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Cambodia Project

In July 2007, I traveled to Cambodia and spent time at the Angkor Monuments, a sixty square mile complex that is the largest spiritual site in the world. I was blown away by the huge stonework of . . . more >>>

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The Path To World Peace                                            An Interview with Ven. Khenpo Yurmed Tinly Rinpoche                                   by Choyin Rangdrol

The Venerable Khenpo Yurmed Tinly Rinpoche is a Dzogchen master, a Chöd-pa, monk, and a scholar in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism as well as being trained in . . . more >>>     (English)       (Español )

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Amsterdam - Freedom in Personal Retreat                Lama Rangdrol shares his journey    

I have often told my students that there is no calvary coming to save them from the circumstances of their mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges. more >>>

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Lama Rangdrol Composes World Peace Symphony Dedicated to the liberation of mothers' suffering                 

A refreshing message of Buddhist peace has arisen in the universal language of symphonic music. In addition to meditation and contemplation in a recent retreat, Lama Rangdrol also completed a symphonic work that has . . . more >>>

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Sweden - World's Most Egalitarian Country                  Lama Rangdrol shares his journey into the future and the past

‘Queen of the Lake Mälaren’ in the "Golden Hall," a basketball court sized banquet room, in Stockholm's city hall, adorned in more than 18 million mosaic pieces of 18 carat gold. more >>>

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Black Buddha                                                                       Bringing The Tradition Home      

An interview with Choyin Rangdrol
By Rebecca Walker

Choyin Rangdrol is a Vajrayana teacher in the Nyingma tradition whom I had the good fortune to . . . more >>>

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Lama Rangdrol Visits Tallinn, Estonia  - Europe     Attends European Conference on Masculinity      

The country of Estonia nestles the western border of Russia. Its small provincial setting was host to an international conference whose keynote speakers included researchers, scholars and media from . . . more >>>

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Rainbowdharma, masculinity

Masculinity Anthology Well Received                 Includes essay by Lama Rangdrol, "War Is Obsolete."                                 

Masuclinity, Feminism, Gender, Third Wave's Rebecca Walker And Rainbowdharma's Vision For The Future

Edited by Third Wave Feminism founder                                                    Rebecca Walker    

When Rebecca Walker first discussed the possibility of putting together an anthology of writings about redefining masculinity in the . . . more >>>

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Remembering The Love For America                    Prayers for World Peace at the JFK Memorial, Dallas

As the trend of traveling to India, Tibet, and Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia for pilgrimage continues, I feel it is important to remember the opportunities for spiritual pilgrimage here in our own country. more>>> 

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Lama Rangdrol's Writing: A Dharma Classic             Featured in Buddhadharma, Summer 2005                  

Reviewed by Rebecca Walker 
Like many of my American dharma brothers and sisters, I took my first steps on the Buddhist path because an Asian monk came to this country and showed me the way. I was more >>>

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Gay Pride Parade - Amsterdam                                            Embodies the liberative quality of the Buddhist ideal

Lama Rangdrol supports feminism and Gay Pride because he believes it is the right thing to do in a free society. See the pictures >>>

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Centered in the Dharma                                                              An Interview with Choyin Rangdrol

by John W. Ellis IV

After pursuing a career in psychiatry, Choyin Rangdrol was called by a vision to Vajrayana Buddhism. Today he . . . more >>>

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American Buddhism: What Does It Mean For People of Color?

White Buddha: Do ends justify the means?

Asian Buddhist and Black Christian Communities in the Frontier West

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- Buddhist teachings For People of Color

 
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                SPIRAL GALAXY NGC; Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

                                                       

"To rest in the vastness of mind

is to dwell as a far away galaxy

in the infinitude of space."

Lama Rangdrol, 2004

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