At this month's Mindful Gathering, I presented on Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's life, his influence on American Buddhism, and connection to The Wisdom Seat. Born in 1910 in eastern Tibet, he spent 13 years in solitary retreat before being called to teach.

A Mindful Gathering with Dr. Varun Khanna Watch the recording: https://youtu.be/17XM3Gq2XxU Ever wonder what you're actually saying when you chant "Om" or mumble through "Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha"? Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Varun Khanna, who studied traditional Sanskrit grammar in India and did his MPhil in Sanskrit and PhD in Hinduism at the University of Cambridge, UK . We explore how ancient practitioners understood Sanskrit as vibrations that...

IN THIS NEWSLETTER: •   From The Wisdom Seat •   The Wisdom Seat Events •   Programs To Consider •   A Teaching As we round the bend to springtime with its promise of growth and renewal, it's also a good time to reflect on that which we no longer need on any level of our being. Just as in nature, wild animals shed their fur, flowers sprout from the earth, birds migrate to nesting habitats, so we humans also have our cycles of emergence.  As with any new cycle in our lives, a powerful way...