Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup
Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup is Abbot at Drepung Loseling Monastery, a position he began in 2024. Previously he was a senior Dharma teacher there for over 20 years. He has also frequently taught at Dharma centers in the U.S. Khenpo Yeshi teaches in English. Khenpo Yeshi began his studies Drepung Loseling in 1975 and obtained his Geshe Lharampa degree in 1996. Beginning in 1998, he studied at Gyuto Tantric Monastery for seven years, ranking the highest position in his class in 2005. He later served for a year as the chief disciplinarian of Gyuto Tantric Monastery. Khenpo Yeshi has studied with many great masters of the 20th Century, especially with the great scholar Khensur Yeshi Thupten and Gen Nyima Gyaltsen. He is also the nephew of one of the Abbey’s other cherished teachers, Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe. Khenpo Yeshi has taught Tsongkhapa’s Illumination of the Thought, a commentary on Chandrakirti’s Supplement to the Middle Way at Sravasti Abbey (and via Zoom) from 2019-2022.
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Khenpo Yeshi Lhundup Avoiding the two extremes
The importance of avoiding the extremes of nihilism and absolutism.
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Definitive teachings
The importance of wisdom plus Nagarjuna's contributions in understanding definitive teachings.
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The sixth ground, the Manifest
Exploring the profound understanding of a bodhisattva on the sixth ground.
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Truth of cessation
Exploring the concept of cessation and its relationship to the four noble truths.
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The four establishments of mindfulness
How the four establishments of mindfulness help us to understand the four noble truths.
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The fifth ground, Hard to Conquer
The qualities and achievements of a bodhisattva on the fifth ground called Hard to Conquer.
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The perfection of diligence
The role of joyful effort in developing wisdom and overcoming laziness.
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Divisions of the perfection of forbearance
Forbearance, advanced qualities, and helping others on the bodhisattva path.
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The benefits of forbearance
The negative effects of afflictive emotions on one's spiritual progress.
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The results of a bodhisattva’s anger
How anger destroys the roots of virtue and the importance of compassion.
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The third ground, the Luminous
Examining the role of fortitude on the third bodhisattva ground and how it's supported by…
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