April 26th
Free Public Tele-Class, 10am – 11am PST
Q&A for Members, 11am – 12pm PST

This free Tele-Class will cover the Six Root Verses of the Bardo, and explores death, birth and life from the Tantric Buddhist perspective. Register to join live or sign up and receive access to the recording.

Suggested Donation $15 – $20 / No one is ever turned away for lack of funds

Tibetan Buddhist teachings say that in one moment of anger we can burn up lifetimes of merit. Aversion, anger and aggression can be some of the most painful and difficult emotions of life. Yet they also hold great potential. The Buddhist Tantras regard anger as a potential doorway to immaculate clarity and fierce kindness. This teaching explores the transformation of sharp, wrathful destructive energies through the study of the five elements, the Vajra family and Vajra Dakini symbols of immaculate clarity and total presence. This is a teaching on harnessing and transforming the most powerful emotions in life. *This class is part of a five course series on mind, emotions and modes of being, each class explores one aspect of the five elements, the five wisdoms and the six realms based on the Blessings and Wisdoms of the Five Dakinis and the Purification of the Six Realms from the Jeweled Garland of Chod.

This webcast will also be joyously hosted by the Berkeley Mahasiddha Center! You are welcome to join the webcast viewing and being together for these rare teachings. Contact Tsalgyur for more information: bkgompa@ngakpa.org

A Buddhist Psychology of Awakening – Karma and the Six Realms
Thursday May 22, 7:30pm
Santa Cruz: Pacific Cultural Center

Death, Birth & Reincarnation
Friday May 23, 7:00pm
Berkeley: MahaSiddha Center

Five Elements Retreat: The Ground of Being
Saturday May 24, 10am – 6pm
Berkeley: MahaSiddha Center

Apprentice Retreat
Sunday May 25, 10am – 3pm
Berkeley: MahaSiddha Center

Vajrayana Training 2 – Course of Study:

• Emptiness
• Self, No-Self and Identity in Buddhism
• The Goal of the Path
• Intrinsic Purity: Tantra, Conduct & the 5 Precepts
• Savoring the Flavor of Experience: Tantra, Conduct & the 5 Precepts
• The Inevitability of Death and the Vow to Help Beings: Tantra, Conduct & the 5 Precepts
• 2 Truths & the Lie of Duality: Tantra, Conduct & the 5 Precepts
• Ethics in an Ambiguous World: Tantra, Conduct & the 5 Precepts
• Ngondro 1
• Ngondro 2
• Ngondro 3
• Ngondro 4

Course includes:

• One hour LIVE training class with Pema Khandro via webcast, You also receive the recording via email.
• Optional monthly sessions with your personal Dharma instructor via phone or Skype.
• Membership in N.I. with the privilege of discounts, newsletters, and private meetings with Rinpoche.
• Member Events and Sacred Service. 

Instructor Support: 

The supportive group environment allows for engaging with practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism, which fosters the experience of genuine and long-lasting change. Working monthly with Dharma Instructors, will help answer your questions and support your integration of this life-changing information that is rarely explained in depth.

Today we Celebrate the Birth of our Teacher with 24 hours of continuous Prayers dedicated to the Long and Healthy Life of our Precious Teacher!

Thank you Rinpoche, We Love You!

Pema Khandro Long Life Wish Prayers

Click the link above to view the text.

Click in the player below to listen to the audio from Gyaldak Rinpoche leading the Sangha in practice for Pema Khandro

Depictions of the Dalai Lama early in his life help demonstrate that great wisdom and skill can be found in a young body. Yet when I picture great masters of yogic and spiritual disciplines, I can’t help but visualize mature teachers such as B.K.S. Iyengar, Patthabi Jois, and my teacher, Yogi Bhajan.

With those images in mind, my brain always does a double take when I attend dharma talks led by Tantric Buddhist teacher Pema Khandro. While her appearance and playfulness reveal a 30-something body, the presence of a Buddha is unmistakable when she speaks. While perhaps a more common occurrence in Tibet or India, young and realized teachers in the West—and in my own backyard—still surprise me.
Andrea Kowalski