This event is available both Online and In-person.
The request for the Ngondro Transmission was made by the Chinese Group. The request for a teaching on the Ngondro was made by the Vietnamese community. Rinpoche has kindly agreed to both request along making this anyone worldwide.
Enlightening the Heart is a modern presentation of the Ngöndro (preliminary practices) written by Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche to support contemporary practitioners in clearly understanding and engaging the foundations of the Vajrayana path.
While traditional Ngöndro texts often present the practices in a concise and symbolic way, Enlightening the Heart helps clarify and elaborate on key points that may not always be fully explained in traditional manuals. Rinpoche provides practical guidance, deeper explanations, and clear instructions to help practitioners meaningfully connect with the purpose of each practice.
Receiving the oral transmission (lung) for this text connects you to the living lineage of these teachings and authorizes you to study and practice them in a traditional way.
Why Receive This Transmission?
1 – Clarify the Meaning of Ngöndro
Ngöndro is often misunderstood as simply a set of accumulations. Enlightening the Heart helps reveal the deeper purpose of these practices as a path of transforming the mind and awakening bodhicitta.
2 – Support for Modern Practitioners
Rinpoche wrote this text specifically to help students who may encounter questions or uncertainty when studying traditional Ngöndro manuals. The explanations illuminate subtle points that are sometimes only briefly mentioned in classical texts.
3 – Strengthen Your Foundation for Vajrayana Practice
Ngöndro establishes the essential basis of purification, merit, devotion, and wisdom that supports all higher tantric practices. With clearer understanding, your practice becomes more meaningful and effective.
4 – Deepen Your Personal Experience
Through clear explanations and practical guidance, Enlightening the Heart helps practitioners move beyond mechanical recitation and connect with the transformative inner meaning of the practices.
This text is available in the Profound Path of Vajra Yoga Practice Book.
Make an offering of Dana to Khentrul Rinpoche
It is common for those requesting an empowerment or transmission to make an offering. You can do so online here.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia — Sun, 24 May 2026 at 7:00 PM Melbourne
Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Sun, 24 May 2026 at 5:00 PM HKT
Hanoi, Vietnam — Sun, 24 May 2026 at 4:00 PM ICT
Vienna, Austria — Sun, 24 May 2026 at 11:00 AM CEST
São Paulo, Brazil — Sun, 24 May 2026 at 6:00 AM BRT
New York, USA — Sun, 24 May 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT
San Francisco, USA — Sun, 24 May 2026 at 2:00 AM PDT
This event is available both Online and In-person.
The request for the Ngondro Transmission was made by the Chinese Group. The request for a teaching on the Ngondro was made by the Vietnamese community. Rinpoche has kindly agreed to both requests.
A Powerful Support for Your Ngöndro Practice
The Divine Ladder (Lha’i Them Skas) by the great Jonang master Jetsun Taranatha is a concise and powerful guide to the preliminary practices (Ngöndro) that prepare the mind for the profound path of Vajrayana. Receiving the oral transmission (lung) of this text connects you directly to the living lineage of realization that flows from the great masters of the Jonang tradition. Through this transmission, the words of the text become blessed and empowered, enabling you to authentically engage with the practice. Whether you are beginning your Ngöndro journey or seeking to deepen and strengthen your existing practice, receiving the lung for the Divine Ladder provides an essential foundation.
Why Receive This Transmission?
1 – Establish a Genuine Lineage Connection
In the Vajrayana tradition, receiving the oral transmission links you directly to the unbroken lineage of masters who practiced and realized the teachings. This connection carries the blessings and inspiration of the lineage into your own practice.
2 – Begin Ngöndro with Confidence
For those new to Ngöndro, the Divine Ladder offers a clear and traditional framework for entering the preliminary practices in a meaningful and authentic way.
3 – Strengthen and Reinvigorate Your Practice
Even experienced practitioners benefit from reconnecting with the foundational instructions. Receiving the lung can refresh your commitment and deepen your understanding of the purpose of Ngöndro.
4 – Prepare the Mind for the Profound Path
Ngöndro is not merely a set of preliminary exercises. It is a complete path of purification, accumulation of merit and wisdom, and transformation of the mind that prepares us for the deeper stages of Vajrayana practice.
Oral Transmission
The traditional text for the Jonang Kalachakra Ngondro is the Divine Ladder by Jetsun Taranatha. Rinpoche will bestow the complete transmission of the text and the supplementary Guru Yogas.
This text is available in the Profound Path of Vajra Yoga Practice Book.
This text is also available in the Hidden Treasure of the Profound Path, a Word-by-Word Commentary by Khentrul Rinpoche.
Short Teaching
In this short teaching Rinpoche will focus on how we can connect our heart to the practice of the Ngondro.
Make an offering of Dana to Khentrul Rinpoche
It is common for those requesting an empowerment or transmission to make an offering. You can do so online here.
Schedule by Timezone
Melbourne, Australia — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 10:00 AM AEST
Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 8:00 AM HKT
Hanoi, Vietnam — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 7:00 AM ICT
Vienna, Austria — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 2:00 AM CEST
São Paulo, Brazil — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 9:00 PM BRT
New York, USA — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT
San Francisco, USA — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT
This is a FREE event will be available both Online and In-person.
Do you dream of a world where your family lives with security, health, prosperity, and harmony? The ancient Buddhist vision of the Golden Age, known as Karwa Dzokden, shows us that such a world is not a fantasy — it is the natural outcome of spiritual awakening and collective transformation.
Join Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche in Singapore where he will reveal how the Golden Age connects directly with our deepest desires for wealth, wellbeing, and family happiness. You do not need to experience the Kali Yuga! There is another way..
In this teaching, you will discover:
-The Secret of Prosperity and Wealth: How insecurity, fear, and competition give way to trust, generosity, and effortless abundance.
-The Path to Health and Longevity: How the Golden Age reduces disease, rejuvenates the environment, and brings longer, healthier lives.
-The Source of Good Fortune: How peace of mind, meaningful relationships, and natural joy create a flourishing life for you and your loved ones.
-Family and Community in the Golden Age: Why in this time, all beings are cherished as part of the same family, and how that vision can begin now in your own home.
Through profound Buddhist teachings from the Highest Yoga Tantra, Kalachakra, it’s been prophesied that the world will get better. We will flourish globally thanks to the help of the highest level Bodhisattva’s from the Pureland of Shambhala. But don’t sit back and wait. Rinpoche will illuminate how your own dharma practice can connect with this great aspiration to help usher in this time of abundance, ensuring a prosperous and fortunate future for generations to come.
Khentrul Riunpoche will bestow the Oral Transmission of the Dzokden Prayer. To access this please register for the unrestricted prayers and text in the learning center. https://learn.dzokden.org/pages/texts
Schedule by Timezone
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Mongolia, Singapore and Taiwan – SUNDAY November 16, 2025 / 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Melbourne, Australia – SUNDAY November 16, 2025 / 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Hanoi, Vietnam – SUNDAY November 16, 2025 / 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Central Europe and South Africa – SUNDAY November 16, 2025 / 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Sao Paulo, Brazil – SUNDAY November 16, 2025 / 3:00 AM – 6:00 AM
East Coast USA, Toronto – SUNDAY November 16, 2025 / 1:00 AM – 4:00 AM
West Coast USA – SATURDAY November 15, 2025 / 10:00 PM – 1:00 AM (SUNDAY November 16, 2025)
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85221069561?pwd=qOLGt3E5a4QiOIYxxe31aCsagU0s9x.1
Webinar ID: 852 2106 9561 Passcode: 108108
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