Nalandabodhi
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Nalandabodhi is a worldwide community of practitioners offering the timeless wisdom and boundless compassion of the Buddha to inspire individuals and create kind communities in today’s world, under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
What happens when intention meets action?
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 23 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Recordings available for registered participants
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 23 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Recordings available for registered participants
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What happens when intention meets action?
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 23 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Recordings available for registered participants
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 23 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Recordings available for registered participants
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Pause and reflect:
Who do you feel close to? Wish them well.
Who challenges you? Extend care to them too.
Notice how empathy bridges every divide..
Equanimity is about impartial care, not indifference.
Read the article: nalandabodhi.org/2025/10/17/c... #interconnection #Mindfulness
Who do you feel close to? Wish them well.
Who challenges you? Extend care to them too.
Notice how empathy bridges every divide..
Equanimity is about impartial care, not indifference.
Read the article: nalandabodhi.org/2025/10/17/c... #interconnection #Mindfulness
November 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Pause and reflect:
Who do you feel close to? Wish them well.
Who challenges you? Extend care to them too.
Notice how empathy bridges every divide..
Equanimity is about impartial care, not indifference.
Read the article: nalandabodhi.org/2025/10/17/c... #interconnection #Mindfulness
Who do you feel close to? Wish them well.
Who challenges you? Extend care to them too.
Notice how empathy bridges every divide..
Equanimity is about impartial care, not indifference.
Read the article: nalandabodhi.org/2025/10/17/c... #interconnection #Mindfulness
Have you ever been curious about the dharma but didn't know where to start?
Have you felt the lack of a systematic guide that can be applied to daily life and actual practice?
Introduction to Buddhism English study group, led by Nalandabodhi's senior practice instructor, Karunika Joshua Erickson
Have you felt the lack of a systematic guide that can be applied to daily life and actual practice?
Introduction to Buddhism English study group, led by Nalandabodhi's senior practice instructor, Karunika Joshua Erickson
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Have you ever been curious about the dharma but didn't know where to start?
Have you felt the lack of a systematic guide that can be applied to daily life and actual practice?
Introduction to Buddhism English study group, led by Nalandabodhi's senior practice instructor, Karunika Joshua Erickson
Have you felt the lack of a systematic guide that can be applied to daily life and actual practice?
Introduction to Buddhism English study group, led by Nalandabodhi's senior practice instructor, Karunika Joshua Erickson
If everything changes, what can we trust?
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Impermanence and Karmic Cause and Effect with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 9 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Visit seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Understanding impermanence isn't about loss—it's about freedom.
#Karma
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Impermanence and Karmic Cause and Effect with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 9 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Visit seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Understanding impermanence isn't about loss—it's about freedom.
#Karma
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If everything changes, what can we trust?
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Impermanence and Karmic Cause and Effect with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 9 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Visit seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Understanding impermanence isn't about loss—it's about freedom.
#Karma
Classical Buddhist Teachings: Impermanence and Karmic Cause and Effect with Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 9 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Visit seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Understanding impermanence isn't about loss—it's about freedom.
#Karma
Relying Upon a Spiritual Friend
w/ Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 2 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Explore the profound relationship between student and teacher, and discover what it means to have or be a true spiritual friend.
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
w/ Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 2 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Explore the profound relationship between student and teacher, and discover what it means to have or be a true spiritual friend.
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Relying Upon a Spiritual Friend
w/ Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 2 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Explore the profound relationship between student and teacher, and discover what it means to have or be a true spiritual friend.
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
w/ Mitra Tyler Dewar
Nov 2 | 10 AM PT
Nalandabodhi Seattle (onsite + online)
Explore the profound relationship between student and teacher, and discover what it means to have or be a true spiritual friend.
Register at seattle.nalandabodhi.org
Every act of empathy chips away at the “us vs. them” mindset.
- Which of Ben's practices speaks to you today?
- Where do you notice habits of “othering” in yourself?
- What small daily action could nurture compassion, even toward those you fear or disagree with?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
- Which of Ben's practices speaks to you today?
- Where do you notice habits of “othering” in yourself?
- What small daily action could nurture compassion, even toward those you fear or disagree with?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
October 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Every act of empathy chips away at the “us vs. them” mindset.
- Which of Ben's practices speaks to you today?
- Where do you notice habits of “othering” in yourself?
- What small daily action could nurture compassion, even toward those you fear or disagree with?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
- Which of Ben's practices speaks to you today?
