June 2016

Aro gTér Lineage: When a Return to Tradition appears as Innovation, Bhutan, 1-3 July 2016

By |2018-03-16T16:31:09+00:00June 25th, 2016|

Naljorpa Ja'gyür & Ngakma Métsal Ngakma Mé-tsal Wangmo and Naljorpa Ja’gyür Dorje will be representing the Aro gTér Lineage at the conference on 'Tradition and Innovation in Vajrayana Buddhism' in Bhutan, 1-3 July 2016.  They were invited to speak at the conference by Ian Baker, following the Sangha visit to the Secret Temple exhibition, as [...]

Drala Jong Facilities

By |2018-03-16T16:31:09+00:00June 15th, 2016|

As a venue Drala Jong will be used for: Talks, courses, and retreats – from single evenings to week long residential events  Public teachings—irrespective of affiliation with Buddhism—on: healthy happy personal relationships; embracing emotions through meditation;  Tibetan physical yogas; iconographic painting; and the Arts – including woodcraft, metal work, ceramics, dance, and music.  Private teachings [...]

Sangha visit to Tibet’s Secret Temple Exhibition at the Wellcome Trust in London

By |2018-03-16T16:31:09+00:00June 11th, 2016|

Earlier this year Ngak’chang Rinpoche, Ngakma Mé-tsal, and Naljorpa Ja’gyür—accompanied by a group of practitioners from Sang-ngak-chö-dzong—went to London to see the exhibition entitled Tibet’s Secret Temple at the Wellcome Trust. The Wellcome webpage gives the following about the exhibition ‘Tibet’s Secret Temple’ explores Tibetan Buddhist yogic and meditational practice and their connections to physical [...]

Drala Jong – ‘Sparkling Meadow of Primal Iridescence’

By |2018-03-16T16:31:09+00:00June 8th, 2016|

The name ‘Drala Jong’, means ‘Sparkling Meadow of Primal Iridescence’. Of this name, Spiritual Directors Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen write:  Drala Jong innately exists in human beings. ‘Drala’ is the appreciative faculty which exponentially enlivens people the more they engage with the world. Appreciation is the key to enjoyment and to the delighting in [...]

Drala Jong – Establishing a retreat centre

By |2018-03-16T16:31:09+00:00June 1st, 2016|

The need to provide a facility where people can obtain inspiration without removing themselves from everyday society is clear. We are therefore looking to establish a retreat centre in Wales, where people can study with teachers – most of whom are married couples with children. Individuals will then be able to practise what they have [...]

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