Intro to Preliminary Practices (Ngöndro)
Tuesdays, March 10 – March 24, 2026
7:00pm – 8:30pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
online only
Sunday, March 22
2:00pm – 4:30pm PDT
in-person at OCBC Gompa and online
Local students are encouraged to attend in-person.
Program Category: Dharma Education — Foundational
This is a hybrid event, and we are using the
Zoom video conferencing system
for online participants.
Please register below to receive your online access information.
By registering for this event, you understand that the
sessions may be recorded and published in the public
domain (such as YouTube), and consent to this process.
Ngöndro, or preliminary practices,
are profound methods for preparing the mind and heart
to enter more advanced stages of the Buddhist path.
These practices cultivate purification, accumulation of merit,
and the stable foundation needed for deeper transformation.
In this course, you will explore:
- What the preliminary practices are
- Why they are essential for progressing on the spiritual path
- How to engage in the Vajrasattva Purification practice
- How to do Prostrations to the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas
Ven. Angie will offer step-by-step instructions for
Prostrations to the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas
during the Sunday March 22 session.
This course is ideal for individuals who:
- Are familiar with the Stages of the Path (Lamrim) teachings as presented in the Discovering Buddhism program.
- Have a keen interest in integrating Tibetan Buddhist practices into their daily life.
- Have completed the 13 modules of Discovering Buddhism and feel ready — or curious — to begin Module 14: Special Integration Experiences.
Note: Completion of all the Discovering Buddhism modules is not required to attend this course.
Born in Scotland, in 1970, Venerable Angie
Muir obtained a Bachelor's Degree in
1992. Feeling disillusioned with her prospective career
path and life ahead of her, she left Scotland and combined
travelling with work in Asia for 3 years until in 1995 she
felt a calling to go to India to explore meditation and
find her life path. Within a few months she “had the
incredible fortune due to some previous karma” to discover
Tibetan Buddhism, and meet her main spiritual teacher
Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche (of almost 30 years) and become
ordained.
Venerable Angie has been a Buddhist nun for over 25
years. During this time, she served at Lama Zopa
Rinpoche's residences in the U.S. for 13 years. In
addition to doing various personal retreats, she has
offered service, teaching, and leading meditation at other
FPMT centers.
For more information visit www.angiemuir.com.
Registration
Suggested Donation: $100 for the entire course
Registration is required to receive your online access information.
All our Dharma teachings and events are offered on a
dana (generosity) basis
— in the spirit of giving freely, just
as the Buddha taught. This is a beautiful opportunity to support
the teachings and open your heart through generosity.
There is no charge to attend, and no one is turned away. While
teachings are free, your support helps keep the Center running
and makes these precious teachings available to others. We have
included suggested donation amounts to help guide your offering.
Ordained sangha are warmly welcome to attend free of charge.
If you are not able to donate at this time, please email
office@oceanofcompassion.org.
Thank you for joining in this shared act of support. We rejoice for you.