Tara Mandala International Buddhist Community

06/19/2026

Do we believe everything we think? Or is there something else?

Beneath the constant movement of thoughts, plans, worries, and distractions is a deeper awareness that has never been disturbed.

Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness is an invitation to step out of the pace of modern life and rest in what Machig Labdrön called the natural state. Guided by Dorje Lopön Charlotte Rotterdam and Lopön Pieter Oosthuizen, you'll explore the simplicity of open awareness, supported by the beauty and spaciousness of Tara Mandala's sacred land.

What would it take to truly rest?

Learn more:
https://www.taramandala.org/programs-2/16517/

06/19/2026

Our dear dharma friends at Tibet House US - NYC are leading prayers for Bob Robert A.F. Thurman today - see post for details.

Prayers for Bob Thurman, led by Dr. Nida Chenagtsang

Friday, June 19 at 10:00am EST

Please note, Tibet House US will be closed Friday in observance of Juneteenth. The prayers will be live-streamed only:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89012329966?pwd=NSCO2GRGGFbh9smJ1n3MuGUGOxnO9m.1

To honor Bob during his cremation ceremony, his beloved friend and fellow teacher, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, will lead a live online practice of the Heart Sutra and Bardo prayers and mantras for 108 minutes. We warmly invite you to join us in this collective offering of prayer, devotion, and dedication. ❤️🙏

Thank you for holding Bob, his family, and the entire Menla and Tibet House US community in your hearts during this time.

May all the merit generated by his extraordinary life ripple endlessly throughout the world for the benefit of all sentient beings.

With love and gratitude,
Tibet House US & Menla

06/18/2026

The Ösel Nyingtig Gathering offers two ways to enter this extraordinary stream of practice.

Join onsite at Tara Mandala for six days of teachings, practice, pilgrimage, and the rare opportunity to engage in overnight Chöd practice beneath the stars on Ekajati Peak. Or join online for a two-day immersion, receiving the empowerment, teachings, and concluding Chöd Tsog livestreamed from the Temple.

Wherever you practice from, you are invited into a living lineage of devotion, transmission, and awakening.

Learn more:
https://www.taramandala.org/programs-2/16563/

06/17/2026

With deep sadness, we join the worldwide Buddhist community in mourning the passing of Robert A.F. Thurman

A renowned scholar, teacher, translator, and tireless advocate for Tibet, Bob helped bring the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism to countless people around the world. He was the co-founder and president of Tibet House US, New York.

A longtime friend of Lama Tsultrim Allione & Tara Mandala, he generously shared his teachings with our sangha, including appearances on Lama Live and in our Heart of Buddhism program last year.

Lama Tsultrim reflected, "This is a big loss to this world. He was a real Bodhisattva."

May his vast merit continue to benefit all beings.

Om Mani Padme Hum. 🙏

06/16/2026

Summer retreat season is underway at Tara Mandala.

In the gardens, vegetables are ripening under the Colorado sun. In the kitchen, meals are being prepared to nourish practitioners gathering on the land. Everywhere, the rhythms of retreat season are beginning to unfold.

There is still time to join the unfolding season of practice on the land: White Dakini Drubchö, Family Camp, the Ösel Nyingtig Gathering, and Skymind.

Which gathering is calling you this summer?

Explore the season ahead:
https://www.taramandala.org/calendar

06/15/2026

Join us on TOMORROW June 16 at 4 PM MDT for a special free live event exploring how to begin transforming our relationship with anxiety through the powerful Feeding Your Demons® process.

Instead of fighting fear or pushing anxiety away, this evening offers a new approach to learning how to meet what feels overwhelming with awareness, curiosity, and compassion.

Together, we’ll explore:
• Why anxiety holds so much power in our lives
• A fresh perspective on working with difficult emotions
• Insights from the Feeding Your Demons® approach
• A guided introduction to the transformative 5-step process

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or simply seeking a deeper way to relate to yourself, this evening is an invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect.

🗓 June 16
⏰ 4 PM MDT (Denver)
💻 Live Online Event

Join us for this meaningful evening of practice and insight.
https://www.taramandala.org/programs-2/16909/feeding-your-demons-level-facing-anxiety/

06/13/2026

The week ahead is rich with sacred observances, each offering an opportunity to pause, practice, and reconnect with what truly matters.

On Sunday, June 14, we honor Dharmapala Day and the Parinirvana Anniversary of Mipham Rinpoche.

On Monday, June 15, the New Moon and Shakyamuni Buddha Day invite reflection, prayer, and the dedication of merit, while we also remember the Parinirvana Anniversary of Nyala Pema Dudul, the great Dzogchen master.

On June 16, the fifth Tibetan month begins, and we honor the Parinirvana Anniversary of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, one of Tibet's major tertöns.

Whether through meditation, mantra recitation, offerings, or quiet contemplation, may these days deepen wisdom, compassion, and connection to the lineage.

How do you feel called to mark the sacred days ahead?

06/12/2026

We invite you to learn Tröma's Practice of Severance at the place of its revelation. Hear the opening verses of the terma that arose spontaneously in the wisdom mind of Orgyen Khakhyab Lingpa.

Revealed at Tara Mandala to address the needs of these times, this retreat offers the blessings of the Tröma Nagmo empowerment and commentary, instruction in the Chöd instruments, and practice under the star-filled sky on the blessed Ekajati peak.

Join us at Tara Mandala for a remarkable retreat:
🔗 www.taramandala.org/programs-2/16563

AUG 15 - AUG 20
The Ösel Nyingtig Gathering
Tröma Chöd and Tröma Empowerment
with Tulku Ösel Dorje
Tara Mandala, Colorado
Open to all

06/11/2026

The mountains are green. The meadows are alive with wildflowers. Summer retreat season is beginning at Tara Mandala.

Whether you are seeking transformation, devotional practice, family connection, lineage teachings, or the spaciousness of open awareness, there is a place for you on the land this season.

Some are called to the transformative journey of The Dakini Retreat. Others to the devotion and collective practice of White Dakini Drubchö. Families gather in July, lineage holders come together in August for Ösel Nyingtig, and Skymind invites a return to the simplicity of open awareness.

Which retreat is calling you?

Explore the season ahead:
taramandala.org/calendar/?_sft_mec_location=colorado-retreat-center



Photo credit: Josh Brownlee

06/10/2026

White Dakini Drubchö is not simply a retreat. It is an opportunity to enter a living mandala of collective practice, devotion, and blessing.

For seven days on Tara Mandala's sacred land, practitioners gather in sustained sadhana, mantra, prayer, and ritual dedicated to the benefit of all beings. Rooted in the sacred feminine lineage, this rare drubchö creates a powerful field of merit and connection that unfolds through practicing together.

Join Lama Tsultrim Allione, Tulku Ösel Dorje, and Lopön Beth Lee-Herbert for this profound summer retreat.

Learn more:
https://www.taramandala.org/programs-2/16510/