The Divine Ladder – Ngondro Oral Transmission & Teaching

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