Lama Döndrup Drolma (Jennifer Grant)

The slideshow begins with the gathering for the “gate-sealing” ritual and ends with an image from the day the gate was unsealed. Deep gratitude to Lama Palden, Lama Drupgyu, @tsadrafoundation.bsky.social, and for all who supported me and made this profound experience possible. 🙏🏼

Yesterday at Sukhasiddhi Foundation, we commemorated the 20-year anniversary of my completion of 3-year retreat. Though an all-encompassing undertaking, it felt like just the initial steps on a journey, a gateway to a deep connection with the lineage and a continually evolving path. Deep gratitude.

Chökhor Düchen: Celebrating the Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel — Sukhasiddhi Foundation On Monday, July 28th, we celebrate Chökhor Düchen, one of the four great holy days in the Buddhist calendar. Chökhor means “Dharma Wheel,” and Düchen means “great occasion.” This day commemorates the ...

Wishing you a blessed Chökhor Düchen! May we and all beings recognize and resolve the root of our suffering! You can read about this special holiday in my most recent blog post. ✨🙏🏼✨

sukhasiddhi.org/blog/chokhor-duchen

Wonderful week in retreat with the Sukhasiddhi Foundation sangha. A powerful and meaningful week of Riwo Sangchö practice, Guru Rinpoche prayers, and Green Tara practice.

My retreat teaching prep companion today.

A Time to Remember and Renew: Reflections for Saga Dawa — Sukhasiddhi Foundation Each spring, as the fourth lunar month begins, we turn our attention to a time known as Saga Dawa, a month of remembrance, reflection, and renewal. This year, Saga Dawa began on May 28 th and will con...

Wishing you a blessed Saga Dawa Düchen! Here is a link to today’s blog with some reflections on this special day and month

www.sukhasiddhi.org/blog/saga-da...

Truly a joyous moment. A heartening blessing for us as the current administration has been unleashing our most destructive and hateful instincts on us and the world. May Pope Leo XIV inspire us to remember our kind, wise, and compassionate hearts and let that guide our actions at home and abroad.

I'm leading a retreat this weekend and am unable to participate in the protest in person, but I'm heartened, inspired, & energized by the passion of the speakers and the roar of the crowd I hear rising up from the valley where the Marin Civic Center is located. #resist #handsoff #protest

Chötrül Düchen: Celebrating the Day of Miracles — Sukhasiddhi Foundation On Friday, March 14, 2025 we celebrate Chötrül Düchen. Chötrül Düchen, known as the "Festival of Miracles,"is one of the four great Buddhist festivals commemorating events in the life of the Buddha. O...

Wishing you an auspicious Chötrül Düchen! May it bring you boundless blessings. The rare alignment with a full lunar eclipse this year amplifies the transformative power of this sacred day. You can read more about its significance in my latest blog for Sukhasiddhi Foundation. tinyurl.com/mrx5fv78

Be Confident in Your Buddhanature The key to unshakable self-confidence, says Lama Döndrup Drolma, is recognizing the deepest truth of who you are.

My article in the new issue of Lion’s Roar is about cultivating vajra-confidence in our ever present buddha nature. Included, is a brief White Tara practice that provides an opportunity to immediately deepen your experience of your indestructible true nature.

www.lionsroar.com/be-confident...

The new painting job at the FBI Academy is disheartening. (Source: NYT) May we keep cooperativeness, fairness, leadership, compassion, diversity, integrity, stability, emotional maturity, respect, and more alive and flourishing until we, as a nation, can return to that aim.

Buddhist Prison Ministry Service Project: Information Session and Celebration — Sukhasiddhi Foundation Please join us to learn about Sukhasiddhi Foundations’ Service Project in support of the Buddhist Prison Ministry’s innovative program to bring access to the dharma to those in prison. Learn how you c...

If you are interested to learn about how you can assist those who are incarcerated with their dharma study by serving as a “study-buddy,” join us this evening for an informational session introducing the partnership of Sukhasiddhi Foundation with the Buddhist Prison Ministry.

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Beautiful foggy morning.

9th Deed: As Siddhartha neared awakening, Mara tried to stir ignorance, desire & aggression. Despite false news, temptations & attacks, he remained undisturbed. When Mara’s warriors hurled weapons, the arrows transformed into blossoms as Siddhartha remained in samadhi, filled with love & compassion.

This week, while teaching the 12 Deeds of the Buddha, the 9th Deed—subduing the maras—stood out as a relevant daily-life reminder to draw upon strength and clarity to focus on the broader context and more consequential political actions, rather than the continual flow of disturbing distractions.

Calling on all resources!

I usually don’t post wrathful images but had the thought this morning that this would be the day to do it! I appreciate this offering of yours. Thank you.

The Playful Dance of Awakened Mind Lama Döndrup Drölma on the illusory nature of phenomena and how we can wake up to reality’s true nature via the body-mind connection.

As we cross this threshold today:
“What if our mistaken perception of a solid world of self and other could give way to a recognition that all we experience is a magical, rainbow-like dance of awakened mind that we have the capacity to participate consciously in creating?”

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I will. Thank you for letting me know and for the generous work you are doing.

Such a great resource!

A great preview to a course that I will be teaching on the Prajnaparamita Sutras beginning on Sunday, January 19th. For more info: www.sukhasiddhi.org/dharmadeepdive

Wonderful! I’m about to start teaching a Prajnaparamita course and will share this with the participants.

If you are looking for community & personalized guidance in embodying the bodhisattva path, there are openings in the Bodhi Program; the 2nd in Sukhasiddhi Foundation’s 5 program curriculum. A new cycle of teaching material for 2025 is beginning. For more info: sukhasiddhi.org/programs/bodhi-program

Last practice session of 2024.
#duopiano #recitalprep

though we try….

Bhutan Pilgrimage: Reflections by Lama Döndrup — Sukhasiddhi Foundation Pilgrimage in Bhutan was an extraordinary blessing. Though this was my first visit, I felt a deep sense of coming home as the plane descended into Paro. Having spent time on pilgrimage in India and Ti...

Here is my brief blog post offering a glimpse into a recent pilgrimage to Bhutan. Such an extraordinary country and sacred land. bit.ly/3Dw3Qxg

Buddhist Prison Ministry is the official service project of Sukhasiddhi Foundation — Sukhasiddhi Foundation Sukhasiddhi Foundation is thrilled to partner with the remarkable efforts of Buddhist Prison Ministry to bring the wisdom of the dharma to those who are incarcerated. This ministry grew out of the exp...

Sukhasiddhi Foundation has embarked on a partnership with the remarkable efforts of Buddhist Prison Ministry to bring the wisdom of the dharma to those who are incarcerated. Check out our blog for more details and learn how to volunteer: bit.ly/4guPOum

Solstice blessings! May the return of the light illuminate our deepest aspirations and bring them to manifestation.

Enjoying Jigme’s sweet company on this first day of the holiday break.

Journal of Tibetan Literature

NEW Journal of Tibetan Literature Issue is available! Thanks @andrewquintman.bsky.social. You can read an article about publishing by Nikko Odiseos from @shambhala-pubs.bsky.social, as well as Karma Phuntsho: www.journaloftibetanliterature.org/index.php/jtl