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*''[[Heart Treasure of the Saints]]'' by [[Patrul Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 16-19 August 2008
*''[[Heart Treasure of the Saints]]'' by [[Patrul Rinpoche]], [[Lerab Ling]], 16-19 August 2008
*''[[Commentary on Bodhichitta]]'' by [[Nagarjuna]], [[Lerab Ling]], 12-15 August 2009
*''[[Commentary on Bodhichitta]]'' by [[Nagarjuna]], [[Lerab Ling]], 12-15 August 2009
*The [[Heart Sutra]], using a commentary by [[Taranatha]], [[Lerab Ling]], 8-10 June 2010
*The ''[[Heart Sutra]]'', using a commentary by [[Taranatha]], [[Lerab Ling]], 8-10 June 2010
*[[The Wheel Blade of Mind Transformation]], [[Lerab Ling]], 12-14 July 2011
*''[[The Wheel Blade of Mind Transformation]]'' by [[Dharmarakshita]], [[Lerab Ling]], 12-14 July 2011
*''The Intermediate [[Stages of Meditation]]'' by [[Kamalashila]], [[Lerab Ling]], 21-23 July 2012


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

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Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche teaching in Lerab Ling, August, 2007

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche (b.1964) — the present Dzigar Kongtrul, Jigme Namgyel (Wyl. 'dzi sgar kong sprul 'jigs med rnam rgyal), was born in Northern India, shortly before the Tibetan community settlement at Bir was established by his father, the third Neten Chokling Rinpoche. When Rinpoche was just nine years old, his father passed away. Soon after this His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche recognized him as an emanation of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great and His Holiness the 16th Karmapa confirmed this. He was soon enthroned at Chokling Gompa in Bir.

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche moved to the United States in 1989 with his family and began a five-year tenure as a professor of Buddhist philosophy at Naropa University (then Institute) in 1990. Not long after arriving in the United States, he founded Mangala Shri Bhuti, an organization dedicated to furthering the practice of the Longchen Nyingtik lineage. He established a mountain retreat centre, Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, in southern Colorado, where he spends much of his time in retreat and guides students in long-term retreat practice.

Kongtrul Rinpoche's root teacher was Dilgo Khyentsé Rinpoche, and he also studied extensively with Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and the great scholar-yogin Khenpo Rinchen. His students include Pema Chödrön, the best-selling buddhist author, and his wife, Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel. He is also an avid painter in the abstract expressionist tradition.

Publications

  • It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2005).

Sogyal Rinpoche said of this book:

"An enthralling and practical book that speaks to us all with an exceptional clarity about confusion, uncertainty, and fear, about fearlessness and courage, and about awareness, joy, sanity, and freedom. A book which I cannot recommend highly enough."
  • Light Comes Through: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening to our Natural Intelligence (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2008)
  • Uncommon Happiness, The Path of the Compassionate Warrior (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2009)

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Further Reading

  • View: The Rigpa Journal, July 2010, 'Very Little Needs and Much Contentment'—A Teaching for Troubled Times, and 'A Friend and Guide to the Sangha'

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