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


- Over 50 participants gathered in Cochecton, NY, from May 20 - 25, 2009, for the second annual Discovering the Dharma retreat, led by H E Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche. Students traveled from near and far, including Boston, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Seattle...more... 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.	Saka Dawa Teaching and Initiation at Sherpa Kyidug New York City, U.S.A. 6/7/2009 Discovering the Dharma: Five-day Retreat with H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche 2nd in a series Cochecton, NY, U.S.A. 5/20/2009 - 5/25/2009 Early Spring in New York State: Losar Teaching by Rinpoche Cochecton, NY, U.S.A. 2/28/2009 Celebration of Khenchen Rinpoche's Birthday Middletown, NY, U.S.A. 3/7/2009 Rinpoche in Miami - Special Weekend Taming the Drunken Elephant by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 2/21/2009 Teaching and Meditation by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche Miami, Florida, U.S.A. 2/22/2009 Rinpoche's U.S. West Coast teaching tour: Seattle - San Francisco - Santa Barbara - Las Vegas Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 1/17/2009 Maintaining Peaceful Mind in Difficult Times Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. 1/16/2009 How Meditation Affects Us Emotionally, Intellectually & Spiritually Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A. 1/14/2009 Avalokiteshvara Sadhana Meditation San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 1/11/2009 Meditation Workshop: Taming the Drunken Elephant San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 1/10/2009 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 Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 1/2/2009 How to Meditate: Two-day retreat Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 12/29 - 12/30, 2008

- Over 50 participants gathered in Cochecton, NY, from May 20 - 25, 2009, for the second annual Discovering the Dharma retreat, led by H E Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche. Students traveled from near and far, including Boston, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Seattle...more...

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.

Saka Dawa Teaching and Initiation at Sherpa Kyidug
New York City, U.S.A.
6/7/2009

Discovering the Dharma: Five-day Retreat with H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
2nd in a series
Cochecton, NY, U.S.A.
5/20/2009 - 5/25/2009

Early Spring in New York State:

Losar Teaching by Rinpoche
Cochecton, NY, U.S.A.
2/28/2009

Celebration of Khenchen Rinpoche's Birthday
Middletown, NY, U.S.A.
3/7/2009

Rinpoche in Miami - Special Weekend

Taming the Drunken Elephant
by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
2/21/2009

Teaching and Meditation
by H.E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
2/22/2009

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

Seattle - San Francisco - Santa Barbara - Las Vegas

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

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

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

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

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

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
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
1/2/2009

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