<![CDATA[And then..? KVP Podcast]]>“And then..?” is a question Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is known to ask—sometimes to push you forward towards discovery, sometimes to invite you to delve deeper, and sometimes to suggest you are exactly where you need to be.

The KVP Podcast carries that spirit. In our first season, Behind the Pages, we sit down with the translators, scholars, and teachers behind our work for candid conversations about their journeys, their practice, and the texts they dedicate their lives to.

]]>https://www.khyentsevision.org/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:07:33 GMTThu, 23 Jul 2026 05:32:01 GMT60Khyentse Vision Project<p>“And then..?” is a question Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is known to ask—sometimes to push you forward towards discovery, sometimes to invite you to delve deeper, and sometimes to suggest you are exactly where you need to be. <br /></p><p>The KVP Podcast carries that spirit. In our first season, <i>Behind the Pages</i>, we sit down with the translators, scholars, and teachers behind our work for candid conversations about their journeys, their practice, and the texts they dedicate their lives to.</p>serialKhyentse Vision Projectinna@khyentsevision.orgno<![CDATA[Episode 1. They Said I Was a Lama: in Conversation with Do Tulku Rinpoche]]>In the first episode of AND THEN?, our Executive Director Dolma Gunther sits down with Do Tulku Rinpoche, KVP's traditional expert scholar, translator and spiritual guide of Arya Tara’s Net—for a wide-ranging conversation about his life, his practice, and his work with Khyentse Vision Project.

Rinpoche reflects on growing up in a close-knit Tibetan refugee community in South India, the unexpected phone call that changed his life at seventeen, and eleven years of rigorous study at Dzongsar Monastery in Bir. He speaks candidly about the challenges of monastic life, the journey to Germany, and what it means to teach the Dharma to a meme-obsessed generation. The conversation also touches on his deep connection to the Khyentse lineage, the joys and frustrations of translation work, and his heartfelt advice for practitioners navigating the future of the Dharma.


Chapters:

00:00:12 Childhood in India
00:08:18 Recognition as a Tulku
00:16:22 Enrollment in Dzongsar
00:19:54 Challenges of Monastic Life
00:24:34 Moving to Germany
00:28:33 Teaching the Dharma
00:32:46 Involvement with Siddhartha's Intent Sangha
00:34:18 Discovering the Guru
00:35:27 Devotion and Change
00:37:06 Connection to KhyentseLineage
00:40:11 Khyentse Vision Project
00:43:46 Translation and Scholarly Work
00:46:11 Fascination with Khyentse Wangpo
00:49:07 Text Translation Challenges
00:53:11 Future of Dharma
00:57:30 Advice for Practitioners
00:59:39 Daily Life and Hobbies

]]>16491800-5b05-4d99-8e75-b70276463334Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:36:46 GMT<p>In the first episode of AND THEN?, our Executive Director Dolma Gunther sits down with Do Tulku Rinpoche, KVP's traditional expert scholar, translator and spiritual guide of <i>Arya Tara’s Net</i>—for a wide-ranging conversation about his life, his practice, and his work with Khyentse Vision Project.<br /></p><p>Rinpoche reflects on growing up in a close-knit Tibetan refugee community in South India, the unexpected phone call that changed his life at seventeen, and eleven years of rigorous study at Dzongsar Monastery in Bir. He speaks candidly about the challenges of monastic life, the journey to Germany, and what it means to teach the Dharma to a meme-obsessed generation. The conversation also touches on his deep connection to the Khyentse lineage, the joys and frustrations of translation work, and his heartfelt advice for practitioners navigating the future of the Dharma.</p><p><br /><b>Chapters</b>:<br /></p><p>00:00:12 Childhood in India<br />00:08:18 Recognition as a Tulku<br />00:16:22 Enrollment in Dzongsar<br />00:19:54 Challenges of Monastic Life<br />00:24:34 Moving to Germany<br />00:28:33 Teaching the Dharma<br />00:32:46 Involvement with Siddhartha's Intent Sangha<br />00:34:18 Discovering the Guru<br />00:35:27 Devotion and Change<br />00:37:06 Connection to KhyentseLineage<br />00:40:11 Khyentse Vision Project<br />00:43:46 Translation and Scholarly Work<br />00:46:11 Fascination with Khyentse Wangpo<br />00:49:07 Text Translation Challenges<br />00:53:11 Future of Dharma<br />00:57:30 Advice for Practitioners<br />00:59:39 Daily Life and Hobbies</p>no00:57:0711Episode 1. They Said I Was a Lama: in Conversation with Do Tulku Rinpochefull