Nyengyü Contributions:
Teaching Series
by the Ear-Whispered Lineage Masters
Our Vision
As part of our ongoing commitment and efforts to preserve the authenticity of the Nyengyü lineage, we invite the last generation of the Ear-Whispered Masters from Tibet to offer us their precious teachings, and the Western scholar-practioners in this field to share their insights and hidden stories. These recordings will be shared and preserved to encourage ourselves and others to be part of the unbroken lineage carried by them tirelessly and ceaselessly like a river of rich blessings and teachings.
​
Through these series, we aim to capture the wisdom, experiences, and spiritual depth of these revered masters, ensuring that their teachings continue to inspire and guide future generations. By documenting their teachings, we honor their dedication and inspire practitioners in contemporary times..
KJD Teaching Series #1
Lives of the Early Geluk Ear Whispered Tradition Masters - A Talk by Prof Jan Willis
Secret Biographies of
The Early Ear-Whispered Lineage Masters
The 2025 Chö Monlam marks the 13th anniversary of the 9th Jetsun Dampa and coincides with Losar, making this a truly auspicious occasion.
In collaboration with Dakini’s Whisper, the KJD Initiative is honored to invite Professor Janice Willis, author of the groundbreaking work Enlightened Beings: Life Stories from the Ganden Oral Tradition, to learn about the footsteps of our Ear-Whispered Lineage masters of the past.
In this talk, Professor Emerita of Religion and scholar and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism for over fifty years, Jan Willis focus on the ram-tar (sacred biographies) of six of the earliest lineage-holders of the Ganden Oral Tradition, narrating the lives of early Geluk Ear-Whispered tradition masters.
​
Prof. Emerita Janice Willis​​​
Dr. Jan Willis is a distinguished scholar and teacher of Buddhism, having studied with Tibetan masters for over five decades and taught Buddhist studies for more than 46 years. She is Professor Emerita of Religion at Wesleyan University and the author of several influential works, including The Diamond Light, On Knowing Reality, and Enlightened Beings. Her memoir, Dreaming Me, explores her journey as an African American Buddhist. Recognized as a spiritual innovator by TIME and named among Ebony’s “Power 150,” she has also received the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Her work spans Buddhist meditation, women in Buddhism, race, and Tantra, with her collected essays published as Dharma Matters in 2020.
KJD Teaching Series #2
Changkya's Song of Realization: Recognizing My Mother
- A Teaching by Gen Rinpoche Yeshe Thabkhe
Recognizing My Mother: The Melody of an Echo
Changkya's Realization Song on the View
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
​
Gen Rinpoche Yeshe Thabkhe​​​
Gen Rinpoche Yeshe Thabkhe is a respected contemplative master and part of the last generation, extensively trained in pre-1959 Tibet. He received his monastic education at Drepung Loseling Monastery and earned the Geshe Lharampa degree in 1969, the highest in the Geluk tradition. He is Professor Emeritus of Buddhist Philosophy at the Central University of Tibetan Studies, India’s only Tibetan university.
His scholarly contributions include translating The Essence of Good Explanation by Tsongkhapa into Hindi and A Commentary on the Rice Seedlings Sutra by Vasubandhu. He has also supported major translation efforts, including Lama Tsongkhapa’s The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
​
Let’s Work Together
Get in touch so we can start working together.