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In 1992 I met my late husband. He was a Zen Buddhist and taught me the beginnings of meditation.
In 1994 I bought my first mala and began saying Om Mani Peme Hung. My teacher was the store clerk ... just that one teaching.
Until 2003, when I took refuge, I read books, meditated and said mantras.
In 2008 I began studying with the Venerable Lama Gyaltsen of the Maui Dharma Center in Hawaii. +
I began personal study in 2000 by reading the works of HH Dalai Lama and then attending his teaching on Nagarjuna's Commentary on Bodhicitta and A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, by Shantideva at Radio City Music Hall in 2010. I began my formal study with Lama Norlha Rinpoche in August 2013 +
Started Studying Buddhism -January 16, 2008 Under the guidance of Lama Norlha Rinpoche +
I received Refuge from Gyalwang Karmapa in 2004.
I learned practice from Ayan Rinpoche and Ontur Rinpoche.
In Japan, I received teachings at Nyingma and Geluk Dharma center inTokyo from Resident and visiting Lamas, Rinpoche and Geshes including Nicyan Rinpoche, Patur Rinpoche, Geche Katck Rinpoche.
In India, i received teachings from Gyalwang Karmapa, Tai Situ Rinpoche, Gyaltsap Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche. +
I began studying Buddhism on my own in high school. I began by reading works by H.H Dalai Lama, Matthieu Ricard, Thich Nhat Hanh, and others. From 2002 to 2004, I studied Buddhism with professor Joseph Walser at Tufts University. In 2005 I studied Buddhism in China at the Beijing Foreign Studies University. Finally, In 2011 I took refuge with Lama Karma Chotso and have studied and practiced under her guidance since then. Since taking refuge I have also been fortunate enough to receive teachings from H.E. Tai Situpa RInpoche, Lama Norlha RInpoche, and Pakyab Rinpoche. +
I started to study Buddhism in the Chagdud Rinpoche`s center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2006, with an american Lama called Tsering Everest, in the Nyingma tradition. Shortly after I took refuge vows with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. And since then have been practicing both Nyingma and Kagyu. +
On March of 2011 I started reading my first Buddhist book which was " conocete a ti mismo tal y como realmente eres" by the Dalai
Lama. In July of the same year I starting doing the short tara Practice, brief Chenrezig and Manjutshri. I March 2012 I starting
reading " The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rimpoche. I learned Shinay Meditation and Tonglen guided by Lama
Chö Nam. In September I signed up for the Dharma path Program. The first six months in the Dharma Path program where
focused on Meditation and contemplation of "the four thoughts that turn the mind to Dharma" and next 6 months were "introduction
to Vajrayana" including Chenrezig practice. +
I began studying Buddhism on my own six years ago, until I met Lama Norlha Rinpoche in 2012. Ever since then I have been studying under him and with two other lamas who graduated from his retreat center. +
In 2003/4 I attended week long retreats with the Western Chan Fellowship in the UK lead by John Crook +
In the fall of 2011, the same time I began my freshman year of college, my older brother entered the previous three year retreat at KTC. He was my first mentor and introduced me to Lama Norlha Rinpoche and the sangha at KTC. During my college years I was unable to go to KTC very often, and therefore much of my study was self-directed. I maintained influential and inspiring communications with several people in the three-year retreat. I occasionally could attend a teaching by Lama Norlha Rinpoche or reach out to lamas at KTC for direction in my contemplative practice, which during that time consisted of shinay, lhatong and tonglin meditations. My study deepened as of the summer of 2015, as I had more opportunity to read, study, spend time at KTC and begin the preliminary practices. +
In 2007 I started to study Buddhism in an academic setting at Florida International University with Dr. Nathan Katz. The first Buddhism class I took was called "Indian Buddhism" where we studied the historical and textual aspects of the tradition, including the Heart Sutra. After I took that class I continued to study Buddhism intensively. I took every Buddhist studies class offered at the University and ended up taking on a second Major of Religious Studies and MInor in Asian Studies in 2009. In 2010 I moved to Nepal to study Sanskrit at Rangjung Yeshe Institute. After I returned from Nepal, I started my Graduate studies in Buddhism and received a M.A in Religious studies with emphasis on Tibetan Buddhism in 2013
My first teacher and my main teacher to this day is Lama Norlha Rinpoche whom I met in 2012. I have also studied with Tulku Sang-ngag and throughout the years I have been very fortunate to meet many teachers including H.H. the Karmapa, H.H. Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trizin, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, and Choky Nyima Rinpoche among others.
