Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche in Conversation with Joanna Rotté - Halifax, August 2026
Interview by Joanna Rotté
Welcome to this very special edition of the Wisdom Seat Podcast. In August 2026, Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche traveled to Halifax, Nova Scotia to give a week of empowerments and abhishekas. A number of us from The Wisdom Seat traveled there to attend. It was a celebratory, wonderful week, and Rinpoche agreed to an interview with Joanna Rotté.
Joanna asks Rinpoche about his life and upbringing. He talks about being born in Chandigarh, growing up with his grandfather Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche from the age of four or five, and learning one on one instead of attending a monastic college. He explains how the tulku system works, tells the story of his enthronement at Rumtek with the 16th Karmapa, and shares memories of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. He also describes becoming responsible for Shechen Monastery as a teenager. Near the end, he talks about his plans for Bhutan.
Recorded by Bill Moriarty on August 6, 2026 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Interview by Joanna Rotté. Audio and video editing by Alec Simmons.
About Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche is the grandson and spiritual heir of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and the seventh in the line of the Rabjam succession. He began receiving teachings from his grandfather at a young age and was raised by him. Since 1991 he has carried responsibility for transmitting Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's teachings. He is the abbot of Shechen Monastery in Nepal, where about 450 monks study and practice, and he oversees schools, a nunnery, and other humanitarian projects. His book, The Great Medicine, is available in English.
About The Wisdom Seat
The Wisdom Seat is a group of Buddhist teachers and practitioners in the Mid-Atlantic region who sponsor meditation retreats and support those on the Buddhist path.
Learn more: https://thewisdomseat.org/
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