I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Loving Protector, Tai Situ Rinpoche, the life tree of the Practice Lineage, for agreeing to visit Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Centre during his forthcoming visit to Nepal. Yesterday, I flew to New Delhi to request an audience. I also took this opportunity to respectfully offer news of some of […]
Yesterday, I visited the new Palri Ling Nepal Mountain Retreat that Khen Rinpoche Tsultrim Namdak is building. I was heartened to see the good progress that has been made. Khen Rinpoche is not only a Vajra Brother of mine but also a close friend with whom I regularly share my joys and sorrows at the […]
In 2017, I visited Kagyu Samye Ling Harare, in Zimbabwe. At that time, eleven disciples, led by Tensung Genyen Francis, who had developed a strong faith and interest in Buddhism, came from the Congo. They travelled hundreds of kilometres, disregarding many hardships along the way, just to meet me. I was deeply moved when I […]
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 […]
Yesterday, on the 10th day of the waxing moon, my Lama graced my house with his presence. I had nothing to offer other than my promise to live simply, content with few desires. To this he replied: “What greater offering could there be? Live long! Live long indeed. This is wonderful!” Thank you, Lama. May […]
Drupon Khen Rinpoche Karma Lhabu Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Centre 07.03.2026 སྒྲུབ་དཔོན་མཁན་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ཀརྨ་ལྷ་བུ། ཁྲ་འགུ་སྲས་མཁར་སྒྲུབ་སྡེ་ཆེན་མོ། ༢༠༥༣་༡༩་༠༡
Venerable Lama Zangpo has spent more than fifteen years in retreat, twelve of which were under my guidance. He is a gelong (fully ordained monk) of gentle character and steadfast disposition. At present, he serves as the head of Kagyu Samye Dzong Glasgow Dharma Centre. His endeavours to purchase a new centre in Lochwinnoch (just […]
Yesterday, on this auspicious day, through the compassionate blessings of our supreme guide, the late Lord of Refuge, Yongdzin Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, and by the collective efforts of the devoted staff, Thrangu Sekhar Retreat Centre’s 10th cycle of retreat was completed, while the 12th cycle newly commenced. Likewise, the retreatants of Thrangu Sekhar International Meditation […]
On the first day of the New Year of the Fire Male Horse, I paid a visit to the elder brother of Kyabje Thrangu Rinpoche, Treasurer Yönten Gyatso, at the sacred site of Namo Buddha, Thrangu Tashi Yangste Monastery. Although he has now reached the age of 98, his mind remains remarkably clear and sharp […]
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Yangchen Tarap, beloved wife and consort of Choje Akong Rinpoche. This is saddening news for all of us connected with Akong Rinpoche and, of course, with Yangchen herself, … such is the nature of existence in this transient world. I extend my heartfelt condolences and […]
Jetsün Ngödrup Pelzom, the elder sister of His Holiness the Glorious Gyalwang Karmapa, together with her entourage, graciously made a special visit to the site of the new Drolung Mountain Retreat, looking upon me with such generosity as if common earth were seen as gold. I express my sincere and boundless gratitude for her unforgettable […]
I recently had the fortune to receive an audience with His Holiness Gyalwang Karmapa. On this auspicious occasion, I was granted an excellent opportunity to directly express, in some detail, numerous thoughts I had long harboured, from a heartfelt concern for the health of the precious Buddhist doctrine. Although I am merely a simple and […]
I had the auspicious and excellent occasion to properly receive the empowerments and oral transmissions of the Rinchen Terdzö Chenmo (The Grand Vault of Precious Treasures) from Kyabje Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche, the glorious and sublime lama endowed with the three kindnesses in whom the inexhaustible ocean of the three secrets of all the Victorious Ones […]
May her studies, practice and translation activities flourish for the benefit of countless beings.
A brief account of activities conducted during the month commemorating Buddha’s Descent from the God Realm. On the 21st day of the 9th Tibetan month (10 November), at their request, I visited the communities of Bhotekoshi Rural Municipality, Ward No. 4, Khokundol and Thangchenpo (Danda Gaon) Sindhupalchowk. I consecrated eight newly constructed stupas and taught […]
