Tibetan - Integrating Eastern Wisdom with Western Minds

• Explore the fundamental teachings of Mahamudra and Dzogchen within Tibetan Buddhism, emphasizing their direct approach to understanding mind and nature
• Understand the significance of combining traditional Eastern spiritual training with Western cultural perspectives
• Gain insight on the role of compassion and kindness as central elements in the journey towards enlightenment
• Discover the importance of maintaining an open mind and heart in meditation practices and daily life.
• Examine how cultural differences between East and West can influence the understanding and practice of Buddhist teachings

Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is a widely celebrated Buddhist teacher and the founder, president, and spiritual director of Nalandabodhi, an international community of Buddhist centers. A lover of music, art and urban culture, Rinpoche is a poet, photographer, accomplished calligrapher and visual artist, as well as a prolific author.

Rinpoche is acknowledged as one of the foremost scholars and meditation masters of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He is known for his sharp intellect, humor, and easygoing teaching style, for launching the kindness initiative #GoKind and for his outreach to communities internationally. He is the author of several books, including Emotional Rescue and Rebel Buddha. His website is dpr.info