Geshe Dangsong Namgyal
Upcoming Teachings:
9/5: 59 Verses: Brief Bodhisattva Training
9/11-13 Three Powerful Teachings [Romania]
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The Power of Mt. Kailash
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Dzogchen Meditation and Bardo Thodol
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Dzogchen Ngondro -Rushen
GESHE RETURNS TO U.S.
9/19, 20: Twelve Eternal Verses [California]
10/2-3: Sahdana of All Dakinis [California]
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59 Verses:
Brief Bodhisattva Training
Three Saturdays—
August 22,29 & Sep 5, 2026
10:00 am pacific/ Mexico 11:00 am Berlin 19:00 pm.
Kunsang Gar Friend members included
Text by the Great Master Shardza Rinpoche
These 59 Verses outline the qualities of the Bodhicitta Mind and how to develop it step-by-step through cultivating an awareness of the inner source of liberation and enlightenment. Bringing these verses into your practice can help you attain happiness, mental, emotional and spiritual balance, and maintain harmony and communication within human society.
The ability to maintain noble intentions and compassion, a warm heart, and loving kindness can be achieved. For those who have received tantric empowerments, learning about the Bodhisattva Mind and receiving actual training is of great benefit.
This teaching is part of the Kunsang Gar Wisdom Program’s “mental development” section. The topic of Bodhisattva Training is a dominant tenet in the Mahayana traditions of ancient Bön and Tibetan Buddhism.
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Registration: $20 each
Romania
Geshe Dangsong Namgyal presents
THREE POWERFUL TEACHINGS IN ONE WEEKEND
• The Power of Mount Kailash
• Dzogchen Luminosity with Bardo Thodol
• Dzogchen Rushen
Friday-Saturday, September 11-13, 2026 Time TBA | Online
This course is organized into three areas of study and practice: the protection of Mount Kailash, the realization of Dzogchen Luminosity and the Bardo Thodol, and the foundational practice of Rushen.
The Power and Protection of Mount Kailash
Internal Nature— According to the primordial Bon religion, while Mount Kailash appears externally as a snow mountain, it is internally a manifestation of wisdom and the power of deities.
Spiritual Potency— Connecting with this sacred mountain causes the energy of the practitioner's body and mind to remain stable. It provides spiritual energy and "might" to protect the individual in all aspects of life, including work, studies, and daily activities.
Overcoming Obstacles—The ancient Bon treatises contain dharanis, supplications, and rituals designed to turn mental afflictions, demons, obstructors, and enemies into "piles of ash" through spiritual power. These are intended for adoption as a daily practice.
Dzogchen Luminosity and Bardo Thodol
Innate Luminosity—This teaching focuses on how primordial luminosity exists innately within every individual.
The Intermediate State (Bardo): Practitioners study how this luminosity naturally manifests during the critical time of the intermediate state after death.
The Seven-Limb Practice—Geshe Dangsong Namgyal teaches the seven-limb practice of the Bardo Thödrol (Liberation Upon Hearing) to be practiced while currently alive.
Benefits of Practice— Diminishes the sufferings of karma and frees the practitioner from mental afflictions.
Increases the "great luminosity" within one's perceived appearances.
Provides protection against fear, discouragement, mental illness, anxiety, and the harm of powerful demons.
Dzogchen Ngondro Rushen
Purpose— This "extraordinary preliminary practice" is used to clear away the mental confusion caused by the mixing of faults and virtues, which otherwise obscures the natural state.
The Three Doors:— The practice involves training the body, speech, and mind to reverse attachment and clinging.
Results of Realization—
Body: Transformed into a rainbow body of light and becomes luminosity itself.
Speech: All sounds are transformed into the nature of seed-syllables.
Mind: The "shell" of the deluded mind is shattered, allowing the practitioner to be liberated into naked awareness and realize inexpressible meaning.
Significance: This is a vital preliminary for the Great Perfection (Dzogchen) because it reveals primordial wisdom that transcends the mind.
Registration for online participation:
$108 US
In Person Registration
Participants from Romania and from neighboring countries who are interested in attending the course in person in Bucharest are welcome to contact Dan directly for further details regarding the location, schedule, and practical arrangements.
