Tibetan Buddhism

Lama Lena will give a public teaching and demonstration of how to do the mandala offering practice from the Extraordinary Ngöndro.

Lama Lena gives a concise teaching on how to give offerings to land spirits when beginning a retreat. This teaching was given at the start of a virtual Dzogchen retreat.

Lama Lena discusses Tibetan practices that help alleviate the suffering of depression and poverty.

Mandarava was an 8th century princess who left home and renounced her birthright to practice the Dharma. She became one…

Lama Lena explains the meaning and importance of refuge in the Buddhist tradition, from a Dzogchen perspective. This public teaching…

Through the Tibetan tradition of spirit offerings and sang (incense smoke), we practice generosity of the body, energy, and mind…

In Vajrayana Buddhism, the altar acts as a focal point for the skillful means of practice. The relics, images, and…

This particular Tara, Lady Parnashavari, is very powerful. She is the element of nature. She is the storm, the flood.…

The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind form the foundation of Ngöndro, the preliminary practices, and the whole Vajrayana path. …

“When you look at the guru with devotion, you see both your positive and negative qualities. You see your failures,…