During this visit Lama Jampa taught on both the East and West Coasts and also made his annual visit to Sakya Dolma Ling in Mexico. Both Dechen and Bodhi Path centers hosted Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma at various stages of the tour. It was a very successful visit where Lama Jampa spent time with many different people and connections with other centers and lineages in the US were strengthened. After beginning in Virginia with Bodhi Path and then visiting Sakya Dolma Ling in Mexico, Lama Jampa arrived in California where he spent the last three weeks of the tour. During this busy time, Lama Jampa ..read more

Lama Jampa Thaye It’s only a few weeks now until Lama Jampa’s teaching program in Los Angeles begins! Here are all the details for the teachings with links to book each event: Saturday October 28 10:30am - 12:30pm, The Friendly Letter by Nagarjuna https://www.dechen.us/events/the-friendly-letter-by-nagarjuna-1 2:30pm - 4:30pm, The Initiation of Chenrezik Mahamudra https://www.dechen.us/events/initiation-of-chenrezig-mahamudra-1 Saturday November 11 10:30am - 12:30pm, The Friendly Letter by Nagarjuna  https://www.dechen.us/events/visit-of-lama-jampa-the-friendly-letter-by-nagarjuna ..read more

Lama Jampa Thaye We’re very excited to announce details of Lama Jampa Thaye’s forthcoming North American Tour which will see him teaching at Dechen and Bodhi Path centers on the East and West Coasts as well as in Mexico. The visit will begin with teachings in Virginia at Bodhi Path’s Natural Bridge Retreat Center before moving to Mexico where there will be a series of events hosted by Sakya Dolma Ling. Lama Jampa will then travel to California where he will give teachings at Dechen’s Sakya Samten Ling in Los Angeles as well as visiting Santa Barbara where his teachings will be hosted by the B ..read more

We had a wonderful time at Sakya Buddhist Center Sunday morning celebrating Saga Dawa Duchen. The sangha and class regulars gathered to recite The Praise of the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha and The Sixteen Sthaviras practice. Adrian O Sullivan led the prayers and gave a brief and inspiring talk about the significance of this special day in the Buddhist calendar. Afterwards everybody stayed to enjoy each other’s company and the wonderful abundance of food brought by all! It was a lovely event where we were able to come together for prayers and celebration. We look forward to many more such even ..read more

Walking to the retreat cabin. On Sunday, members of Sakya Buddhist Center LA sangha drove up to the Los Padres Forest, about 60 miles north of Santa Barbara, to visit the newly purchased Sakya Center retreat land for the first time.  Spacious interior of the retreat cabin! It was a wonderful day! The sangha did one session of Green Tara puja. Lunch was shared and much time was spent exploring the beautiful land which was green and blooming after all the recent rain, and discussing plans for future developments. The day finished with the recitation of the Heart Sutra, which was to dispel ..read more

On Saturday, at Sakya Buddhist Center, Lama Jampa gave his final day of teaching for this visit. He continued to teach from The Telescope of Wisdom, Karma Thinley Rinpoche's commentary on Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend and bestowed the initiation of Manjushri Arapatsana. On Sunday morning Lama-la attended the morning practice of Chenrezik before departing for London with Dechen Dolma and Kate. Lama Jampa will return to the US in the fall when he will be teaching on both East and West Coasts ..read more

Lama Jampa Thaye teaching at Tesuque, New Mexico Lama Jampa returned to Los Angeles Monday after a weekend teaching visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe was founded as a Spanish colony in 1610 and is one of the oldest locales in the US. Situated in the foothills of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Santa Fe is in the Northern Rio Grande Valley on the southern end of the Rocky Mountains. The City of Santa Fe itself sits 7,198 feet above sea level and is the third highest city in America. It has a vast and wide open desert landscape and soaring pines as you climb up into the snowy mountains ..read more

Lama Jampa Thaye teaching at Sakya Samten Ling Lama Jampa has completed the first week of his American teaching visit. Over the weekend he continued to teach The Telescope of Wisdom, Karma Thinley Rinpche’s commentary on Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend and bestowed the initiation of White Mahalaka to sangha members of Sakya Samten Ling and dharma students from further afield. The sangha enjoyed a celebratory lunch with Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma on a sunny afternoon that was somewhat colder than usual for Los Angeles! In the days since then the schedule has been busy with personal interviews ..read more

During the visit to LA, Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma visited Tepusquet, the retreat land recently purchased by the Sakya Buddhist Center in the Central Coast. They were given a tour of the site of fifty acres of land in the Los Padres National Forest by sangha. Lama Jampa blessed the land and retreat cabin and led a Green Tara puja and prayers to the Sakya Protectors. He was very happy with the land and existing cabin as the foundation for future developments. On Wednesday November 2, Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma departed for Sakya Dolma Ling in Mexico City where he is continuing his te ..read more

On Wednesday October 19 Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma arrived in Los Angeles for a two week visit, hosted by Sakya Samten Ling.  During his stay Lama Jampa had a busy schedule. He continued to teach The Telescope of Wisdom, Karma Thinley Rinpoche’s commentary on Nagarjuna’s Friendly Letter, and bestowed the initiations of Chenrezik Mahamudra and Green Tara from the lineage of Atisha. Lama Jampa also gave a public talk where he gave a wonderful account of the life of Guru Rinpoche. Several people took refuge during this visit and the sangha were fortunate enough to share Lama Jampa’s bi ..read more