- Where do you notice habits of “othering” in yourself?
- What small daily action could nurture compassion, even toward those you fear or disagree with?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
It’s easy to slip into us vs. them thinking. But what if the real danger isn’t “them” at all—
it’s the way we forget each other’s humanity?
Ben Mikolaj reminds us that empathy and compassion is how we remember.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
#interconnection #Mindfulness
it’s the way we forget each other’s humanity?
Ben Mikolaj reminds us that empathy and compassion is how we remember.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
#interconnection #Mindfulness
September 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s easy to slip into us vs. them thinking. But what if the real danger isn’t “them” at all—
it’s the way we forget each other’s humanity?
Ben Mikolaj reminds us that empathy and compassion is how we remember.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
#interconnection #Mindfulness
it’s the way we forget each other’s humanity?
Ben Mikolaj reminds us that empathy and compassion is how we remember.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/09/26/t...
#interconnection #Mindfulness
Guidance may come as kindness and toughness from elders who want to help us simply be good humans.
Who has guided you with this kind of care?
How can you receive it with openness?
How might you offer it to others?
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions
#interconnection
Who has guided you with this kind of care?
How can you receive it with openness?
How might you offer it to others?
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions
#interconnection
September 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Guidance may come as kindness and toughness from elders who want to help us simply be good humans.
Who has guided you with this kind of care?
How can you receive it with openness?
How might you offer it to others?
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions
#interconnection
Who has guided you with this kind of care?
How can you receive it with openness?
How might you offer it to others?
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions
#interconnection
When was the last time someone showed real interest in you?
Moments like that nourish us—and remind us to give the same to others.
Read Francis Olivier’s My Community, Source of Emotions: https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions/ #interconnection #Buddhism
Moments like that nourish us—and remind us to give the same to others.
Read Francis Olivier’s My Community, Source of Emotions: https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions/ #interconnection #Buddhism
September 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
When was the last time someone showed real interest in you?
Moments like that nourish us—and remind us to give the same to others.
Read Francis Olivier’s My Community, Source of Emotions: https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions/ #interconnection #Buddhism
Moments like that nourish us—and remind us to give the same to others.
Read Francis Olivier’s My Community, Source of Emotions: https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/30/my-community-source-of-emotions/ #interconnection #Buddhism
When was the last time you truly listened to silence?
Not just “no noise” — but the stillness beneath it.
Beth Patterson’s poem 'Just Listen; is an invitation to step into that quiet and see what arises.
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/just-listen/ #Mindfulness #interconnection
Not just “no noise” — but the stillness beneath it.
Beth Patterson’s poem 'Just Listen; is an invitation to step into that quiet and see what arises.
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/just-listen/ #Mindfulness #interconnection
August 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
When was the last time you truly listened to silence?
Not just “no noise” — but the stillness beneath it.
Beth Patterson’s poem 'Just Listen; is an invitation to step into that quiet and see what arises.
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/just-listen/ #Mindfulness #interconnection
Not just “no noise” — but the stillness beneath it.
Beth Patterson’s poem 'Just Listen; is an invitation to step into that quiet and see what arises.
https://nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/just-listen/ #Mindfulness #interconnection
Pause. Feel the breeze on your skin, the earth steady beneath your feet, the song of birds overhead.
In this moment, you’re part of it all.
Beth Patterson’s poem invites you to contemplate how connection is never lost—it’s always here.
nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/j... #interconnection #Buddhism
In this moment, you’re part of it all.
Beth Patterson’s poem invites you to contemplate how connection is never lost—it’s always here.
nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/j... #interconnection #Buddhism
August 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Pause. Feel the breeze on your skin, the earth steady beneath your feet, the song of birds overhead.
In this moment, you’re part of it all.
Beth Patterson’s poem invites you to contemplate how connection is never lost—it’s always here.
nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/j... #interconnection #Buddhism
In this moment, you’re part of it all.
Beth Patterson’s poem invites you to contemplate how connection is never lost—it’s always here.
nalandabodhi.org/2025/08/15/j... #interconnection #Buddhism
Disconnection can be the wisest, most compassionate move we make.
Sometimes healing doesn’t fix things—it frees us.
- What needs to fall apart in your life?
- What could that kind of healing look like?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w...
#Mindfulness #interconnection #buddhism
Sometimes healing doesn’t fix things—it frees us.
- What needs to fall apart in your life?
