Dharma Teacher Training for the Modern Era
This year, the first cycle of the Milinda program moved into Year 8, which will see the conclusion of the study of sutrayana and the start of the teachings on tantrayana.
On December 2, 2023, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche addressed Khyentse Foundation’s Board of Directors regarding the future of the buddhadharma. In particular, he stressed the importance of paying attention to the large numbers of people born in traditionally Buddhist places, including those who have migrated elsewhere. For want of a better word (and with no negative implications), Rinpoche termed such people “hillbilly Buddhists.” Here are some excerpts from Rinpoche’s address.