Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Saga Dawa Greetings
Dirk Johnson2021-01-30T15:21:38-08:00On June 5, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa issues greetings for Saga Dawa and explains the meaning of Saga Dawa Duchen for those unfamiliar with this festival.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Strong Emotions and the George Floyd Protests
Dirk Johnson2021-01-30T15:15:13-08:00On June 4, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa responds to the strong emotions of recent protests following the death of George Floyd. Buddhas and Bodhisattva's have historically responded to the circumstances of their day. Lama Jinpa speaks about the Buddha, who was a prince, and Nagarjuna wrote "A Letter to a King," verses on how to practice and govern.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: on Avalokiteshvara Empowerment by H.H. Dalai Lama
Dirk Johnson2021-01-30T15:08:11-08:00On May 21, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, talks about why it will be good for you to take the Avalokiteshvara empowerment from H.H. Dalai Lama XIV on May 28-29, 2020.
A Letter from the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Dirk Johnson2021-03-30T11:42:44-07:00n May of 2020, Yeshe Jamyang received a letter from the office of His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV in response to a letter she had previously sent on behalf of Lama Yeshe Jinpa conveying the prayers and wishes for health and well being of His Holiness from the entire Don Nga Dargey / Lion’s Roar Dharma Center membership. A transcription of the letter follows:
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Tenets Are Fundamental (BDP)
Dirk Johnson2021-01-30T14:57:42-08:00On May 11, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, talks about why tenets are fundamental for studying the Buddha Dharma.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Why Study Tenets? (BDP)
Dirk Johnson2021-01-30T14:44:18-08:00On April 30, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, continued his teachings on tenets for his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program students. This teaching discusses the importance of studying tenets as a whole.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Tenets, Parts 1 and 2 (BDP)
Dirk Johnson2021-01-30T14:36:17-08:00On April 28, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, CA, provides a video lecture introducing tenets as his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program students read Cutting Through Appearances by Geshe Lhundup Sopa and Jeffrey Hopkins.
Lama Yeshe Jinpa: Studying Original Texts (BDP)
Dirk Johnson2021-01-30T14:15:43-08:00On April 16, 2020, Lama Yeshe Jinpa, of Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, provides a short presentation on how to approach the study of original Buddhist texts for the benefit of students in his four-year intensive Buddha Dharma Study Program. Lama Jinpa also discusses bodhicitta from the Yogacara point of view, based on the Mahayanasutralamkara, or, as translated by Bob Thurman, The Universal Vehicle Discourse Literature.
Barchad Lamsel Practice for Losar and Lama Jinpa
Dirk Johnson2020-03-02T09:25:09-08:00As part of our Losar practice commitment dedicated to our precious Lama Yeshe Jinpa, on Saturday, March 7, 2020, we will engage in the recitation and meditation of Barchad Lamsel in six 50-minute sessions, with a 10-minute break between sessions and a one hour potluck lunch. Noble silence will be maintained during breaks in order to extend the meditative power of the practice sessions into the post-meditation periods of the breaks.
Losar 2020: Year of the Iron Mouse 2147
Dirk Johnson2020-02-22T15:01:23-08:00This Monday, February 24, at 7:00 PM, we will celebrate Losar, the arrival of the new Year of the Iron Mouse, the year 2147 of the Tibetan calendar! The Zanabazar Dharma Center sangha will join with Lion’s Roar Dharma Center sangha at Do Nga Dargey Temple for our annual Losar Celebration. Lama Yeshe Jinpa and Geshe Damchoe Gurjav will lead us in the practice of a Windhorse meditation. Windhorse is a method that removes and dispels obstacles for ourselves and for all beings everywhere.