- What could that kind of healing look like?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w...
#Mindfulness #interconnection #buddhism
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Disconnection can be the wisest, most compassionate move we make.
Sometimes healing doesn’t fix things—it frees us.
- What needs to fall apart in your life?
- What could that kind of healing look like?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w...
#Mindfulness #interconnection #buddhism
Sometimes healing doesn’t fix things—it frees us.
- What needs to fall apart in your life?
- What could that kind of healing look like?
nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w...
#Mindfulness #interconnection #buddhism
What if disconnection isn’t failure... but freedom?
Sometimes the kindest, most radical thing we can do is walk away. Ben Mikolaj invites us to see disconnection not as brokenness, but medicine.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w... #interconnection #Buddhism
Sometimes the kindest, most radical thing we can do is walk away. Ben Mikolaj invites us to see disconnection not as brokenness, but medicine.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w... #interconnection #Buddhism
July 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
What if disconnection isn’t failure... but freedom?
Sometimes the kindest, most radical thing we can do is walk away. Ben Mikolaj invites us to see disconnection not as brokenness, but medicine.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w... #interconnection #Buddhism
Sometimes the kindest, most radical thing we can do is walk away. Ben Mikolaj invites us to see disconnection not as brokenness, but medicine.
Read more: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/25/w... #interconnection #Buddhism
Walk through your home. Look at what fills your space. What are you holding onto? Could you let any of it go?
Patti Fraser reminds us that sometimes the chance to show up comes quietly, and is gone before we notice.
Read The Connect: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t... #mindfulness #interconnection
Patti Fraser reminds us that sometimes the chance to show up comes quietly, and is gone before we notice.
Read The Connect: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t... #mindfulness #interconnection
July 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Walk through your home. Look at what fills your space. What are you holding onto? Could you let any of it go?
Patti Fraser reminds us that sometimes the chance to show up comes quietly, and is gone before we notice.
Read The Connect: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t... #mindfulness #interconnection
Patti Fraser reminds us that sometimes the chance to show up comes quietly, and is gone before we notice.
Read The Connect: nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t... #mindfulness #interconnection
What if generosity isn't about giving something away… but recognizing that nothing was truly ours to begin with?
Patti Fraser reflects on a brief exchange, a $5 bill, and the illusion of ownership. Read “The Connect.” nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t...
#mindfulness #Buddhism #interconnection
Patti Fraser reflects on a brief exchange, a $5 bill, and the illusion of ownership. Read “The Connect.” nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t...
#mindfulness #Buddhism #interconnection
July 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What if generosity isn't about giving something away… but recognizing that nothing was truly ours to begin with?
Patti Fraser reflects on a brief exchange, a $5 bill, and the illusion of ownership. Read “The Connect.” nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t...
#mindfulness #Buddhism #interconnection
Patti Fraser reflects on a brief exchange, a $5 bill, and the illusion of ownership. Read “The Connect.” nalandabodhi.org/2025/07/04/t...
#mindfulness #Buddhism #interconnection
Nick Vail, one of our Karunikas offers a gentle practice of stepping out and turning inward.
- What is your body sensing right now?
- What does this tell you about this mind of mine?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/06/13/n...
#dharma #mindfulness #interconnection
- What is your body sensing right now?
- What does this tell you about this mind of mine?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/06/13/n...
#dharma #mindfulness #interconnection
June 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Nick Vail, one of our Karunikas offers a gentle practice of stepping out and turning inward.
- What is your body sensing right now?
- What does this tell you about this mind of mine?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/06/13/n...
#dharma #mindfulness #interconnection
- What is your body sensing right now?
- What does this tell you about this mind of mine?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/06/13/n...
#dharma #mindfulness #interconnection
Every experience is a potential teacher—if we’re willing to listen. Next time something stirs discomfort, ask:
What have been the consequences of your own moments of mindlessness?
What helped you turn things around?
How can you prevent it?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/23/i... #dharma
What have been the consequences of your own moments of mindlessness?
What helped you turn things around?
How can you prevent it?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/23/i... #dharma
June 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Every experience is a potential teacher—if we’re willing to listen. Next time something stirs discomfort, ask:
What have been the consequences of your own moments of mindlessness?
What helped you turn things around?
How can you prevent it?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/23/i... #dharma
What have been the consequences of your own moments of mindlessness?
What helped you turn things around?
How can you prevent it?
