THE VAJRA REGENT ÖSEL TENDZIN
LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin
Dharma Heir and Lineage Successor
of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Born in the United States, Ösel Tendzin was confirmed as the first-generation Westerner to hold the lineages of the Karma Kagyü and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism.
MEDITATION INSTRUCTION
Mindfulness-Awareness meditation, the practice of being present with body, breath, and environment, is an essential key to connecting with the Buddhist teachings.
For personal meditation instruction,
please email us: click HERE.
The Library is dedicated to the preservation and propagation of all the works of
Vajra Regent Ösel Tendzin.
For free email newsletters and notices, click HERE.
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Introduction to Mindfulness, Awareness, and
Compassion Meditation
Thursday, September 18, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Mountain Time
Open to all. For the Zoom link, click HERE.
The Six Paramitas Course
Saturdays, September 20 & 27, October 4, 2025
10:30 a.m. - Noon Mountain Time
The gathering will be on Zoom.
For the Zoom link, click HERE.
Sadhana of Mahamudra
Sunday, September 21, 2025, New Moon Day
from 10:30 a.m. - Noon Mountain Time
Open to all, click HERE.
Werma Sadhana Practice
Wednesday, October 10, 2025
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time
For Werma practitioners only. Please email
Robert Krupnick at Library@vrot.org
Shambhala Training Level 1
October 17 through 19, 2025, taught by
Lady LIla Rich at the Boulder Shambhala Center
It will involve in-person attendance plus Zoom. The Zoom link will be available in October.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Having had the good fortune to experience the Vajra Regent’s teachings—the expressions of his brilliant communication and powerful devotion—we aspire to extend the possibility to many, many others. There will be much to do, and you will be afforded many opportunities to help out with your time, energy, and expertise.
To volunteer, click HERE.
TIMELINE OF TEACHINGS
An online searchable collection of the Vajra Regent's teachings, including video, audio, digital transcripts, poetry, art, and life stories. Also available are recordings of recent Library courses and programs.
To access the Timeline, click HERE.
We need your support! To see our Projects and Needs for 2025 & 2026,
please click HERE.
LIBRARY SANGHA NEWS
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Another summer season of work on the "Heart Stupa" containing the relics of the Vajra Regent at Drala Mountain Center is in the planning stages. The next areas of work will be the paving of the platform around the Stupa and
gold-leafing of the spire and the Gao. Fundraising is ongoing for these projects. Thank you to those who have given thus far.
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A second edition of Buddha in the Palm of Your Hand, the first book by the Vajra Regent, is now available in paperback, eBook, and audio book formats from Amazon.com. Click HERE.
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Editing work continues on The Unobstructed Way, the book title the Vajra Regent chose for the collection of his talks offering commentary on The Jewel Ornament of Liberation by Gampopa. Other collections of the Vajra Regent’s teachings are being planned for publication. If you can help with transcribing, proof-reading, and/or editing, please email Library@VROT.org
BOOKS BY VAJRA REGENT ÖSEL TENDZIN
Most are available in print, eBook, and/or audio book formats on Amazon.com and Lulu.com.
For Vajrayana Students only:
