Guest Teachers

  • Placeholder

    Protected: 2022 8-Week Retreat The Vajra Essence Part III: In-Person Registration

    Price range: $2,400.00 through $2,900.00

    An in-person retreat at Miyo Samten Ling in Crestone, CO sponsored by SBI

    The Vajra Essence – Part III March 31 - May 30, 2022

    In-person registration is now open for The Vajra Essence - Part III. This 8-week retreat will focus on completing Phase 4: “Determining the Characteristics and Qualities of the Ground”, Phase 5: "Determining Secret Dualistic Grasping and Revealing the Way of Natural Liberation", and Phase 6: "Teaching on the Essential Points of Practice and Their Key Distinctions" from The Vajra Essence: From the Matrix of Pure Appearances and Primordial Consciousness, a Tantra Self-Emergent from the Nature of Existence.

    Please be aware that in order to maintain moderate social distancing (in addition to a required vaccination against COVID-19), we have very limited capacity for in-person attendance. Only those who have been accepted to attend should register here.

    Please do not share this registration link.

    See below for more information on the teachings and additional details about the retreat.

  •

    Protected: An Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samanthabhadra and Summary of the View, Meditation, and Conduct – A One-Week Retreat – January 2019

    Price range: $108.00 through $480.00
    Dzogchen, or the "Great Perfection," is regarded by many as the pinnacle of Buddhist teachings, for it presents the most direct path to realizing our true nature and to unveiling the deepest dimensions of consciousness. This retreat consists of lectures, guided meditations and discussions, and is intended for participants with a sound understanding and practice of the foundational Buddhist teachings of the Four Noble Truths, Bodhicitta, and the Six Perfections. Guest teacher, Eva Natanya This retreat was recorded at El Capitan in Goleta, CA January 2019. This is offered via audio stream/download.  
  • Dream Yoga Teachings with Drupön Lama Karma

    Dream Yoga Teachings with Drupön Lama Karma

    Price range: $200.00 through $500.00
    Join Drupön Lama Karma for a three-month series of teachings on Dream Yoga and also Daytime Yoga. In these teachings he will draw on the key points from different traditions. The teachings will be held every Friday beginning Dec 6th, 2024, until Friday, March 7th, 2025. Sessions will be at 7:00 p.m. PST. You can check your time zone here, just add your city and your local time will be calculated. The sessions will be recorded so if you cannot attend the live session you will have access to both video and audio recordings. These teachings will be conducted online in Tibetan, with English translation. While there are no prerequisites for these teachings it is recommended that you have some familiarity with Drupön Lama Karma’s prior teachings or with dream yoga. You can read more about Lama Karma here. There is a sliding scale to attend these teachings. Please see the options below. Should you need a scholarship please email: karmajnana108@gmail.com Please read below for additional information. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to receive these teachings from Drupön Lama Karma.
  • Collection of Dharmas on Identitylssness Guest Instructor

    Drubpon Lama Karma Collection of Dharmas on Identitylessness: 21 Points of Crucial Advice by Kamalarāja – Aug 2020 Download

    Price range: $108.00 through $220.00
    Weekend Virtual Meditation and Teachings with Drubpon Lama Karma in Santa Barbara
    Audio Download Only $108
    Video Online Streaming Only - $148
    Both Audio Download and Video Stream - $220

    Once you have made the payment,  links to download the audio and/or Video view link will be emailed.

    Recorded on August 8 & 9, 2020 Sponsored by Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (SBI). We are delighted to announce that Alan has personally requested Drubpon Lama Karma to offer online teachings. Drubpon Lama Karma will teach from the Collection of Dharmas on Identitylessness: Twenty-one Points of Crucial Advice by Kamalarāja. The teachings will be translated by Khenpo Sonam into English.
    Please select you media options from the dropdown
  • Drupön Lama Karma Offers Commentary on Extracting the Vital Essence of Accomplishment

    Drupön Lama Karma Offers Commentary on Extracting the Vital Essence of Accomplishment

    Price range: $200.00 through $300.00

    Join Drupön Lama Karma for a two-month series of teachings on Extracting the Vital Essence of Accomplishment: Concise and Clear Advice for Practice in a Mountain Retreat by Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdrel Yeshe Dorji

    Mountain Dharma is a presentation of the personal and intimate advice from the great Dzogchen Master Dudjom Rinpoche to a group of students in preparation for meditation retreat. Ever masterful, Dudjom Rinpoche, whose life and work provided a brilliant example of a Tibetan rigzin’s full awareness, tells a group of yogis how to use an extended period of seclusion in a mountain hermitage to recognize the nature of mind in his tradition. In this instruction, he is down to earth and eminently practical. The text is short but a seminal exposition of the view. Drupön Lama Karma received this instructions from his root guru Lama Naljorpa Rinpoche. The teachings will be held every Friday beginning June 27th, 2025, until Friday, August 22nd, 2025. Sessions will be from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. PST. You can check your timezone here. The sessions will be recorded so if you cannot attend the live session you will have access to both video and audio recordings. These teachings will be conducted online in Tibetan, with English translation, as well as Spanish and Russian translation. You can read more about Drupön Lama Karma here. There is a sliding scale to attend these teachings. Please see the options below. Should you need a scholarship please email: karmajnana108@gmail.com Please read below for additional information. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to receive these teachings from Drupön Lama Karma.

  • Protected: Fathom the Mind. Heal the World. In-person Registration – October 1-7, 2022

    Price range: $525.00 through $1,045.00

    Fathom the Mind. Heal the World.

    with Lama Alan Wallace, Dr. Eva Natanya & Dr. Anuradha Choudry October 1-7, 2022

    Co-sponsored by Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies and the Center for Contemplative Research.

    This retreat is an opportunity to explore the interdenominational, inter-contemplative themes outlined by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his vision for the Center for Contemplative Research:
    • The Buddhist meditative practices of śamatha and vipaśyanā
    • Teachings on nonviolence and compassion from other revered Indian traditions
    • Instruction in the contemplative traditions of Christianity
    Read more about the retreat below.

    Please select your registration and accommodation option from the dropdown.

  •

    Fathom the Mind. Heal the World. October 1-7, 2022

    Price range: $108.00 through $595.00

    Fathom the Mind. Heal the World.

    with Lama Alan Wallace, Dr. Eva Natanya & Dr. Anuradha Choudry October 1-7, 2022

    Co-sponsored by Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies and the Center for Contemplative Research.

    This retreat is an opportunity to explore the interdenominational, inter-contemplative themes outlined by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his vision for the Center for Contemplative Research:
    • The Buddhist meditative practices of śamatha and vipaśyanā
    • Teachings on nonviolence and compassion from other revered Indian traditions
    • Instruction in the contemplative traditions of Christianity
    The virtual retreat will be available with both audio and video recordings of each day's teachings.   We are offering multiple pricing options as you will see when you select 'Choose an option' from the drop-down menu below. Read more about the retreat below.

    Select your virtual retreat option
  •

    Gyatrul Rinpoche’s talk on “Karma Chakmé and Mingyur Dorjé,” recorded in 1989

    Free!

    Gyatrul Rinpoche’s talk on “Karma Chakmé and Mingyur Dorjé,” recorded in 1989

    Gyatrul Rinpoche’s talk on “Karma Chakmé and Mingyur Dorjé,” translated by Sangye Khandro, given at the Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles, January 6, 1989. Courtesy of Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles. Please do NOT share this recording publicly in any way, on the internet, on any other platform, or any other means of distribution. This is being offered in conjunction with the release of, Śamatha and Vipaśyanā: An Anthology of Pith Instructions, composed and translated by B. Alan Wallace and Eva Natanya. We highly recommend this book for a deeper understanding of this text.  

