Kagyu Ngöndro Practice Group
Welcome to the Kagyu Ngöndro Practice & Study Group This practice group brings together participants in the Siddhartha’s Intent Kagyu Ngöndro Gar with CTR lineage tantrikas.
Martin Evans
Martin began to study Buddhism in the early 1970’s and began to study and practice with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in earnest in 1976. He has also studied with the Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in the past few decades. He has been teaching since 1981 and continues to explore the unique teachings of the Vidyadhara.
Courses
The Diamond Path
Photo: Lake Louse, Alberta – site of the 1979 Seminiary – by Marvin Moore In this course, we will listen to seven of these talks
Renunciation, Devotion, and Awareness Vajra Assembly
This vajra assembly is Trungpa Rinpoche’s commentary on the Kagyu lineage Supplication that we all know so well. Join us in reconnecting with the Vidyadhara
Ngondro Study Class
We will study talks that Trungpa Rinpoche gave to new prostrators. These talks explore subjects that are foundational to our understanding of the vajrayana path.
Vajra Assembly: Ground, Path & Fruition
During the period from 1976 to 1983, the Vidyadhara conducted fourteen Varjra Assemblies for students that had completed Vajrayana Seminary. The first of these, entitled
The Experience of the Bardos, Part Two
In Part One we listened to the first four talks of Rinpoche’s seminar, The Six States of Bardo, which took place in Allenspark, Colorado in
The Experience of the Bardos, Part One
In many ways during the last year, we have all become more directly connected with the bardo experience. Although these teachings are connected with the
Discussion on the Sadhana of Mahamudra
“Although I live in the slime and muck of the dark age, I still aspire to see your face.” During these difficult times, The Sadhana
2019 Fall Tantra Group
In the 2019 Fall Tantra Group as we listened to six talks by the Vidyadhara from 1974 entitled Mandala of the Five Buddha Families. This
2019 End-of-Year Tantra Group
Recorded discussions of the study of the Vajrayana teachings of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. This was a four-week discussion group based on Rinpoche’s mahamudra
The Three Lineages Vajra Assembly
Recorded discussions of our study of the vajrayana teachings of the Vidyadhara, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. We listen to the 1981 Vajrayana Transmission talk followed by
The Embodiment of all the Siddhas
Although I live in the slime and muck of the dark age, I still aspire to see your face. During this difficult time, The Sadhana
Tantra Discussion Group Spring 2019
In this recorded class, you will be listening to more of the Vidyadhara’s Vajrayana Seminary talks that relate to Mahamudra and Maha Ati. These talks
The Vidyadhara’s Mahamudra and Ati Teachings
The Vidyadhara’s Mahamudra and Ati Teachings Hearing and contemplating the original audio recordings. This semester we listened to some of the Vidyadhara’s Vajrayana Seminary talks
