Softening into Wholeness
What does it mean for each of us to be perfect and complete?
Anne C. Klein
Anne C. Klein (Rigzin Drolma) is a professor of religious studies at Rice University, a lama in the Nyingma tradition, and a founding teacher at Dawn Mountain Center for Tibetan Buddhism in Houston.
The Big Picture
Finding home in wholeness
Ritual as an Opening to Love
In a recent episode of Tricycle Talks, scholar Anne C. Klein discusses how rituals can help us get out of our heads and tap into bodhicitta, or the awakened mind.
Harvey in Houston
A Buddhist teacher and scholar reflects on the devastating storm in her hometown.
Revisiting Ritual
Modern Buddhists often resist embracing ritual practice. But by working with our resistance, we can open ourselves to ritual’s liberatory potential.
The Four Immeasurables
How to deepen equanimity, love, compassion, and joy.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Mantra & The Typist
What is it like to be a translator for a Tibetan lama? Anne C. Klein reveals the source of the language magic.
On Meeting the Great Bliss Queen
Anne C. Klein on the Great Bliss Queen, Buddhist philosophy, and feminist thought
Podcasts
Untying the Knots That Bind
Scholar Anne C. Klein provides an introduction to the foundational practices, or ngondro, that prepare the mind for the state of wholeness and freedom at the heart of the dzogchen tradition.
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Being Human and a Buddha Too
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Dzogchen teacher Anne C. Klein explores what it actually means for each of us to be a buddha, as well as what happens to our humanity when we seek awakening.
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Revisiting Ritual with Anne Klein
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, Tricycle editor-in-chief James Shaheen sits down with scholar Anne C. Klein to discuss how ritual practices can support us in the face of loneliness and alienation.
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Dharma Talks
Embodied Love: Core Tibetan Trainings for an Unbounded Heart
In this retreat, Anne C. Klein will review each of the four immeasurables: equanimity, love, compassion, and joy, as a means of cultivating an unbounded heart.
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