Kalu Rinpoche
Kalu Rinpoche, lineage head of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition
Kalu Rinpoche is lineage head of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition. He received full transmission of the Shangpa Kagyu Lineage from Venerable Bokar Rinpoche and completed his three-year retreat in 2008. Rinpoche continues the unbroken transmission of the Shangpa and Karma Kagyu Lineages, ensuring that these precious teachings remain available to those who seek to walk the blessed Path of Liberation.
Kalu Rinpoche was born September 17, 1990, at Samdrub Darjay Choling Monastery in Sonada, India during the monthly fulfillment offerings to the Shangpa Kagyu Protector, Chagdrukpa (Six-armed Mahakala). Many auspicious signs accompanied his birth and a canopy of rainbows formed over his monastery identical to the rainbows that had appeared above the monastery after Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche Paranivana. Kenting Tai Situ Rinpoche officially recognized Kalu Rinpoche’s Yangsi on March 25, 1992. Bokar Rinpoche stated, “That the Venerable Kalu Rinpoche chose to be reborn at his previous home, at his own monastery Samdrup Darjay Choling is an indication of his complete freedom of mind.”
As a Millennial, the current Kalu Rinpoche understands the pressures and experiences of modern life. He’s down to earth, genuinely honest about his own experiences and practice, and able to relate to practitioners from around the world.
Learn from the lineage holder of the Shangpa Kagyu Buddhist lineage in these recordings of special online teachings for Sukhasiddhi Foundation.
A series of special online teachings for Sukhasiddhi Foundation.
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The Foundations of Dharma Practice
A teaching on honesty and integrity in dharma practice.
Based on his own experience and struggles as a dharma practitioner and his visits to many dharma centers, Kalu Rinpoche offers his heartfelt advice on what is important in practice, how to look at our thoughts and bring genuine honesty and integrity into our practice. A brief history of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage is also offered.
80 min - $25
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Kalu Rinpoche on Shamatha Practice and the Nature of Mind
A teaching on Shamatha (calm abiding), the practice of bringing the mind to stillness by resting in non-distraction.
Habitually, we follow our thoughts and stories as they continuously arise and this prevents us from directly experiencing ourselves, our loved ones, and all of our human experience. On a deeper level, we are unable to access subtle levels of awareness. When we are not distracted by the movement of mind and rest the mind naturally, the cause of suffering can become clear; wisdom, compassion and all the qualities of a bodhisattva can spring forth; and we can access the wisdom that recognizes the nature of mind.
80 mins
$25
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Kalu Rinpoche on the Essential Principles of Deity Practice
A teaching on doing deity practice and leads a supplication to the wisdom dakini Niguma.
Kalu Rinpoche offers a teaching on the important aspects of doing deity practice, which combines visualization, mantra, and prayer to create an enlightened presence. He also leads the The Melody of Wisdom: A Supplication to the Wisdom Dakini Niguma, which is included in a collection of supplications to the Shangpa masters by Jamgon Kongtrul. Niguma’s teachings embody fierce feminine wisdom. They are pith and go straight to the heart of the matter.
90 min
$25
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Kalu Rinpoche: Experiences of a Dharma Practitioner
A personal sharing of the challenges of the dharma path.
Speaking from his own experience as a dharma practitioner who has encountered many obstacles and difficulties in his life, Kalu Rinpoche gives a personal and intensely compassionate talk on the path of dharma and its challenges.
90 mins
Free
About Sukhasiddhi Foundation
Sukhasiddhi Foundation is a home for Tibetan Buddhism in the West. We offer a range of meditations, classes, retreats, and study programs for people at all levels. Our emphasis is on the cultivation of both wisdom and love. We are a community of mutual respect, loving kindness, and joy.
Sukhasiddhi Foundation lamas
Sukhasiddhi Foundation is a center for the study and practice of both the Shangpa and Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Shangpa lineage was founded by Khyungpo Naljor, an 11-12th c. Tibetan who traveled several times to India to study with Vajrayana Buddhist gurus. One of the most unique and important aspects of the lineage is that most of the practices and teachings in the Shangpa come from two fully and completely awakened women masters: Sukhasiddhi and Niguma who were Khyungpo Naljor’s primary teachers.
All of our classes and events are offered online, through Zoom or Facebook.