Dolpopa’s Songs of Realization

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This is a free public talk. If you want access to the learning center please register. 

Over the past year, Dzokden has shared an expanding collection of sacred music in English, Tibetan, Chinese, Hungarian, and other languages. While this may seem like a modern expression of the Dharma, it follows a tradition that stretches back through the great Buddhist masters themselves.

For centuries, realized masters composed songs of realization (mgur) and dohā to communicate the living experience of the path. Alongside philosophical treatises and meditation manuals, these poetic teachings distilled profound realization into verses that could be contemplated, remembered, sung, and passed from teacher to disciple. Many were composed as direct advice to students, revealing the heart of the path through the master’s own realization.

As we introduce Sights and Sounds of Shambhala—a new initiative bringing together sacred music and Buddhist art—we are honored to celebrate the Parinirvāṇa of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, one of the greatest masters of the Jonang lineage.

To commemorate this occasion, Khentrul Rinpoche will offer a teaching and commentary on one of Dolpopa’s songs of realization from his collected works. Through this timeless pith instructions of song, we will explore practical guidance for those aspiring to embody the authentic conduct of a bodhisattva and deepen their practice on the path to awakening.

Join us in honoring the enduring wisdom of Dolpopa through the living tradition of songs of realization, where devotion, meditation, and direct experience become one.

Listen to Dzokden music on any music platform, spotify, youtube or apple music to hear songs in your language:

Dzokden Spotify
Dzokden Apple Music
Dzokden Youtube

Zoom Information

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84843224102?pwd=TNFf7N2JqetoFPwohWP2XFSWVYisM6.1
Webinar ID: 848 4322 4102
Password: 108108

Schedule by Time Zone:

Mexico City, Mexico — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 10:00 AM CST
San Francisco, USA — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 8:00 AM PST
New York, USA — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 11:00 AM EST
São Paulo, Brazil — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 1:00 PM BRT
Vienna, Austria — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 5:00 PM CET
Hanoi, Vietnam — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 11:00 PM ICT
Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Sun, 5 Dec 2027 at 12:00 Midn HKT
Melbourne, Australia — Sun, 5 Dec 2027 at 3:00 AM AEDT