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Nyatak Rinpoche
Nyatak Thubten Wangpo Rinpoche is the head of Katsel Monastery. An interesting account of Nyatak Rinpoche appeared in Dr. Hun Lye's Blog, Hun's Summer of 2007
"When he [Lobsang] got to the bus he related to us that he had gone to see Rinpoche [Nyatak Rinpoche] with a specific problem/question that he needed advice on. But when he finally found Rinpoche, Rinpoche was already surrounded by many pilgrims and thus he thought he had lost the chance. But he pushed his way through the crowd (it's acceptable here) to offer Rinpoche the katag and offering. When he finally got close to Rinpoche, Rinpoche turned around, looked at him and gave him the answer to his question! Lobsang was so shocked and awed that he just put the katag and offering on a table and ran off!
As the prayer says, Lama Khyenno or The Lama Knows!"
Khenchen Rinpoche Konchog Gyaltsen is the founder of the Drikung
Meditation Center. He was born in Tsari, Tibet in the spring of 1946.
After escaping from Tibet, he received his Acharya degree at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies at Varanasi, India a nine year program.
He then studied for years with many highly realized masters of the different Tibetan Buddhist lineages. While completing the traditional three-year retreat he studied the Five-fold Profound Path of Mahamudra,
the Six Yogis of Naropa and other teachings.
In 1982, he came to the USA
and established the Tibetan Meditation Center in Maryland. Since then he has devoted himself to establishing and teaching at various centers, writing, and translating texts.In January of 2001, Rinpoche was honored with the title "Khenchen", which translates roughly as "Great Abbot". It is so rare to meet a Lama with extensive training in Buddhist Philosophy as well as profound meditation experience. In addition, Rinpoche's complete fluency in English makes him exceptionally capable of communicating the profound meaning of the teachings.
The Four Immeasurable Wishes of Buddhism Love: May all mother sentient beings, boundless as the sky, have happiness and the causes of happiness. Compassion: May they be liberated from suffering and the causes of suffering. Bliss: May they never be separated from the happiness which is free from sorrow. Equanimity: May they rest in equanimity, free from attachment and aversion.
