Freeing Ourselves from the Demon of Self-Concern
with Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen
4 Sundays
June 7, 14, 21 + July 5, 2026
At the heart of the Mahayana path is the practice of mind training — reorienting our focus from habitual self-cherishing to working for the benefit of all sentient beings, as vast as space.
How do we work with our emotions, our relationships, our annoyances, and our challenges to help us in this lofty aim?
Join us to explore some simple but profound advice from Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, in this four part commentary on the Eight Verses for Training the Mind, a nearly 1,000 year old poem of advice from Geshé Langri Thangpa.
presented by Nalandabodhi
Schedule
10:00 am Open Meditation (sitting & walking)
11:00 am Dharma Talk by Lama Tenpa
12:00 pm Community Potluck Lunch
Registration
Nalandabodhi Seattle offers dharma teachings at no cost, but please consider making a donation if you are able.
Format
Hybrid — onsite at Nalanda West and online via zoom.
Registration Details
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Questions?
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Teacher
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.
Date/Time
Date(s) - Sun., July 5, 2026
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location HYBRID Nalandabodhi Seattle @ Nalanda West
