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Nalandabodhi Colorado is a Buddhist center under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. We offer opportunities to study, practice and explore Buddhism.

Nalandabodhi is an international organization committed to exploring the ancient Buddhist wisdom teachings as they apply to life in the 21st century. There are centers in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Asia and Europe, where members practice and study under the guidance of founder and principal teacher, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Nalandabodhi senior teachers.

06/05/2026

What Is Green Tara Practice?

If you’ve ever been curious about Green Tara or wondered what happens during a Tara practice, here’s a little window into this beautiful tradition.

Green Tara is known as the embodiment of swift compassion — the one who responds instantly to our fears, obstacles, and suffering. In Tibetan Buddhism, Tara is both a protector and a guide, helping us reconnect with our own innate courage, clarity, and wisdom.

During a Green Tara Sadhana practice, we gather together for:

✨Chants & melodies that open the heart
✨ Visualization of Tara’s peaceful, vibrant presence
✨ Mantra recitation (Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha) to awaken compassion
✨ Supplication for protection, healing, and the removal of obstacles
✨ Resting in awareness as we connect with our own inner Tara qualities

This liturgy — Khadiravaṇītārā — is unique to Nalandabodhi, revealed as a mind treasure by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and composed by Khenpo Rinpoche and Ponlop Rinpoche. It’s a joyful, melodic, and deeply moving practice open to everyone, whether you’re brand new or experienced.

If your heart could use a little grounding, comfort, or inspiration, Green Tara is a beautiful place to land.

Join us this Sunday, June 7, from 11:00–12:00 MT, onsite or online.

More details on this event or others we are hosting at the center, visit: colorado.nalandabodhi.org

06/04/2026

🌞 Soak Up the Sunshine & Do Something for Yourself 🌿

With this beautiful Colorado weather and all this bright, generous sunshine, it’s the perfect moment to pause, breathe, and give yourself something nourishing. Nalandabodhi Colorado has several opportunities this month to settle your mind, open your heart, and reconnect with what matters.

🧘‍♀️ Sunday Morning Shamatha Meditation
9:30–11:00 am MT
A quiet, spacious way to begin your Sunday.
All are welcome. Meditation instruction available.

🌿 Green Tara Practice — This Sunday, June 7
11:00 am–12:00 pm MT | Onsite & Online
We’ll practice the Green Tara Sadhana (Khadiravaṇītārā) with songs, chants, visualizations, and mantra recitation — supplicating Arya Tara to dispel fear, heal illness, calm anxiety, remove obstacles, and awaken compassion and wisdom.
This liturgy is unique to Nalandabodhi, a mind treasure of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, composed by Khenpo Rinpoche and Ponlop Rinpoche.
Everyone is warmly invited.

✨ Mahamudra Retreat Weekend with Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen
June 26–28
Boulder Shambhala Center & Online

Mahamudra is a profound path of discovering the luminous, true nature of mind.
Throughout the weekend, Lama Tenpa will guide us through teachings and practice to explore how we can recognize this nature in the midst of our busy lives.

More information and registration available at colorado.nalandabodhi.org — including Zoom links and details for all of our events.

05/29/2026

This Sunday we celebrate Saka Dawa Düchen — a beautiful day of devotion, learning, and community at Nalandabodhi Colorado.

Families are especially welcome. While adults join the streamed program from Nalandabodhi Vancouver, children will explore the art of ikebana with Eileen Kay, creating flower offerings inspired by the Buddha’s life.

Afterward, we’ll all gather in the shrine room for the traditional bathing of the baby Buddha — a simple, heartfelt ritual symbolizing clarity, renewal, and compassion.
We’ll close the morning by sharing a light lunch provided by the Center.

We’d love to have you with us. Please register and learn more:
https://colorado.nalandabodhi.org/events/celebrating-saka-dawa-duchen-sakyamuni-day/

05/28/2026

🧘‍♀️ Sunday Morning Shamatha Practice 🧘‍♀️

Settle your mind, soften your breath, and begin the day in community. Join us this Sunday from 9:30–11:00 am for Shamatha (calm‑abiding) meditation.

Whether you’re new to meditation or returning to your cushion, you’re warmly welcome.

Meditation instruction is available, and the space is open to all — curious beginners, seasoned practitioners, and everyone in between.

Come sit with us and start your Sunday with clarity and ease.

🌿 All are welcome.

Sundays 9:30–11:00 am
Nalandabodhi Colorado
2229 Broadway
Boulder CO

For more information about our community visit: https://colorado.nalandabodhi.org/

05/27/2026

🌟 Reminder - Save the Dates! June 26–28, 2026

Nalandabodhi Colorado and the Boulder Shambhala Center are honored to welcome Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen this June.

