A presentation of lecture recordings from courses and retreats with B. Alan Wallace. Select the course titles below to view course content and listen online or subscribe to each as a podcast.
15 Apr 2026 – 31 Dec 2026, OnlinePrivate Currently on!
This retreat has never been released by SBI before.
An Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samanthabhadra by Jé Tsultrim Zangpo and A Summary of the View, Meditation, and Conduct by Domang Yangthang Rinpoche
A Dzogchen retreat recorded in Santa Barbara, January 2019
Dzogchen, or the “Great Perfection,” is regarded by many as the pinnacle of Buddhist teachings, for it presents the most direct path to realizing our true nature and to unveiling the deepest dimensions of consciousness.
In this stunning retreat with Lama Alan Wallace, delve into the theory and practice of Dzogchen through writings by some of the greatest Dzogchen masters of recent time. In his commentary on Jé Tsultrim Zangpo’s (1884–1957) precise essay An Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samanthabhadra from the book Open Mind, augmented with the brief, experiential text Summary of the View, Meditation, and Conduct by the twentieth-century master Domang Yangthang Rinpoche, Lama Alan Wallace presents the liberative path of Dzogchen.
These teachings synopsize the view, meditation, and conduct of the Great Perfection, making it accessible to our lives and nesting it in the view of Prasangika-Madhyamaka philosophy. It is this essay by Jé Tsultrim Zangpo that His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself has recommended to students wishing to deepen their understanding of Dzogchen. Together these teachings have the wondrous potential to bless and transform your daily life and your personal practice.
Over five days, it was a rigorous schedule for these two precious texts, which blend theory and practice to guide us to a sustainable practice in life and to be able to meet death with confidence. Each morning began with guest teacher, Eva Natanya, offering the Shower of Blessings, followed by Lama Baasa Suren, an esteemed monk from Mongolia, who led chanting each morning prior to Lama Alan’s transmission and commentary.
There are meditation sessions with each teaching, and there is an open discussion/question & answer with Lama Alan on three evenings.
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20 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025, OnlinePrivate100% transcribed
The Lake-Born Vajra Empowerment will be available from the New Moon, Thursday, November 20th, at 6:00 a.m. (EST), until Guru Rinpoche Day, Sunday, November 30th, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. (EST)
You are welcome to take the empowerment again, and if you would like to receive this empowerment for the first time, please join us.
To celebrate the New Moon, on November 20th we will share the video of the Lake-Born Vajra empowerment originally offered by Lama Alan during the 2022 8-week retreat. The video will remain available until Guru Rinpoche Day, November 30th.
We will also have Portuguese, Italian, and Russian translations of the empowerment available.
Registration for the empowerment is now open. You can register here. If you have not received this empowerment before please be sure to read all of the information on the registration page.
30 Sep 2025 – 31 Dec 2025, Online0% transcribed
We are delighted to be able to share H.H. the Dalai Lama’s commentary to "The Eight-Verse Mind Training,) given at the Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies, Mt. Pèlerin, Switzerland, July 1979.
Теперь доступны на русском языке четыре учения, вышедшие в рамках публикации сборника «Шаматха и Випашьяна: Антология сущностных наставлений».
Courtesy of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India.
Please do NOT share this recording publicly in any way, on the internet, on any other platform, or any other means of distribution.
This recording was made available September 16, 2025 with the release of, Śamatha and Vipaśyanā: An Anthology of Pith Instructions. Composed and Translated by B. Alan Wallace and Eva Natanya. We highly recommend this book for a deeper understanding of this text.
You can register for this talk here
30 Sep 2025 – 31 Dec 2025, Online0% transcribed
We are delighted to share with you His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commentary to “A Shower of Siddhis: A Song of the Four Recollections, Guidance in the View of the Middle Way” in Zollikon, Switzerland, 1979.
Теперь доступны на русском языке четыре учения, вышедшие в рамках публикации сборника «Шаматха и Випашьяна: Антология сущностных наставлений».
Courtesy of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, India.
Please do NOT share this recording publicly in any way, on the internet, on any other platform, or any other means of distribution.
This recording was made available September 16, 2025 with the release of, Śamatha and Vipaśyanā: An Anthology of Pith Instructions. Composed and Translated by B. Alan Wallace and Eva Natanya. We highly recommend this book for a deeper understanding of this text.
You can register for this talk here