Prior to starting my practice in the Tibetan tradition, I frequented a Thai Monastery for about 4 years in Miami Florida where I used to help the monks with the meditation classes and often participated in their evening chanting practices.
I lived for 2 years at Milarepa Osel ChoDzong in Tennessee, where I was the Director of Operations and helped Lama Karma manage the retreat center. +
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September 2004 with Lama Surya Das +
I started to study Buddhism around 2001, however I did not have a formal teacher until Lama Norlha Rinpoche around 2007. +
I started to informally study Buddhism in high school, and continued while in University by reading books by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in addition to other Buddhist teachers. In my early twenties I participated in my first Buddhist meditation retreat at a Chinese Mahayana Temple in upstate New York. Shortly after, I was introduced to the Venerable Lama Norlha Rinpoche at Kagyu Thubten Choling, and took refuge under him while still in my early twenties. It was under the guidance of Lama Norlha Rinpoche that my formal study and training of Tibetan Buddhism began. I started to attend his teachings, empowerments, and short meditation retreats. After completing my Masters in Social Work at age 27, I moved up to Kagyu Thubten Choling, and enrolled in their Ãpre-retreat programà meant to prepare potential 3-year retreat candidates. During that time, which also included a pilgrimage to India with Lama Norlha and other KTC Sangha members to visit Buddhist holy sites, we began to further our studies of Tibetan Buddhism including reading comprehension of Tibetan, learning to play traditional Tibetan musical instruments, Torma making, as well as receiving formal teachings and instructions on meditation, and on the practice of Ngondro.
After that, I entered into the 8th cycle of the 3-year retreat at KTC in November of 2011 under Lama Norlha Rinpoche, and graduated in May of 2015. +
In 2006 I enrolled in a Photography course where the professor talked about the importance of meditation in our daily life. He also recommended us to read the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism. This is the starting point of my Dharma path. I began to study Buddhism through book reading. Since near home there is no Dharma Center, a year later, I started to participate in online teachings with Venerable Lhundup Damcho. Through her I met the Spiritual Director of Ganden Shedrub Ling Dharma Center, Yangsi Rinpoche with whom I took the refuge vows and teachings. In 2009, I seriously started to practice shamata. As my interest in Buddhist philosophy on compassion and wisdom grew, I received instructions from Yagnsi Rinpoche to practice meditation on emptiness. I also began to look for retreat experiences. Besides the teachings of Rinpoche, I enrolled in online retreats and courses about analytical meditation, Buddhist psychology, bodhisattva practices, karma and related topics. In 2013, I met Venerable Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche during a Chenrezig retreat at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) Monastery in New York. A year later he became my main teacher and His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa my root guru. +
1995 His Holiness Dalai Lama. 1996 Kurukulla center in Boston with Geshe Tsulga. +
I started studying Buddhism in college, as part of my Religious Studies program, in 1999.
I began Tibetan Buddhist study with Lama Karma Drodhul and Lama Kathy Wesley in 2013. +
I started studying Buddhism October 2012 under the Kagyupa lineage. Lama Sean has been my advisor , with Khenpo Karhtar Rinpoche begin my master. +
At first I practiced Thervada Buddhism (Burmese Tradition) for approximately 7 years before coming across Tibetan Buddhism. I started Theravda Buddhism with a 10 day Goneka meditation retreat in India in 2007. I started Tibetan Buddhism with a 10 day Green Tara retreat at Root Institute in Bodhgaya India in December 2014 +
