Most Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche will be giving teachings on Essence of Mahayana at DTDL Centre from 26 to 29 March 2026. We warmly invite all Dharma friends to reserve your time to join this precious teaching.

Essence of Mahayana, composed by Lord Jigten Sumgön, focuses on cultivating bodhicitta — the mind of enlightenment — through the union of compassion and emptiness. The teachings emphasize practical application rather than mere intellectual understanding. Key practices include developing unconditional love and compassion, realizing the emptiness of all phenomena, and relying on the guru as an essential guide on the path to awakening.

Most Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche is widely respected and beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator, and author. Khenchen Rinpoche has single-handedly translated many important Drikung Kagyu practices, prayers, and historical texts into English. His renowned works include Lord Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation, The Great Kagyu Masters, as well as numerous Drikung Kagyu practice texts such as The Concise Drikung Five-Fold Path of Mahamudra.

Students around the world are inspired by his wisdom, compassion, strength of mind, warmth, and humor. Rinpoche is especially known for his extraordinary ability to communicate profound teachings in clear and simple English while preserving their authentic meaning. His teachings have the power to deeply transform one’s life when sincerely practiced and taken to heart.