For in person information and registration, please contact: Dan Fleșaru. 📞 +40 723 329 778
GESHE IN CALIFORNIA, U.S.
Twelve Eternal Verses:
Methods for Correcting Faults
in Great Perfection Meditation
September 19-20, 2026
9 am-12pm; 2-4pm pacific
English with Spanish Translation
Online & In Person | Recordings available
Location: Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz
Ste 240 Community Room, 740 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Regarding the text known as the Twelve Eternal Verses:
It is a vital and foundational scripture of the Zhang Zhung Oral Lineage, a tradition of the Great Perfection (Dzogchen) within the Bon lineage. This text provides a concise presentation of the entire framework of the view, meditation, and conduct of the Great Perfection [Dzogchen].
It serves as the primary subject of study for this class, and it is a pure and unadulterated treatise on the Great Perfection. The subject matter of this work is vast, encompassing topics suitable for both beginners and those with extensive experience in practice.
Since the commentary and the root text are presented together, it offers an excellent opportunity for those wishing to understand the inner meaning in great depth. Furthermore, this class covers the clearing of obstacles to practice, as well as physical training, verbal training, and mind training. Supplemented by other instructions, the class will be held over the course of two days. For those who are diligent, it is not a matter of needing to exert effort for a long time; rather, by recognizing one's own innate wisdom and potential, excellent results can be achieved immediately, such as: finding peace, efficacy, and a fearless courage. Through this meditation, one can overpower all mental disharmony, such as anxiety, mental illness, agitation, and the arising of powerful discursive thoughts like anger.
By mastering one's own thoughts and feelings, one can properly organize one's daily life, and in the future, one will be able to guide and plan for oneself through death, the intermediate state, and the next life.
Text: The Changeless Twelve Sentences: available in the class or online through https://www.kunsanggarcenter.org
REGISTRATION: $120 STANDARD; $90 FIXED INCOME
GESHE IN CALIFORNIA, U.S.
SAHDANA OF ALL DAKINIS
OCTOBER 2-3, 2026
Friday, Oct 2: 6:30-8:30 pm
Saturday. Oct.3: 9am-12pm; 2-5 pn Pac
English with Spanish Translation
Online & In Person
Location:
Berkeley Shambhala Center,
2288 Fulton St, Suite 203, Berkeley, CA 94704
The Assembly of Dākinīs, and we as practitioners, share an extremely profound connection with the power of the body, mind, and consciousness. Among the many methods for properly establishing a connection with the power of one’s outer, inner, and secret aspects, it is vital to establish a connection with the Ḍākinīs—who possess primordial wisdom and miraculous power—to nourish, protect, and increase the power of one’s inner wisdom.
In particular, those training in spirituality must practice the sādhana of the Dākinīs, as this deepens the understanding of meditation, overcomes outer, inner, and secret obstacles, and is beneficial for accumulating merit.
Here, by means of the ritual for making offerings to please the Dākinīs together with the ganacakra feast, we shall establish a connection with the Dākinīs and request their blessings. Through this, throughout our lives, we shall ensure that peace and great joy of body and mind never decline, and that we constantly possess the power of our own meditation and wisdom. Therefore, both old and new practitioners are welcome to participate without distinction.
This is the practice of the visualization stages of the Dākinīs and the meditation of Dzogchen derived from the Dākinī Ratnamālā Tantra within the Dzogchen Yetri Thasel, along with the ritual for making offerings to the Dākinīs.
The Visualization Stages of the Ḍākinīs:
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The first visualization, with mantra, is intended to purify and cleanse the ordinary body through the blessings of the Dākinīs.
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The second visualization pacifies conceptual thoughts associated with the Dākinīs; based on the practice of syllables (yi ge).
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The third visualization is the sequence of meditating on all appearances as the nature of the Dākinīs, thereby transforming one’s world into infinite purity, based upon the Dākinīs.
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In the ultimate meditation on the nonduality of the Dākinīs, one should train in the method abiding in the natural state of Dzogchen found within the Thirty Symbols and Meanings.
Registration: $90; low income $70