Three Principle Aspects of the Path by Je Tsongkhapa - renunciation, bodhichitta, and right view - are the basis of all the sutra and tantra paths.

Mind Training in Eight Verses is a short text with a vast meaning. It was composed by Geshe Langri Tangpa Dorje Seng-ge who was born in the Penyul region of Tibet, northeast of Lhasa, in 1054.

There are four remedy powers. The one that reduces and purifies negative karma is regret. The stronger the regret, the more the negative karma is purified. All phenomena affect each other; that is what dependent arising means—fire can burn, water can make things wet. It works similarly in our mind: our positive thoughts have one effect; negative thoughts have a different effect. So, there is happiness and there is suffering—this is a dependent arising.

Why do we need to Wake Up, Now! and what’s the Buddha’s Wheel of Life have to do with it? Why are we in this situation? Where are we going? Do our lives have any meaning? How should we make use of our lives? How does Buddhism view the position of beings in the world and the ways humans can make their lives meaningful? These questions are addressed in a famous Buddhist painting of a wheel (known as The Wheel of Life) with twenty-one parts that outlines the process of our lives in existence.

Today's world is dominated by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). What could that have to do with Buddhism? Let's talk about it!

Buddha's heart teaching is to cherish others. A life well-lived is one in which we actively work for both our happiness and the happiness of others because we are inextricably related.

As followers of Lama Tsonkhapa, the Chotrul Monlam Chenmo is the biggest prayer festival held at DNKL. There are many benefits to observing this day of prayer. According to the Sutra Revealing the Magnificent Miracle Manifestation “...if a follower of the Tathagatas, the Ones Gone to Suchness, with the intention to make offerings to them bears their miraculous manifestation in mind for a moment, and with devotion and aspiration endeavors to make offerings to the Tathagatas in his mind for a day, a night or any amount of time, he gradually will reach beyond the limit of suffering, and will actualize the State of Utter Purity and Excellence, the Completely Perfected Enlightenment.”

The need to promote DNKL’s mission of Universal Peace through Tibetan Buddhist teachings is perhaps greater now than in previous years. Like many non-profit organizations closed due to the pandemic, DNKL has responded swiftly with more virtual offerings that are easily accessible and, as always, at no cost. This has allowed for greater global participation and engagement, which is an incredibly positive outcome.

Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche has kindly starting teaching via zoom. For complete list of teachings and zoom links please see his updated calendar.