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Attended all 4 levels of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche's (CTR) 6 week dzogchen program
* 1st year: Buddhahood Without Meditation
* 2nd year: Yeshe Lama
* 3rd year: Circle of the Sun
* 4th year: Chetsun Nyingtik Cycle with Larab Lingpa's commentary
Received teachings on Buddahood Without meditation 5 times from CTR and Lama Drimed in six week group retreat setting
Received teachings on the Chetsun Nyingtik Cycle 2 times from Lama Drimed in a hundred day small group retreat setting +
I have engaged with several advanced Buddhist study programs. For example, from July –August 2018, one month, with His Holiness Karma Kuchen Rinpoche, Zalung. Schedule: 7am-8am, 9am-10am, 10am-12pm, 2pm-4pm, 6pm-9pm. Please see my dharma resume for more details. +
1990, Vajradhatu 3 yana seminary
2020 to present, Moonbeams of Mahamudra with Elizabeth Callahan. +
Rigden Abhisheka in 2010, a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche +
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From His Holiness the Dalai Lama, I have received Four Vajrayana/Mahayana teachings at three Kalachakra empowerments and one Yamantaka empowerment. These included teachings from Santideva, Nagarjuna and others. At the Kalachakra empowerment at Spiti, India in 2000, I received a very rare completion stage vajra master empowerment that authorizes me to eventually teach the Kalachakra completion stage to others if I can accomplish the other requirements through the practice of Kalachakra. I studied Kalachakra with Jhado Rinpoche for a week in Ithaca New York in 1999, a week in Dharmsala in 2000. At the Kalachakra teaching and empowerment in Washington DC, he asked me to return to Dharmsala to receive more teachings when I could afford to return. I studied the long Body, Speech, and Mind Kalachakra Sadhana with Pare Rinpoche over three months in 2008 where he transmitted the entire Kalachakra Body, Speech, and Mind Mandala Sadhana to me and commentary via a translator. Pare Rinpoche and Jhado Rinpoche are peers and did their long Kalachakra retreats together. In 2008, Pare Rinpoche was sent to Bloomington to assist in the passing of the brother of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, Tagtser Rinpoche. I attended other weekend retreats (Vajrasattva, White Tara, Medicine Buddha, and Prostrations to the 35 Buddhas) given by Pare Rinpoche in 2008. From His Holiness, I studied emptiness: from two texts of Nagarjuna in a teaching over a week in Paris, France in 2003; from ÃAtishaÃs Lampà for three days in Bloomington in 2007; and from the ÃHeart Sutraà for two days in 2010. From Geshe Lobten, I studied the Mahayana tenets, Buddhist epistemology and psychology, the 51 mental factors, middle way and mind only school views of emptiness every Sunday in two classes from 2007 to 2010. From Arja Rinpoche, I studied the Lam Rim from Tsong KapaÃs three volume treatise every Sunday from 2008 to the present. From Geshe Kunga, I have studied the Yamantaka teachings on ÃThe Wheel of Sharp Weaponsà every Sunday since 2010 to the present.
From Father Francis Tiso, I attended a three week retreat on Milarepa and two several day retreats on various kinds of esoteric meditation each year since 2011. Since 2010, I have also attended other weekend or short week retreats given by Anne Klein (Dzogchen), Vesna Wallace(Kalachakra), Anam Thubtan(Dzogchen), Karen Patrick(Tsa Lung), Geshe Kunga(Chenrizig,shamata/vipasana), Arja Rinpoche and others.
On my own, from 1999 to 2002, I spent half of each year studying general Buddhism, emptiness, the tenets, Buddhist epistemology and psychology and scientific models of the mind that were plausible and supportive of the Buddhist view; I made this study when I was not consulting. Since 2003, I have spent one to four hours each day studying aspects of Buddhism as represented by a subset of the books that I have used for this purpose and that I have listed in my Dharma Bibliography. Studying is a regular part of my non-meditation practice for the purpose of deepening my understanding, motivation, and re-habituation to a more Dharmic way of viewing the world and living in it.
