United Trungram Buddhist Fellowship

From my perspective, Buddhism is not a religion that demands blind faith in dogmatic beliefs. Neither is it a philosophy that traps us in an idealized world, nor a cultural phenomenon that stubbornly clings to old traditions. Buddhism in fact is a systematic methodology of practices through which we free others and ourselves from suffering and attain real happiness.

True happiness is achieved through the direct understanding of the way things are, through compassionately working for the ultimate happiness of others and through confidently developing our previously dormant capacity for enlightenment.

All of this is based on the understanding of selflessness, which is the foundation of Buddhism. - Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche


Lumbini Udyana Mahachaitya - a monastery under construction inside thg United Nation's World Heritage Site at Buddha's birthplace - Lumbini, Nepal. The monastery will represent friends and devotees of Buddhism whose communities or countries are not represented on the land. more... Mahamudra Hermitage Project This is a project to build comprehensive learning and retreat centers in New York State of the U.S., a place where the traditional Vajrayana practices would be taught and practiced, and the unique cultural heritage to be preserved.	Rinpoche's U.S. West Coast teaching tour: Seattle - San Francisco - Santa Barbara - Las Vegas How to Meditate: Two-day retreat Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 12/29 - 12/30, 2008 Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 1/2/2009 The Psychosomatic World: What It Takes for Us to Know Our "I" Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 1/3/2009 Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 1/10/2009 Avalokiteshvara Sadhana Meditation San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 1/11/2009 How Meditation Affects Us Emotionally, Intellectually & Spiritually Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. 1/14/2009 Maintaining Peaceful Mind in Difficult Times Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 1/16/2009 Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 1/17/2009 Coming up early 2009: Losar Celebration \| Celebration of Khenchen Rinpoche's Birthday Rinpoche in Boston Teaching and Guided Meditation by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 12/14, 2008 Public Talk: Introduction to Methodical Meditation by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 12/13, 2008 Teaching and Initiation on Green Tara Practice with Rinpoche and Khenchen Rinpoche Cochecton, New York, U.S.A. 10/25, 2008 Teaching and Initiation on Avalokiteshvara's Practice with Rinpoche and Khenchen Rinpoche Cochecton, New York, U.S.A. 7/13, 2008 Celebrating Rinpoche's 40th Birthday with Rinpoche and Khenchen Rinpoche Cochecton, New York, U.S.A. 7/12, 2008 Discovering the Dharma: a five-day retreat with H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche Cochecton, New York, U.S.A. 5/23 ~ 5/28, 2008 (5/23 evening and 5/24 whole day also open to non-retreatants) See also program's page

Lumbini Udyana Mahachaitya Model
Lumbini Udyana Mahachaitya

- a monastery under construction inside thg United Nation's World Heritage Site at Buddha's birthplace - Lumbini, Nepal. The monastery will represent friends and devotees of Buddhism whose communities or countries are not represented on the land. more...

Mahamudra Hermitage Project
This is a project to build comprehensive learning and retreat centers in New York State of the U.S., a place where the traditional Vajrayana practices would be taught and practiced, and the unique cultural heritage to be preserved.

Rinpoche's U.S. West Coast teaching tour:

Seattle - San Francisco - Santa Barbara - Las Vegas

How to Meditate: Two-day retreat
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
12/29 - 12/30, 2008

Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
1/2/2009

The Psychosomatic World: What It Takes for Us to Know Our "I"
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
1/3/2009

Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
1/10/2009

Avalokiteshvara Sadhana Meditation
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
1/11/2009

How Meditation Affects Us Emotionally, Intellectually & Spiritually
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
1/14/2009

Maintaining Peaceful Mind in Difficult Times
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
1/16/2009

Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
1/17/2009

Coming up early 2009:
Losar Celebration |
Celebration of Khenchen Rinpoche's Birthday

Rinpoche in Boston

Teaching and Guided Meditation
by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
12/14, 2008

Public Talk: Introduction to Methodical Meditation
by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
12/13, 2008

Teaching and Initiation on Green Tara Practice
with Rinpoche and Khenchen Rinpoche
Cochecton, New York, U.S.A.
10/25, 2008

Teaching and Initiation on Avalokiteshvara's Practice
with Rinpoche and Khenchen Rinpoche
Cochecton, New York, U.S.A.
7/13, 2008

Celebrating Rinpoche's 40th Birthday
with Rinpoche and Khenchen Rinpoche
Cochecton, New York, U.S.A.
7/12, 2008

Discovering the Dharma: a five-day retreat with H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
Cochecton, New York, U.S.A.
5/23 ~ 5/28, 2008
(5/23 evening and 5/24 whole day also open to non-retreatants)
See also program's page