Lojong Teaching in Russia February 9-22

Khenpo Choying Dorjee from Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute is coming to give teachings in Russia, joined by Siddhartha’s Intent instructor Arne Schelling. They’ll be teaching throughout February in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The Moscow program features a open lecture on Buddhist fundamentals (Feb 9), followed by an 9-day mind training seminar (Feb 10-21) exploring the Lojong system – a traditional practice combining meditation with compassion-building exercises. The Moscow teachings conclude with a Three Jewels presentation and Refuge ceremony on February 22.

In St. Petersburg (Feb 17-18), Khenpo will teach Abhidharma – the classical Buddhist framework of mind and reality.

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Khenpo Choying Dorjee

Khenpo is a renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and a fresh, modern thinker and was a devoted student of the late Khen Rinpoche Kunga Wangchuk. Khenpo joined the Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute (DKCLI) in 1992, receiving his khenpo title in 2002 and his khenpo degree (the monastic education equivalent of a PhD in Buddhism) in 2004. He then spent many years in various teaching and leadership roles at DKCLI, and in 2010 he was appointed as a teacher to Sakya Dungsay Avikrita Rinpoche.

In 2011, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche sent Khenpo as a visiting scholar to the University of California at Berkeley. Rinpoche also appointed him as the head principal of DCKLI for the 2013–2016 term. Since then, Khenpo has been directed by Khyentse Rinpoche to give teachings and to lead practices in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. He is known for his fresh and engaging way of presenting Buddhist philosophy, inspiring the many students who attend his teachings worldwide. Since 2020, Khenpo has served on the executive committee of 84000, and he is also on the advisory board of the Buddhist Digital Resource Center.

Arne Schelling

Arne Schelling has been a Buddhist since his teenage time, and is now mainly working as a Dharma instructor, editor, and translator in different sanghas of all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. He has helped to establish various Buddhist centers in Germany, is an archivist and a videographer, a physician in Western and Chinese medicine, a piano player, and a teacher in Nitartha Institute.

He serves a committee member and student in the Milinda teacher training project. Arne is also a student in “The Complete Path” program in Kathmandu and the “Nalanda Master Course” in Delhi.

Arne works for Khyentse Vision Project, for 84000 and as a tutor in the Longchen Shedra and in the Mipham Project (Brazil). Arne is also responsible for Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s center in Berlin.