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Seasonal Teacher Seminars (By Invitation Only) – Spring Session (ONLINE)

Date & Time Details: Friday, May 12, 2023 | 10:00am- 1:00pm (MDT)

Location: Online - Zoom

Seasonal Teacher Seminars (By Invitation Only) – Spring Session (ONLINE)

With Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Gretchen Donovan and Jake Nagasawa

May 12, 2023

With Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Gretchen Donovan and Jake Nagasawa

Seasonal Teacher Seminars (By Invitation Only) 

These half-day seminars with Lama Tsultrim Allione (and/or additional presenters) are designed to facilitate communication and connection between Lama Tsultrim and her lineage holders and teachers as well as to provide on-going training, inspiration and support for both Senior and Apprentice Teachers. 

In this session, Dorje Löpön Chandra will offer teachings, followed by a dharma talk by Gretchen Donovan.  Jake Nagasawa will join the seminar to share his expert guidance with pronunciation of some of the trickier Sanskrit words from Treasury of Precious Qualities.

This seminar will be offered via the Zoom platform. It will take place on Friday, May 12, 2023 from 10:00am-1:00pm MDT. Please use this link to see how this daily schedule translates into your timezone.

Who Should Attend? 

  • This Teacher Seminar is by INVITATION ONLY.
  • Attendance is restricted to members of Tara Mandala’s Authorized Teachers and Apprentice Teachers Programs. 

Offering dana to the teacher: The practice of offering dana, which means “generosity,” is the traditional offering the student makes to the teacher as a symbol of appreciation, gratitude, and reciprocity for receiving the precious teachings. Information on offering dana to the teacher will be provided during the virtual seminar. To learn more about dana and suggested dana ranges, please click here.

Date & Time Details: Friday, May 12, 2023 | 10:00am- 1:00pm (MDT)

Location: Online - Zoom

About the Teachers

Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton
Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton is a Dharma teacher, author, and translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts. She serves on Tara Mandala’s Prajna (Teacher) Council, Executive Committee, and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Council. She develops programs and curricula for Tara Mandala, as well as teaches nationally and internationally.  She is the author…
Gretchen Donovan
Gretchen Donovan Gretchen Donovan is a longtime meditator and has been teaching yoga for over 25 years. She met Lama Tsultrim in 2016 and joined Magyu shortly afterwards.   She is an apprentice teacher at Tara Mandala, a Certified Feeding Your Demons Facilitator and an active member of the San Diego Satellite Sangha…
Jake Nagasawa
Jake Nagasawa Jake Nagasawa is a scholar of Tibetan Buddhism. He has been studying classical Tibetan and Sanskrit formally for ten years. Jake’s research focuses on Tantric Buddhism in ancient and medieval Tibet. He is particularly interested in the tantras and the oral tradition (bka’ ma) of the Nyingma School. Jake also…