Rimé Geshe Dangsong Namgyal has studied with many of today’s great masters. As a boy, he accompanied his father, ritual master of the Karshod in the Kham region of Tibet.
Under the advice of his teachers, he traveled to Menri Monastery, Sera Je Monastery and Triten Norbutse Monastery, where he received extensive training.
Geshe teaches that by directly introducing the primordial Buddha Nature through Pure Dzogchen teachings, one can enter into that recognition and discover true peace, strength, and fearlessness in life; and confidence in an eventual, positive death, Bardo, and rebirth experience.
DZOGCHEN
One day Meditation Retreat
Sunday, November 2, 2025
9 am-12pm; [lunch] 2-4pm pacific
English with Spanish Translation | Online & In Person | Recordings available
The core practice of Dzogs Chen will be taught and practiced in a one-day meditation retreat. Many practitioners, even those with extensive experience, will benefit from reviewing and refreshing their understanding of how to engage in a daily, meaningful practice of Dzogchen.
Geshe will concisely explain how to meditate if you wish to train in the luminosity of Dzogchen or simply meditating on the nature of reality. Furthermore, one should practice confession and purification according to the Great Perfection (Dzogchen), for whatever faults have arisen in meditation and view according to the Great Perfection.
Supplemental practices include physical mudrā, a method of syllable meditation, a method of holding the winds (prāna), meditating on internal fire and how light radiates from it, methods taught to expel sickness from the body, and practicing the methods for correcting faults in meditation. Everyone is welcome.
Blue Dzambhala
Prosperity Ceremony
Sunday, November 9, 2025
9:30 am-12 pm pacific
English with Spanish Translation | Online & In Person | No Recordings
“Summoning here all universal vital essence, longevity, merits, virtues, power, wealth, glory, splendor ... Summoned and dissolved in my heart.”
Blue Dzambhala, also called Kubera or Dzam Ngön, is a powerful wealth deity who removes the obstacles of poverty and brings prosperity. He is considered one of the Nine Ways of Bon and is associated with the vital essence of prosperity (Cha). His practice involves invoking his energy through mantra recitation and performing rituals to increase wealth, well-being, and other forms of good fortune. Dzambhala is also seen as a wrathful, protective deity. He takes on this fierce form to protect practitioners from negative karma and harmful spirits, and to minimize misfortunes and obstacles that can interfere with spiritual practice.