Located in Montreal’s West Island, Orgyen Khandroling Buddhist Meditation Centre is centered around the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Under the spiritual direction of Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo, Orgyen Khandroling offers an authentic Dharma experience, focused on developing compassion and taming the mind. Join us in the traditional study and practice of the Longchen Nyingthig -- The Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse, teachings and practices that have been passed down from teacher to student directly from the renowned siddha Patrul Rinpoche. Whether you’re a seasoned Buddhist practitioner or new and curious about meditation, we invite you to the only Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre in Montreal’s West Island. Drop in to a weekly practice session on Thursday evening or Sunday at noon, or sign up for a longer retreat. CLICK HERE to add your name to our mailing list for occasional emails on upcoming retreats and practices at the centre. |
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37 Rue Ste-Anne, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.
There's something happening every Thursday night and Sunday at noon!
Please see our schedule for more details
First time? HERE is some info for newcomers!
37 Rue Ste-Anne, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.
There's something happening every Thursday night and Sunday at noon!
Please see our schedule for more details
First time? HERE is some info for newcomers!
Upcoming Retreats & Events
Teachings on "Words of My Perfect Teacher" with Anyen Rinpoche Sept & Oct (weekends in person, evening sessions online) REGISTER HERE Rinpoche & Allison's next in-person visit: Teachings on the Wheel of Sharp Weapons & Green Tara retreat October 18-21 2024. 9:30am-5pm daily (with breaks) REGISTER HERE Weapons are something that we use to protect our loved ones, our possessions and the things that we cherish and are important to us. We use them to protect ourselves from danger. But, according to the lojong teachings, the enemy of self-attachment is the most dangerous enemy, as it constantly causes inner and outer chaos, followed by a landslide of suffering. Dharmarakshita, known for being not only a great lojong master but also the master of Jowo Je Atisha, taught The Wheel of Sharp Weapons as the supreme weapon which can tame the afflictive emotions and self-attachment. This Fall, Anyen Rinpoche will continue giving a detailed commentary on Dharmarakshita’s Wheel of Sharp Weapons. This is a rare chance to receive teachings from an authentic lineage-holding Lama and his insightful partner and translator right here in the Montreal area! Orgyen Khandroling welcomes all practitioners to our this program, even if they did not join the previous teachings which introduced this topic. In addition to hearing these precious teachings we will recite the Tara sadhana daily. More on this practice can be found HERE Weekly In-person Practices: Thursday Evenings at 7pm: : Drop-in to the centre and join us for Tara mantra recitation or watching Mind Training teachings given by Anyen Rinpoche. Stay for our weekly recitations at 8:30pm of Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva as we live stream with Denver. If it's your first time, visiting the centre, please come a few minutes early so we can welcome you and show you around the centre. Sundays at Noon: Join us for Open meditation, Vajrasattva practice, Tsok or Tara sadhana practice on Sundays. Please see the Core Practices page or the schedule for more details. Please click here for the calendar for times & dates of upcoming practices, as well as to register for an in-person session. Advance registration is encouraged if it's your first time! About the Teachers, Anyen Rinpoche & Allison Choying Zangmo: Anyen Rinpoche is the heart son of Tsara Dharmakirti Rinpoche. Anyen Rinpoche's early days and education were in the presence of and instruction by realized masters. He was recognized as a tulku by the great Dzogchen yogi Lama Chupur at a very young age. Lama Chupur, who lived with Rinpoche's family in the same yak-wool tent, raised him and gave him all of his early instruction in the Dharma. Lama Chupur introduced seven-year-old Anyen Rinpoche to his root lama Khenchen Tsara Dharmakirti Rinpoche. After Anyen Rinpoche left his family home to live and study the Dharma at Khenchen Tsara Dharmakirti Rinpoche's shedra in Kham, Tibet, he not only gained recognition as a great scholar (khenpo), but also became a heart son of his root lama. Thus, Anyen Rinpoche became the fifth in an unbroken lineage of heart sons who received the uncommon lineage of the Longchen Nyingthig and introduction to the Dzogchen teachings directly from the renowned Dzogchen master Patrul Rinpoche. After coming to America in 2005, he began to teach extensively with the aim to root the Dharma in the West and spread the Longchen Nyingthig teachings. He founded the Orgyen Khandroling Dharma Center in Denver, Colorado in 2011 and his centre in Canada in 2016. For more information on Rinpoche's uncommon lineage, please CLICK HERE Allison Choying Zangmo developed an interest in the dharma during high school, and began practicing seriously in the Vipassana tradition when she was 20 years old. After a series of fortunate occurrences, she found herself in Nepal, where she met Anyen Rinpoche at the age of 24. Using only fledgling Tibetan, she began her training in the Secret Mantrayana and translation of the Tibetan language under Anyen Rinpoche’s guidance almost as soon as they met. All of her later experiences with the Secret Mantrayana tradition have been due to Anyen Rinpoche’s extreme kindness. He told her that, through his spiritual guidance, he would create an ornate crown of blessings for her to wear, and he did. Starting in 2002, she began to receive empowerments, transmissions and upadesha instructions in the Longchen Nyingthig tradition from Khenchen Tsara Dharmakirti Rinpoche, as well as others of his main students, such as Khenpo Tashi from Do Kham Shedrup Ling. She also received an unusually direct lineage of Do Khyentse Yeshe Dorje’s chod from the realized chodpa Lama Damphel. After moving to the US with Anyen Rinpoche, she received many other empowerments, transmissions and upadesha instructions in the Secret Mantryana tradition from eminent masters such as Taklong Tsetrul Rinpoche, Padma Dunbo, Yangtang Rinpoche, Khenpo Namdrol, Denpai Wangchuk, and Tulku Rolpai Dorje. Allison Choying Zangmo works diligently for both Orgyen Khandroling and the Phowa Foundation, as well as composing books and translations of traditional texts & sadhanas with Anyen Rinpoche, and spending a portion of each year in retreat. Although she never had any wish to teach Dharma in the west, based on encouragement by Anyen Rinpoche, Tulku Rolpai Dorje and Khenpo Tashi, she began teaching the dharma under Anyen Rinpoche's guidance in 2017. |
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