tshering

Losar is fast approaching. Rinpoche has taught that it is important to pause and reflect on where we are on the path at the start of each new year and to make aspirations for the coming year.

How has our practice changed over the past twelve months?  What insights have we gained from our study, contemplation and meditation?  How are these insights reflected in our daily life?

This  pre-Losar teaching and discussion is restricted to Nalandabodhi Sangha members only.

All times Pacific

Morning Session:

10:00 am Welcome & Opening chants

10:15 am Acharya Lama Tenpa Teaching

11:15 am 10-minute break

11:25 am Acharya Lama Tenpa Guided Meditation

11:45 am Reflective Writing

11:55 am Q & A

12:15 am Lunch break

Afternoon Session:

2:00 pm Shamatha

2:05 pm Acharya Lhakpa Teaching

3:05 pm 10-Minute break

3:10 pm  Acharya Lhakpa Guided Meditation

3:30 pm  Reflective Writing

3:40 pm  Q & A

4:00 pm  Concluding remarks & Dedication

Acharya Lhakpa will lead a discussion and reflection based on Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche’s  Six Cornerstones teachings. The session will include guided meditation and reflective exercises.

Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was born in Nepal and entered the monastery at age thirteen. In 1981, Lama Tenpa and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche enrolled in the first class of Rumtek Monastery’s Karma Shri Nalanda Institute in Sikkim, India. Lama Tenpa completed his studies with an Acharya degree in 1991. Following his graduation, he taught Buddhist philosophy at the institute for two years. Under the guidance of Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, he then entered a three-year retreat in Pullahari, Nepal.

From 1997 to 2004, Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen was the resident teacher at H.H. the 17th Karmapa’s Theksum Tashi Chöling Center in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1998, Lama Tenpa has also been one of the main teachers at Nitartha Institute. Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen is a professor of Buddhist studies and Tibetan language at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, and teaches regularly at Nalandabodhi centers around the world.

Acharya Lhakpa Tshering was born in Bhutan and entered monastic school at age 12. In 1993, he enrolled at Rumtek Monastery’s Karma Shri Nalanda Institute in Sikkim, India. During his final years as a student, he served as an assistant teacher and member of the student welfare committee.

In 2002, Acharya Lhakpa graduated with a masters in Buddhist studies, also known as an acharya degree. After completing his studies, he served as co-librarian with Dilyak Drupon Rinpoche, as a teacher at Karma Shri Nalanda Institute, and as an editor for Nitartha Publications in Kathmandu, Nepal.

In 2006, Acharya Lhakpa moved to Nalanda West in Seattle, Washington, where he continues to support students as a resident teacher. He is also a visiting teacher at Nalandabodhi centers across the northeastern and central United States, as well as Brazil.