And then..? KVP Podcast

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“And then..?” is a question Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is known to ask—sometimes to push you forward towards discovery, sometimes to invite you to delve deeper, and sometimes to suggest you are exactly where you need to be. The KVP Podcast carries that spirit. In our first season, Behind the Pages, we sit down with the translators, scholars, and teachers behind our work for candid conversations about their journeys, their practice, and the texts they dedicate their lives to.

Season 1

  1. Episode 1

    Episode 1. They Said I Was a Lama: in Conversation with Do Tulku Rinpoche

    In the first episode of AND THEN?, our Executive Director Dolma Gunther sits down with Do Tulku Rinpoche, KVP's traditional expert scholar, translator and spiritual guide of Arya Tara’s Net—for a wide-ranging conversation about his life, his practice, and his work with Khyentse Vision Project. Rinpoche reflects on growing up in a close-knit Tibetan refugee community in South India, the unexpected phone call that changed his life at seventeen, and eleven years of rigorous study at Dzongsar Monastery in Bir. He speaks candidly about the challenges of monastic life, the journey to Germany, and what it means to teach the Dharma to a meme-obsessed generation. The conversation also touches on his deep connection to the Khyentse lineage, the joys and frustrations of translation work, and his heartfelt advice for practitioners navigating the future of the Dharma. Chapters: 00:00:12 Childhood in India 00:08:18 Recognition as a Tulku 00:16:22 Enrollment in Dzongsar 00:19:54 Challenges of Monastic Life 00:24:34 Moving to Germany 00:28:33 Teaching the Dharma 00:32:46 Involvement with Siddhartha's Intent Sangha 00:34:18 Discovering the Guru 00:35:27 Devotion and Change 00:37:06 Connection to KhyentseLineage 00:40:11 Khyentse Vision Project 00:43:46 Translation and Scholarly Work 00:46:11 Fascination with Khyentse Wangpo 00:49:07 Text Translation Challenges 00:53:11 Future of Dharma 00:57:30 Advice for Practitioners 00:59:39 Daily Life and Hobbies

    Episode 1. They Said I Was a Lama: in Conversation with Do Tulku Rinpoche
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“And then..?” is a question Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is known to ask—sometimes to push you forward towards discovery, sometimes to invite you to delve deeper, and sometimes to suggest you are exactly where you need to be. The KVP Podcast carries that spirit. In our first season, Behind the Pages, we sit down with the translators, scholars, and teachers behind our work for candid conversations about their journeys, their practice, and the texts they dedicate their lives to.

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    Khyentse Vision Project
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