  • H.E. Jamyang Dagmo Sakya Dagmola’s teaching on Drakpa Gyaltsen’s commentary on Parting from the Four Types of Clinging

    Free!
    We are delighted to be able to share H.E. Jamyang Dagmo Sakya Dagmola’s teaching on Drakpa Gyaltsen’s commentary on Parting from the Four Types of Clinging, given in Santa Barbara, California, January 2012 Courtesy of Tara Ling Santa Barbara Please do NOT share this recording publicly in any way, on the internet, on any other platform, or any other means of distribution. This is being offered in conjunction with the release of, Śamatha and Vipaśyanā: An Anthology of Pith Instructions, composed and translated by B. Alan Wallace and Eva Natanya. We highly recommend this book for a deeper understanding of this text.

  • H.H. the Dalai Lama’s Commentary to A Shower of Siddhis

    Free!

    H.H. the Dalai Lama’s commentary to A Shower of Siddhis: A Song of the Four Recollections, Guidance in the View of the Middle Way

    We are delighted to share with you H.H. the Dalai Lama’s commentary to A Shower of Siddhis: A Song of the Four Recollections, Guidance in the View of the Middle Way in Zollikon,  Switzerland, 1979 Courtesy of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India Please do NOT share this recording publicly in any way, on the internet, on any other platform, or any other means of distribution. This is being offered in conjunction with the release of, Śamatha and Vipaśyanā: An Anthology of Pith Instructions, composed and translated by B. Alan Wallace and Eva Natanya. We highly recommend this book for a deeper understanding of this text.

  • H.H. the Dalai Lama’s Commentary to The Eight-Verse Mind Training

    Free!

    H.H. the Dalai Lama’s commentary to The Eight-Verse Mind Training

    We are delighted to be able to share H.H. the Dalai Lama’s commentary to The Eight-Verse Mind Training, given at the Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies, Mt. Pèlerin, Switzerland, July 1979 Courtesy of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India Please do NOT share this recording publicly in any way, on the internet, on any other platform, or any other means of distribution. This is being offered in conjunction with the release of, Śamatha and Vipaśyanā: An Anthology of Pith Instructions, composed and translated by B. Alan Wallace and Eva Natanya. We highly recommend this book for a deeper understanding of this text.
  • Lake Born

    Lake-Born Vajra Sadhana Class with Yangchen Ösel (Eva Natanya)

    Price range: $108.00 through $395.00

    Sadhana classes from the 2022 8-week retreat with Yangchen Ösel (Eva Natanya), which followed the Lake-Born Vajra Empowerment offered by Lama Alan Wallace.

    Yangchen offers 15 sessions to guide you in your sadhana practice. Her clear elucidation of these profound practices will enhance your understanding and practice. There are nine meditations and four videos, including a short teaching from Lama Alan on the 6-Session Guru Yoga and Yangchen's explanation of this teaching, the Lake-Born Vajra Sadhana with Gaṇacakra, as well as the complete Lake-Born Vajra Sadhana with Tibetan Recitation.

    This is available only if you have received the Lake-Born Vajra Empowerment in the Düdjom Tersar Lineage, whether from Lama Alan or another qualified guru.

      If you received the Lake-Born Vajra empowerment but did not follow the 2022 8-week retreat it is highly recommended that you receive these teachings from Yangchen Ösel. If you wish to receive teachings on the Lake-Born Vajra sadhana in this lineage of teachings from Lama Alan and Yangchen Ösel, we strongly encourage you to register for the whole of the 2019 8-week retreat, or else follow the entire sequence of the 2020-2022 Vajra Essence retreats. For your convenience, you can stream, download or listen to the teachings on your podcast app.

