I have been one heck of a busy bee here at IBA.
To begin with, every morning from 8 to 9:30; I have a teaching with Khenpo Jamyang Tenzin on The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva.
Then at 10 I have Tibetan Language with Khenpo Jorden for an hour. Tomorrow is our first exam on [...]

I spent 10 days with over 300 people from over 40 countries studying the text and commentaries on Parting from the Four Attachments at the International Buddhist Academy.  The retreat morning teachings were with Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and then the afternoon Calm Abiding Meditation sessions were led by Lama Chodak Rinpoche.
The experience was beyond [...]

Ahh, to be able to download my podcasts again…
When I was in Nepal I became very frustrated with horribly slow downloads combined with my steadily crashing and dying hard drive. I rarely opened iTunes anymore, it was just too depressing.
So over the past couple of weeks I have been able to download and catch [...]

Lately I have been talking a lot about the ‘dakinis‘. I am not sure what it is, but lately the word seems to creep up in all of the books that I read (or listen to). I hear it in conversations. I see images of them hanging up in the shops around [...]

For two days I took the coolest field trip of my life. I was lucky to be able to join the Pokhara monks on a pilgrimage to various places around Derha Dun. We loaded up the 26 kids, their Lama Kunga, one of their teachers, and a sponsor, and Jane, Allison, and I joined them [...]

We left Haridwar very early on Tuesday morning the 12th. We decided that the most economical way for us to get to Dehra Dun for the puja would be to take a public bus. When we got to the station, it was quite a challenge to say the least. It was around 7 am and [...]

Allison was not feeling well today and spent the day resting up for our next adventures. We leave Delhi at 6:55 AM on Sunday morning and take a train to Haridwar. Haridwar is going to be our first stop of many in the next couple of weeks. I am not sure how often I will [...]

I had an amazing experience yesterday. I met a wonderful woman, Jane, at the cafe above which I live. Jane is in kathmandu studying Buddhist Philosophy and Tibetan, but spends the mojority of the year living in Southern India at a monestary teaching young monks both English and Math.

Now, I have taken many classes on [...]

Today was my first day of introduction to Nepali culture. I have a couple of days of this before I start going to work, so let’s all keep our fingers crossed that the next couple are a bit more helpful.
When I first decided on this program, I really did look forward to the introduction classes [...]