The Beginning of the End

The Beginning of the End

Michael Erlewine The Beginning of the End The power of Khenpo Rinpoche’s words cannot be overestimated; even now, they are a bright shining light that cuts through the darkness of ignorance. Here’s an exchange with a dharma student where he speaks of the way we need...
Rinpoche and My Family

Rinpoche and My Family

Tari Estridge Rinpoche and My Family I remember he always said something funny and shocking and very much worth thinking about to my mother, when it was her turn to go up to him. She always came back to her chair with a happy dazed look on her face. I was a very lucky...
Rinpoche’s Chaplains

Rinpoche’s Chaplains

Cathy Jackson Rinpoche’s Chaplains Khenpo Rinpoche had great appreciation for counselors and therapists, saying they had great patience in listening to people’s problems and difficulties. And when some of Khenpo Rinpoche’s students asked if they...
Meeting a Remarkable Teacher

Meeting a Remarkable Teacher

Amy McCracken Meeting a Remarkable Teacher This is a small story of the blessings in my life. I am a hobby photographer and have taken many many photos of Rinpoche and these are a few of my favorites. I was brought to Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery in Woodstock,...
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and the Frog

Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and the Frog

Dakota Lane Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and the Frog It might have been my first interview with Rinpoche. A lama was coming to translate. I was somewhat (maybe a lot) intimidated by Rinpoche, maybe afraid of what he would see in me. The lama was very very late! In the...