Lama Tenpa will continue his teachings on the path of Mahamudra, offered in person at the Boulder Shambhala Center with online attendance available.

Full schedule coming soon — but for now, please keep these dates set aside. This program will be open to the public, and those with meditation or Buddhist study experience may find it especially meaningful.

More details coming shortly!

05/25/2026

Saka Dawa Düchen is almost here — one of the most auspicious days in the Buddhist calendar.

This coming Sunday, we join millions around the world in honoring the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvāṇa — a time when the effects of our actions are said to be multiplied many times over.

At Nalandabodhi Colorado, we’ll gather with our friends at Nalandabodhi Vancouver for a morning of practice, reflection, and community. The adult program will include teachings and liturgy in English, while children enjoy a special ikebana activity with Eileen Kay.

We’ll then reunite upstairs for the joyful ritual of bathing the baby Buddha, followed by a light lunch together.

If you plan to attend, please register so we can prepare with care:
https://colorado.nalandabodhi.org/events/celebrating-saka-dawa-duchen-sakyamuni-day/

05/18/2026

Join Us Sunday, May 31, from 11:00 to 1:30 MT

Nalandabodhi Colorado will join Nalandabodhi Vancouver for Saka Dawa Düchen (Śākyamuni Day) to celebrate three great events in the life of Śākyamuni Buddha: his birth, enlightenment, and parinirvāṇa. This major Buddhist holiday is considered one of the year’s most auspicious days.

For our observance at Nalandabodhi Colorado, we will stream the adult program from Nalandabodhi Vancouver, which includes special addresses by Nalandabodhi teachers and liturgical practice in English. During this time Eileen Kay, a master of ikebana, will lead a children’s activity downstairs in flower arranging.

Following this, we will all gather upstairs for the ritual of bathing the baby Buddha and conclude the morning with a light lunch provided by the Center.

To help us with planning, please register and learn more …https://colorado.nalandabodhi.org/events/celebrating-saka-dawa-duchen-sakyamuni-day/

05/11/2026

📅 Save the Date — more details about our teacher | Nalandabodhi Colorado

We shared this announcement recently, and now we want to tell you a little more about our teacher, Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, who joins us June 26–28, 2026. 🙏

🏛️ Mahamudra Teachings — continuation
📍 Boulder Shambhala Center
💻 In-person & online · Open to the public
Hosted by Nalandabodhi Colorado & Boulder Shambhala Center

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About Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen
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Born in Nepal, Lama Tenpa entered monastic life at just thirteen years old. In 1981, he and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche enrolled together in the very first class of Rumtek Monastery's Karma Shri Nalanda Institute in Sikkim, India — studying under some of the greatest living masters of the Kagyü lineage. He completed his Acharya degree in 1991 and went on to teach Buddhist philosophy at the Institute before undertaking a three-year retreat in Pullahari, Nepal under the guidance of Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche.

From 1997 to 2004, Lama Tenpa served as resident teacher at H.H. the 17th Karmapa's Theksum Tashi Chöling Center in Hamburg, Germany. He has also been a faculty member in the Religious Studies Department at Naropa University, teaching graduate courses in Tibetan tradition.

As Chancellor of Nalandabodhi International, Lama Tenpa works closely with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, bringing the view and practices of Mahamudra to students around the world in a deeply pragmatic and accessible style. After Rinpoche himself, Acharya is Nalandabodhi's most revered teacher.

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The full schedule for his June visit is forthcoming. Some background in meditation and Buddhist philosophy is helpful, but the program is open to all. More details soon! 🌿

🔔 Follow this page for more details about his visit with us in Colorado.

05/10/2026

🌸 Happy Mother’s Day from Nalandabodhi Colorado 🌸

Today we celebrate the mothers, teachers, and nurturers who embody compassion and wisdom in everyday life.

May this day remind us of the gentle strength that guides us — the kindness that listens, the patience that holds, and the love that awakens.

Join us in honoring all beings who care and uplift others, near and far.

Let’s carry their spirit into our practice and our community.

05/09/2026

🌄 Tomorrow at Nalandabodhi Colorado is a special Sunday morning — don't miss it!

We have a beautiful morning planned for you this Sunday, May 10. Come settle your mind, open your heart, and lift your voice. 🙏

🧘 9:30–11:00 am MT · In-person only
Shamatha Meditation Practice
All are welcome · Instruction available

🎶 11:00 am–12:00 pm MT · In-person & Zoom
Songs of Realization
Singing from Milarepa & Khenpo Rinpoche · Guitar accompaniment by Michael Miller

Whether you join us on the cushion, in song, or both — all are welcome. It's a wonderful way to begin your Sunday. 🎶

📩 DM us for the Zoom link for the singing session.

Nalandabodhi Colorado
2229 Broadway
Boulder CO
www.colorado.nalandabodhi.org

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