View, Conduct, and Meditation of the Nine Ways of Bon

with Tempa Dukte Lama and Geshe Tsewang Ngodup Rinpoche

Week 1 | Sat. January 20th – Sun. January 21st
Week 2 | Sat. January 27th

Saturday’s Teaching Hours:

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST

LUNCH BREAK

2:00 – 4:00 PM EST (27th – Q&A with Tempa Lama)

Sunday’s Teaching Hours:

9:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST

Teaching will ONLY be available over Zoom.

Registered participants will receive the recording after the teaching.

The teaching will be taught in English. Simultaneous translation will be available in Spanish/Espanol and Russian. Please check back soon for updates!

Our view underlies our practice and its fruition in the form of realization. In this special teaching, brothers Tempa Lama and Geshe Tsewang Ngodup will explain the view of each of the three Bon Paths of Liberation – Dzogchen, Tantra, and Sutra, as well as the view of the causal ways of Bon.

A clearer understanding of the view of Dzogchen shines a light on how we can truly leave things as they are and abide in the natural state. Understanding the view of Tantra gives our deity practice much more clarity, stability, and energy. It helps us access compassion and wisdom through generation and completion stage. Understanding the view of Sutra helps us grow deep appreciation of the journey of compassionate beings and the fundamental nature of the mind of awakening. Finally, the practices of divination and astrology, rituals for the deceased, and many other powerful Bon rituals have been taught and transmitted since many thousands of years ago and are unique to Bon.

In this workshop, brothers Tempa Dukte Lama and Geshe Tsewang Ngodup Rinpoche will explain how we pursue the Bon spiritual path. They will explain the view, conduct, and meditation practice of each of the Nine Ways of Bon. This will be of great value and benefit for those who wish to gain a deeper understanding of Bon practice. These days many teachings on practicing Bon Tantra and Dzogchen are offered. To be truly beneficial, Tantric and Dzogchen practices need to be supported by a strong understanding of the view and how it is applied in our conduct and meditation.

The Nine Ways of Bon

1. The Way of the Shen of Prediction
2. The Way of the Shen of the Visual World
3. The Way of the Shen of Magic Power
4. The Way of the Shen of Existence
5. The Way of the Lay Practitioner
6. The Way of Monastic Discipline
7. The Way of the White A: Transformation through Generation Stage
8. The Way of the Primordial Shen: Transformation through Completion Stage
9. The Supreme Way of Dzogchen (Self-liberation)

Tempa Lama recommends that this teaching will be of great benefit to build a foundational understanding for all the Bon teachings offered later this year.

On the final day of teaching, January 27th, we will have a special session for discussing questions with Tempa Dukte Lama. We will offer this as a Zoom meeting so participants will be able to turn on their cameras if they are comfortable doing so. Translators will be available.

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About Tempa Dukte Lama

Tempa Lama is an ordained lama of the Tibetan Bon tradition. He is the founder and spiritual director of Olmo Ling Bon Center and Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, where he works to make the ancient Bon wisdom teachings available and accessible in the West. He is an artist, poet and author of seven books. Tempa Lama studied at Menri Monastery, India, from the age of six under the close guidance of the late H.H. 33rd Menri Trizin, the worldwide spiritual head of the Bon tradition until 2017. Tempa Lama has lived in the US since 2000 and teaches internationally, helping people bring a practice of healing and happiness into their lives.

About Geshe Tsewang Ngodup Rinpoche

Geshe Tsewang Ngodup Rinpoche is the abbot of Pal Samten Due Dul Wosel Ling Monastery in Humla, Nepal, and the first Geshe in the Yungdrung Bon tradition from Humla. Rinpoche studied at Menri Monastery, India, from 1992. In 1998 he enrolled in the Bon Dialectic School at Menri where he studied the three Bon Paths of Liberation, Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen. He was awarded the Geshe degree at Menri in 2014. On March 8th, 2023, the auspicious birth anniversary of Buddha Tonpa Shenrab, he was enthroned as the abbot of Pal Samten Due Dul Wosel Ling Monastery with the blessing of His Holiness 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche and His Eminence Menri Ponlop Yangton Thinley Nyima Rinpoche. Rinpoche has served as Secretary of the Bon Dialectic School, Vice-president of the Bon Dialectic School, leader of the Menri Mask Dance, and General Treasurer of the Yungdrung Bon Monastic Center. He is currently serving as General Secretary at the Yungdrung Bon Monastic Centre.

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Registration and Fees

Registered participants will receive the recording after the teaching.

We offer three fee levels to make the Bon teachings accessible. To register, please click on the registration button below and select the appropriate fee. Anyone is welcome to select the low fee level, however, we rely on and gratefully appreciate contributions for the mid income and high income level. Your donation will help support Geshe Tsewang Ngodup’s work and help us continue to maintain Olmo Ling temple and expand our charitable projects in Asia. Thank you so much for your continued support!

If you are unable to afford a fee or donation, please email us at bon@olmoling.org – please have Nine Way Scholarship in the title.

Members Receive a 10% Discount

• Mid to High income: $120
• Mid income: $75
• Low income: $30
• Donate | Pay Custom Amount: Click Here

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Offering to Tempa Lama or Geshe Tsewang Ngodup

If you would like to thank Tempa Dukte Lama for the teaching with an offering, you can donate online HERE or by mailing a check with a memo of “Tempa Lama” or “teacher support” to Olmo Ling, 1101 Greenfield Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15217. Thank you!

If you would like to thank Geshe Tsewang Ngodup for the teaching with an offering, you can donate online HERE or by mailing a check with a memo of “Geshe Tsewang Ngodup” to Olmo Ling, 1101 Greenfield Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15217. Thank you!