Lama Wangdor Rinpoche will be teaching from the text Tsig Sum Ne Deb or “Three Words That Strike to the Heart of the Matter” as taught by Garab Dorje. This is a heart text in the Nyingma Longchen Nyingthig Lineage with commentary by Patrul Rinpoche on the Nature of Mind. The teachings include showing the View of the Nature of Mind, instructions on doing the meditation and the post meditation experience. It is said that by dedicating one’s self to this practice, full enlightenment can be achieved in a single lifetime. This is a heart practice that Lama Wangdor has spent 30 years meditating on in the cave of Guru Rinpoche at Tso Pema.

As well as the Nyingma lineage teachings, meditation sessions include pointing out instructions from the Kagyu Chagchen teachings embodied in the texts and poetry of the Songs of the Mahasiddhas. Since each student is unique in their understanding and their karmic perceptions, there can be great blessings and benefit to receiving the (inherently non-dualistic) teachings on the nature of mind from both perspectives and lineages.

Lama Wangdor Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and teacher. Through decades of solitary meditation, retreats and practices he has achieved deep realization and is respected worldwide as a venerable teacher and a master of “Direct Mind Perception” (Dzogchen) Meditation. Lama Wangdor has a profound commitment to making Buddhist philosophy and teachings accessible to everyone with a sincere interest. He has spent more than 30 years meditating in the caves first used by the Tibetan saint, Padmasambava, above Lotus Lake (Tsol Pema) in the Himachal Pradesh region of Northern India. Wangdor Rinpoche holds both Nyingma and Kagyu Dzogchen/Chagchen lineages and is considered a Remay (ecclectic) teacher.

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