The Lama’s Arrival at Drolung Mountain Retreat — 28th March 2026

Kyabje Drubwang Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche—peerless elucidator of the teachings of the Practice Lineage and sublime lama of threefold kindness—personally visited the site of the new Drolung Mountain Retreat at my invitation. He blessed the land and made aspirations that the precious doctrine of practice may spread and thrive at this site. Furthermore, Rinpoche bestowed a […]

Kagyu Monlam

We gathered for a week at Kagyu Samye Ling for the fifth UK Kagyu Monlam, from May 30 to June 5. The abbot of Kagyu Samye Ling, Choje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, presided over the event as the head of the congregation. During the Monlam, I gave two Dharma teachings each day. Choje Lama Yeshe […]

Teachings in Namo Buddha

Drupon Khen Rinpoche resumed the community teachings he had been regularly offering in Thrangu Monastery in Namo Buddha before the pandemic. This was initiated at the behest of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche in 2017, who thought the monks in the shedra (Buddhist college) would benefit from Drupon Khen Rinpoche’s advice and teachings. Besides the monks in […]

The Kindness of the Lama

For almost one year now, from the holy site of Namo Buddha Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kyabje Yongzin Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, despite the burden of his advanced 90 years of age, has been consistently bestowing transmissions upon our community of lamas, tulkus, khenpos and sangha members. These transmissions have included profound teachings of both learned […]

A New Six-Year Retreat at Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Center
A New Six-Year Retreat at Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Center

Today, 9th February 2020 (15th of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar), sees 32 international practitioners embarking on a new six-year cycle of retreat. The retreatants will be doing four practice sessions together as a group everyday...