  • Mahamudra Shamatha Teachings with Drubpon Lama Karma – Nov 2023

    Price range: $100.00 through $350.00

    Mahamudra Shamatha Teachings with Drubpon Lama Karma

    November 2023, Part 1, Three-Month Series

    Drubpon Lama Karma provides detailed instructions on the practice of Shamatha from the Mahamudra perspective, based on his own experience from years of meditation retreats. These teachings began on November 3, 2023 and continued on a weekly basis for three months. The teachings are available in both audio and video recordings. The teachings are in Tibetan language with English translation. The videos of these teachings are in the process of being updated on YouTube with Spanish and Portuguese closed captions (CC). The first few sessions are now available. You can watch the first session of this series of Shamatha teachings free on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK10qdh4j2I You can read more about Lama Karma and these teachings by clicking here. If you need a scholarship for this series, please email: karmajnana108@gmail.com
  • Shamatha Thanka

    Shamatha Teachings Presented by Glen Svensson

    Free!
    Over 15 sessions Glen Svensson will introduce the practice of shamatha, the practice of cultivating a calm, clear and focused mind. Each session includes discussion, guided meditation and Q&A. This program is suitable for those new to this practice and also those who are already well established in shamatha practice. These teachings were originally part of 2020 8-week retreat. Please see below for additional information.
  • Dudjom-Lingpa-Drawing

    The Seven Preliminaries according to the Revelations of Düdjom Lingpa presented by Eva Natanya (Yangchen Osel) from 2020 8-week retreat. Audio stream/download

    Free!

    The Seven Preliminaries according to the Revelations of Düdjom Lingpa

    Teaching, translations, and oral transmission by Eva Natanya (Yangchen Osel) from the 2020 8-week Retreat Eva Natanya presents previously untranslated material on the Seven Uncommon Preliminaries (or Ngöndro) as they appear in the revelations of Düdjom Lingpa and in key commentaries from the Düdjom Lineage. See below for additional information.
  • Collection of Dharmas on Identitylssness Guest Instructor

    Shamatha Teachings with Drupla Lama Karma – Audio Download

    $95.00
    Shamatha Teachings with Drupla Tsampa Karma Translated by Khenpo Namchak Dorji Recorded in October 19 and 20, 2019 (one and a half day retreat) The translation for these teachings has now been revised and is available in the book, Śamatha and Vipaśyanā: An Anthology of Pith Instructions. The content of the teaching is not impacted with the revised translations.  
  • Four Immeasurable with Drub-la Tsampa Karma

    Virtual Retreat on the Four Immeasurables With Drubpon Lama Karma

    Price range: $108.00 through $200.00
    Drubpon Lama Karma held three online teachings on the Four Immeasurables (recorded Oct. 24 and Nov. 21), and Practical Advice from The Ocean of Enlightened Activities to Benefit Beings by Karma Chagme (recorded Nov. 21 and Dec. 19, 2020). The teachings were translated by Khenpo Sonam into English.

    This retreat is available for video streaming and audio download - select your option below.

  • Out of stock

    The Heart Sutra – September 2010

    $50.00
    The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most popular text in the Buddhist world. Known both for its profundity and brevity, this work quickly made its way from India to China, Japan, Korea and Tibet. It is recited daily in an array of languages around the world. The principle theme of the Heart Sutra is "sunyata" or emptiness. This retreat, led by Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, focuses on the study and practices that emerge from this profound discourse on sunyata delivered by the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara to Venerable Shariputra at Vulture Peak. What insights rise from this text? How can this text help us to transform our minds and hearts, recognize our potential for enlightenment, and help us liberate ourselves from samsara? In this retreat, goddess Prajnaparamita beckons us to engage on these reflections. The four-disc DVD set chronicales the weekend retreat held in September 2010 at Santa Barbara's historical Old Mission. The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi is the founding director of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has a graduate degree in Comparative Philosophy of Religion from Harvard University and is an Integral Honors Scholar in Philosophy and Science. At the age of ten, he entered a Buddhist Monastery in Rajgir and was subsequently ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is his spiritual Mentor. Venerable Tenzin lectures internationally and is also President of The Prajnopaya Foundation, a worldwide humanitarian organization. For more information on him and his work, vist www.iMonk.org.
This website uses cookies and third party services. Settings OK

Tracking Cookies

Go to Top