This is not in chronological order:
Madhyamika : Ngey Shey Dron Mey (Mipham's Beacon Of Certainty)
1) Khenpo Gyerme Thrinley 1992
2) Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche (2x)
The Eight Consciousnesses 1993
with Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Tsig Sum Nedak (Three Words of Garab Dorje) commentary
by Patrul Rinpoche
1) Lama Wangdor Rinpoche (2x)
2) HH Kuzum Lingpa Rinpoche
3) Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
4) Tulku Sang-ngag Rinpoche
Guyahgharba ( Osel Nyingpo commentary by Mipham)
1) Khenpo Namdrol Rinpoche
2) Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche
Mahamudra
Lama Lodro Rinpoche
Chetzun Nyingthig
1) HH Jigme Phuntsok
2) Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
3) Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche
4) Lama Drimed
Jewel Ship (Longchenpa)
Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche
Flight Of The Garuda
1) Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche
2) Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
3) Lama Tarchin Rinpoche
Nangjang (Dudjom Lingpa)
1) Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche 1992
2) HH Getse Tulku Rinpoche 2009
Yeshe Lama
1) Yangthang Tulku Rinpoche
2) Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
3) Lama Drimed
Throma (chod):
1) Chagdud Rinpoche
2) HH Kuzum Lingpa
4) HH Getse Tulku Rinpoche
5) Lama Tarchin Rinpoche
Semyi Rangdrol (Longchenpa)
Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche 2012
Bodhicharyavatara
Heart Sutra
Four Immeasurable
Lojong
Powa
Six Bardos
37 Points of Practice (Thogme)
Words of My Perfect Teacher
These are all listed to the best of my recollection. +
Shedras (alol with Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche) Month long 2004 Guhyagarbha Tantra, Month long 2005 Madhyamikavatara by Chadrakirti, Month long 2006 Thegchen Tsul Jug by Rongzom Mahapandita, 2007 Month long Brightly Shining Sun by Patrul Rinoche and Melody of Gods by Mipham Rinpoche, 2 weeks 2008 Creation and Completion - The Essential Points of Vajrayana Practice Unifying the Development and Completion Stages by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche, 2 weeks 2009 Way of the Bodhissattva by Shantideva, 1 week 2010 Nam Jang Buddhahood without meditation by Dudjom Lingpa (with Getse Rinpoche), 3 weeks 2011 Taking Ease in the Nature of Mind by Longchen Rabjang, 1 week 2012 Jigme Lingpa's Instructions to the Queen of Dege, Getse Mahapandita's commentary "Concise Meaning that clarifies the meaning of the oral instructions (with Getse Rinpoche) , 2 weeks 2013 Uttaratantra Shasta by Maitreya.
Dzog chen retreats: May 2006 , one week :at Rigdzin Gatsal, A Lamp to Dispel Darkness An Instruction that Points Directly to the Very Essence of Mind In the Tradition of Фthe Old Realized OnesХby Mipham Jampal Dorje, and again for a week in 2012 at Katog Rithorod.
8 days June 2009 Rigdzin Gatsal 7 nails by Acharya Shri Simha with commentaries by Mipham Rinpoche and Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche.
1 week, 2011 Pointing out instructions form Taking Ease in the Nature of Mind by Longchen Rabjam.
1 week October 2012 Katog Rithrod :
8 days May 2013 Sem Nyid Rang Drol An Instruction on the Nature of MInd, Liberated in and of Itself by Longchen Rabjam.
1 week October 2013 Cher Tong Rang Drol pointing out instructions by Jigme Lingpa.
or other dharma studies please see the curriculum vitae. +
From 2005 to 2007 I lived at Shechen Shedra doing the first year studies twice
From 2007 to 2010 during the three year retreat we a great many more teachings than those for the retreat ranging from Kyedrim to the entire Throma Nagmo Cycle and others.
