Event
KHENPO KARMA TENKYONG TEACHING
KHENPO KARMA TENKYONG TEACHING
KHENPO KARMA TENKYONG TEACHING
Love Through A Buddhist Lens Reflection on Love, Compassion, Attachment, and Loving Kindness
DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 2026 EDT
TIME: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM, EDT
VENUE : Art Avenue Gallery, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
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Khenpo Tenkyong began his monastic training at a young age. – In 2002, he completed the 11-year program in Buddhist Philosophy at Karma Shri Nalanda Institute in Rumtek, Sikkim, earning the degree of Acharya, and was appointed Khenpo by HH the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa. – From 2003 to 2014, Khenpo worked in HH Karmapa’s administration, and in 2014 Khenpo was sent to the Karmapa’s main monastery in North America, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) in Woodstock, New York, where he served as president of KTD and resident teacher from 2015 to 2018 and as resident teacher of KTD, offering teachings and guidance to their centers, from 2018–current.
If you’ve been wanting dedicated time for stillness, clarity, and deep connection to the Karma Kagyu lineage presentation of Mahamudra, this one day retreat offers a chance to learn directly from Khenpo Karma Tenkong at our Shambhala Meditation Center. It is our pleasure to welcome back Khenpo to St. Petersburg Shambhala for a day of teaching and practice.
Khanpo will be teaching on Shamatha Mahamudra
Shamatha (calm abiding) can help us to settle a busy, scattered mind.
Mahamudra: In the Mahamudra tradition, basic calm abiding serves as the springboard for recognizing the natural, unelaborated, and fresh nature if the mind. Mahamudra teachings show us how to rest in the ordinary, clear present-moment awareness.
Khenpo Karma Tenkyong will lead us through these teachings.
FOLLOWED BY:
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, EDT : COOK AND CONNECT : Collaborative Lunch - Preparing and Sharing A Meal As An Expression of Nourishment and Connection
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, EDT : BERRY DESSERT EXPERIENCE : Collaborative Dessert-making and Sensory Connection
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, EDT : CHILDREN’S CONTEMPLATIVE GROUP
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, EDT : PORTRAIT ART PRACTICE
