The Abhaya Fellowship and Longsal Ling
When I say this is a place to serve the Buddha’s teachings I mean it in a very vast way. I mean, to not think of this center as sectarian or denominational, or a religious center, but really a place where we welcome those who want to learn about how to increase good-heartedness and serving the needs of sentient beings. That’s the underlying sentiment that we should have here at Abhaya, which is really about those who have faith in the Dharma and spirituality, who want to become better people and serve sentient beings. That is what we teach here.
- Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche
LATEST NEWS
37 Practices of the Bodhisattva with Lama Lakshey Zangpo Rinpoche
on Saturday mornings, April 6, April 20 and May 11, 2024
37 Practices of the Bodhisattva with Lama Lakshey Zangpo Rinpoche
Saturday mornings, April 6, April 20 and May 11, 2024
Online or in person at Longsal Ling
When Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche opened Saturday mornings at Longsal Ling, he began with a series on the 37 Practices of the Bodhisattva. At his request, Lama Lakshey Zangpo renews this invaluable teaching.
No registration required, learn how to join in person or online.
Saturday morning teaching and practice
Join us on Saturday mornings for teaching and practice with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche. You are warmly invited to attend in person or online.
Awakening Bodhicitta Retreat with Lama Lakshey Zangpo Rinpoche, March 30, 2024
Awakening Bodhicitta Retreat with Lama Lakshey Zangpo Rinpoche
Sat Mar 30th 2024, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County
The heartfelt practice of Bodhicitta is a path to profound awakening. It transcends our individual identity and reveals the realization of the perfection of emptiness. Cultivating bodhicitta, reduces self-centeredness, reveals the interconnectedness of all things, and strengthens one’s compassion. The ultimate goal of Bodhicitta is the eradication of suffering and the attainment of perfect Buddhahood.
Sacred Perception: A Radical Transformation, a two-day retreat with Anam Thubten and Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche, June 3 and 4, 2023.
Sacred Perception: A Radical Transformation
with Anam Thubten and Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche
June 3 and 4, 2023, 10 am to 5 pm US Pacific (PDT) each day
Attend online by Zoom
Often we see the world, nature, and our life through a distorted perception, which causes trauma, unnecessary pain, and division. If we are able to hold everything in what Tibetan Buddhism calls "sacred perception," then there will be a natural, deep healing and an awakening that brings about unity, joy, peace, and love.
On June 3 and 4, Anam Thubten and Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche will lead a two-day, online retreat, sharing Tibetan Buddhist wisdom and practices that help change our limited perception. This brings about a radical inner shift as our perception becomes unified and connected to the realm of an all-pervasive sacredness.
Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony and Bodhicitta Teaching Retreat with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche, Saturday May 13, 2023
Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony and Bodhicitta Teaching Retreat
with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche
Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 10 am to 5 pm US Pacific Time (PDT)
Each day, if we give rise to Bodhicitta--the mind of awakening--then eventually, inevitably, our practice will blossom into perfection. If we learn to direct the mind toward serving others, the results are priceless. Through Bodhicitta we can directly see our own mind's true nature. There are many wrong views about what can be experienced in practice, and many ways one might wander astray; but if we simply cultivate loving kindness, Bodhicitta and compassion, then there is no way to deviate. This is because Bodhicitta is the unmistaken path.
Dudjom Ngondro Retreat with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche, Friday March 31 to Sunday April 2, 2023
Dudjom Ngondro Retreat
with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche
March 31 to April 2, 2023
Ngondro is an indispensable and necessary practice for anyone who truly wishes to become a pure Dharma practitioner. There are many different ngondro practice texts of varying lengths. This Ngondro text put together by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is very special because it carries the profound power and blessings of the lineage. It is a perfect length--not too long and not too short, and especially fitting for the present day. And it contains the blessing-filled words of the former and later Dudjom.
To become a good Dharma practitioner, tame your mind, make this life meaningful, and follow the Lama, then you must have ngondro practice.
Please join us online for teachings by Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche on "Going Beyond the Eight Worldly Concerns", translated by Vanessa Kubota.
This talk is part of a series on "Taking Happiness and Suffering as the Path."
Wednesday, Jan 4, 2023
6 to 8 pm PST (California Time)
Rainbow Path Retreat, in person and online, with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche, Friday, October 7 to Sunday October 9, 2022
RAINBOW PATH RETREAT
with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche
October 7-9, in person or online
The Buddhist path of Tibet begins with taking refuge and culminates in the highest sign of attainment, the rainbow body. At each step, the profound dharma offers limitless benefit for all beings. You are warmly invited to join the first in a series of teaching and practice retreats at Ewa Beach, O’ahu, Hawaii, the land of rainbows where spirit and ocean join in harmony. Tulku Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche will begin the series with a teaching on Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light, and Dewachen, the pure land of great bliss.
A very special Dharma Teaching: "Being Spacious and Joyful" with our honored guest Adzom Gyurme Gyatso Rinpoche and Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche, Saturday July 9, 10 am to 12:30 pm
Please click the image to listen to Rinpoche chant the Wang Du
To download the audio MP3 and a PDF of the Wang Du please follow the link below:
Dzogchen Meditation Retreat with Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche and Anam Thubten, May 13-15, 2022.
Friday, May 13, 7 to 8:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday, May 14 & 15, 10 am to 5 pm PDT
Presented by the Abhaya Fellowship and Dharmata Foundation
JOIN us FOR study and practice
The path to an awakened-heart begins with study, reflection, and meditation. Practice sessions are held weekly on topics ranging from ethics, meditation, wisdom, compassion, logic, Sutra, and Tantra. Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche is a fully qualified Dharma teacher and Vajrayana Master in the lineage of Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche. He teaches in the spirit of the Rime non-sectarian movement of Tibetan Buddhism. He teaches profound and practical wisdom from the Dzogchen point of view, so that we can experience the magic of life and bring positivity into the world.