For a list of the main teachings I have received see my attached Dharma History. +
Lodjong in Mahayana.
TchenrŽzi, Mahakala Tchadroupa. Mahamudra and Dzogchen in Vajrayana. +
Deux des trois années du Chédra à Karma Ling +
j ai étudié pendant un an le lamrim de Tsongkhapa au monast�re nalanda de toulouse ( lignée Gelugpa).
j ai également suivi pendant trois ans le programme établi par Chogyam Trungpa en psychologie contemplative. +
The Dharma Path Program since 2014 - Kagyu Thubten Chöling Monastery
http://kagyu.com/dharma-path
"The Dharma Path is a program of progressive stages of meditation and contemplation for serious practitioners of meditation in the lay community. Participating in this program will result in significant personal development in meditation, along with a deep understanding of the fundamental contemplations of Tibetan Buddhism." +
I did not engage in shedra style studying, but in Dharamsala, I have attended classes on some classic shastras (Way of Bodhisattva, Entering the Middle Way, Aryadeva`s 400 Hundred Stanzas, Letter to a Friend, Words of My Perfect Teacher, Longchenpa`s Resting on the Nature of Mind and some minor ones) since 2014, at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives and with Chamtrul Rinpoche. +
I have received some Mahamudra teachings from Rinpoche, and I'm not sure if this will be considered advanced but I have received Chöd teachings from Rinpoche and it's one of my main practices. +
Mahamudra Preliminaries teachings Ä Tai Situ Rinpoche, April 2007
Mahamudra Preliminaries teachings Ä The Very Venerable Mingyur Rinpoche, Febuary 06 and July 08
Tergar Monastery winter training programme 2007/2008. This was a six week seminar in Bodhgaya, during which Khenpo Kunga taught from the Jewel Ornament of Liberation. This seminar also incorporated classical Tibetan classes in which we studied a wide range of texts.
I also am currently under guidance and instruction from Lama Norlha Rinpoche in accord with my retreat requirements +
My junior year of college I studied abroad with an SIT program in Kathmandu for two months, and Bhutan for another two months. During this time I took intensive Tibetan language courses while living with a Tibetan family in Boudhanath, thoroughly learning the grammatical structure of the language, pronunciation of the alphabet, and a foundational level of colloquial Tibetan. Simply learning the language opened doors to Tibetan culture and religious view that I could not access before. I travelled to Pharping, Lumbini, and Namobuddha, as well as sacred sites in Bhutan, including Taktsang. I travelled independently to the capital of Bhutan to carry out research on a style of Tibetan calligraphy unique to Bhutan. This became a lens through which to observe BhutanÃs initiative of cultural preservation during a time of rapid modernization. Calligraphy as a meditative method and vehicle of the BuddhaÃs speech played a large part in this research. In addition to interviews and observational study, I practiced the lentsa alphabet daily with a lopen at the Zorig Chusum Institute in Thimphu. This experience abroad allowed my intellectual curiosity to explore the cultural context of the Buddhist lineage I was and am a part of, and break down barriers of cultural "otherness." +
I completed my undergraduate studies in Religion and received a B.A in religious studies with emphasis in Buddhism. I also have a M.A. In religious studies with emphasis on Tibetan Buddhism.
I completed a summer of intensive Sanskrit studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal. +
I completed 3 year retreat at Kagyu Thubten Choling in 2011. Prior to that I participated in the KTCâs Dharma Path Program, which includes contemplation of the Four Thoughts as well as Shinay meditation. Nine hours of practice per week is recommended, and tests with a retreat graduate mentor are required. +
Prior to beginning3 year retreatoI completedt he first level of KTC's Dharma
Path curriculum where I studied and was tested on the 4 Thoughts, Shinay, and
Insight meditation. +
Over the past years I have attended various teachings by Lama Norlha Rinpoche, along with recieving empowerments from him as well. I have also been on +
