The Wisdom Seat Welcomes Venerable Tenzin Dasel
Two Events: April 14 and 15
Tsunma Tenzin Dasel, born Lisa V. Blake, became a Tibetan Buddhist nun at mid-life after a career in education and social justice. Her interest in a spiritual life began early in her life through a love of the outdoors and questioning the suffering she witnessed around her. This led to a search for deeper meaning and purpose and formal study of meditation in the Buddhist tradition, culminating in enrolling in theological seminary and becoming ordained by His Holiness Dalai Lama as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 2017.
She is spiritual director of Tashi Gatsel Ling in Maine and former attendant to Jetsunma Palmo Rinpoche, (author of four books, including Heroic Heart: A Commentary on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva). She is co-director of the Alliance of Non-Himalayan Nuns (ANHN). She travels widely leading meditation workshops and retreats in the US and internationally, where she is appreciated for her warmth, humbleness, and sense of humor.
Jan 27, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoom"Synchronizing mind and body is not a concept or a random technique someone thought up for self-improvement. Rather, it is a basic principle of how to be a human being and how to use your sense perceptions, your mind and your body together."
Feb 01, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM ESTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Feb 05, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMZoomEngaging the paradoxes of our modern world with insight, skill, and compassion with Andrew Safer and Michael Carroll
Mar 01, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM ESTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Apr 05, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
May 03, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Jun 07, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Jul 05, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Aug 02, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Sep 06, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Oct 04, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Nov 01, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM ESTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Dec 06, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM ESTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Jan 11, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM ESTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
The Five Wisdom Energies: A Buddhist Way of Understanding Personalities, Emotions, and RelationshipsDec 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoomA Mindful Gathering with Irini Rockwell
Dec 07, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM ESTPawo Khandro Ling, 209 Engle Dr, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAIn person and online full day group sitting practice, interspersed with walking meditation.
Nov 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMZoom"The way to experience nowness is to realize that this very moment, this very point in your life, is always the occasion. So the consideration of where you are and what you are, on the spot, is very important."
Nov 09, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMSwarthmore Friends Meeting House, 12 Whittier Pl, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USAJoin renowned Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten for the Philadelphia-area premiere of "Journey to Golok," a one-hour documentary from his newly founded Kailash Fellowship following four students on a sacred pilgrimage to Eastern Tibet to explore the roots of the Dudjom Lingpa lineage.