Read more nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/23/i... #dharma
Take a moment to contemplate these questions offered by
George Beckwith to awaken greater awareness. #mindfulness #buddhism Read more in his article 'Direct Awareness and Interconnection.'
nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/02/d...
George Beckwith to awaken greater awareness. #mindfulness #buddhism Read more in his article 'Direct Awareness and Interconnection.'
nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/02/d...
May 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Take a moment to contemplate these questions offered by
George Beckwith to awaken greater awareness. #mindfulness #buddhism Read more in his article 'Direct Awareness and Interconnection.'
nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/02/d...
George Beckwith to awaken greater awareness. #mindfulness #buddhism Read more in his article 'Direct Awareness and Interconnection.'
nalandabodhi.org/2025/05/02/d...
Take a moment to contemplate these questions and notice what arises. Love is natural—unfolding when we release ego and fixed ideas.
More ego, less love. Less concepts, more love.
Read Sebastião Miranda’s article on Connecting Through #lovingkindness. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c... #Buddhism
More ego, less love. Less concepts, more love.
Read Sebastião Miranda’s article on Connecting Through #lovingkindness. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c... #Buddhism
April 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Take a moment to contemplate these questions and notice what arises. Love is natural—unfolding when we release ego and fixed ideas.
More ego, less love. Less concepts, more love.
Read Sebastião Miranda’s article on Connecting Through #lovingkindness. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c... #Buddhism
More ego, less love. Less concepts, more love.
Read Sebastião Miranda’s article on Connecting Through #lovingkindness. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c... #Buddhism
Is love something we know—or something we think we know?
Is it a feeling, a transaction, a form of attachment? Or can it be something more open—beyond concepts and expectations?
Read “Connecting Through #Lovingkindness” and reflect. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c...
#Compassion #Mindfulness
Is it a feeling, a transaction, a form of attachment? Or can it be something more open—beyond concepts and expectations?
Read “Connecting Through #Lovingkindness” and reflect. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c...
#Compassion #Mindfulness
April 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Is love something we know—or something we think we know?
Is it a feeling, a transaction, a form of attachment? Or can it be something more open—beyond concepts and expectations?
Read “Connecting Through #Lovingkindness” and reflect. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c...
#Compassion #Mindfulness
Is it a feeling, a transaction, a form of attachment? Or can it be something more open—beyond concepts and expectations?
Read “Connecting Through #Lovingkindness” and reflect. nalandabodhi.org/2025/04/11/c...
#Compassion #Mindfulness
Take a moment to contemplate these questions & then celebrate what arises.
Read more about transforming frustration into #mindfulness in Ellen Balzé’s article on Mindfulness and Changing Habits. #buddhism #meditation nalandabodhi.org/2025/03/21/m...
Read more about transforming frustration into #mindfulness in Ellen Balzé’s article on Mindfulness and Changing Habits. #buddhism #meditation nalandabodhi.org/2025/03/21/m...
April 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Take a moment to contemplate these questions & then celebrate what arises.
Read more about transforming frustration into #mindfulness in Ellen Balzé’s article on Mindfulness and Changing Habits. #buddhism #meditation nalandabodhi.org/2025/03/21/m...
Read more about transforming frustration into #mindfulness in Ellen Balzé’s article on Mindfulness and Changing Habits. #buddhism #meditation nalandabodhi.org/2025/03/21/m...
Take a moment to contemplate:
Where in your life do you feel disconnected?
How can you foster genuine connection today?
P.S. Read more about interconnection and how to connect the disconnect in Karma Ösung Gyaltsen’s article ‘Re-establishing Genuine Connectivity’ published on nalandabodhi.org.
Where in your life do you feel disconnected?
How can you foster genuine connection today?
P.S. Read more about interconnection and how to connect the disconnect in Karma Ösung Gyaltsen’s article ‘Re-establishing Genuine Connectivity’ published on nalandabodhi.org.
March 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Take a moment to contemplate:
Where in your life do you feel disconnected?
How can you foster genuine connection today?
P.S. Read more about interconnection and how to connect the disconnect in Karma Ösung Gyaltsen’s article ‘Re-establishing Genuine Connectivity’ published on nalandabodhi.org.
Where in your life do you feel disconnected?
How can you foster genuine connection today?
P.S. Read more about interconnection and how to connect the disconnect in Karma Ösung Gyaltsen’s article ‘Re-establishing Genuine Connectivity’ published on nalandabodhi.org.