Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Mind

At Nitartha Institute, you will gain an authentic experience in Buddhist studies by gradually progressing through the views of different Buddhist philosophical systems, as well as by training in analysis, debate and meditation. Nitartha’s courses are offered online throughout the year through real-time online 4-month courses in the fall and winter-spring, the intensive Summer Institute, and Self-Paced Online Courses (SPOC). Nitartha also offers courses in Tibetan language and the Buddhist Science of Art.

Rooted in the traditions of the Kagyü and Nyingma lineages, Nitartha Institute courses are taught by highly renowned teachers: Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, and several Western teachers including Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl, Scott Wellenbach, Dr. Phil Stanley, and many others. Attending Nitartha classes is an experience of precious moments of heart transmission passed on through our teachers.

Upcoming Program:
The 2025 Summer Institute

Join us for our 30th Nitartha Summer Institute, where we join Mahamudra meditation and Buddhist philosophy!

Friday July 18 – Tuesday August 5, 2025
Session 1: July 18 – July 26 | Session 2: July 28 – August 5

This year’s main teachings:

  • Reflections of Mahamudra Siddhas, taught by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche (Session 2)
  • Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being taught by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen (Session 2)

Plus:

  • Mahamudra Shamatha, Vipashyana and Enhancement instructions and practice
  • Buddhist Philosophy courses:
    • Mind and Its World I and Clear Thinking
    • Mind and Its World II
    • Madhyamaka
    • Buddha Nature
    • Paths & Bhumis
  • Tibetan Language Classes
  • Enrichment Courses

All of the above included in your tuition.

For more information, visit the Summer Institute.

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EXPLANATION OF THE SEVENTH CONSCIOUSNESS
by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen

The seventh consciousness itself is not the coarse form of consciousness that join names and objects, but it is the subtle potential that gives rise to all conceptions that join names and objects.

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