About Gen Namgyel-la
Gen Losang Namgyel-la
Venerable Gen Losang Namgyel is a senior Western monk who left his home in Australia when young to live in India and Nepal for Buddhist study. Genla has been teaching Buddhism internationally for 40 years. For most of those years Genla travelled extensively to teach in many countries around the globe.
Since 2020, Genla has developed this online presence where students old and new can receive teachings, attend retreats, follow guided meditations, access many recordings from past years.
Gen Namgyel-la has extensive knowledge of the Stages on the Path to Enlightenment (Tibetan: Lam Rim), which is a Tibetan Buddhist text presenting all the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha in a sequence that leads us to the understanding and realisations of the Buddhist path.
What is the uniqueness of Gen Namgyel-la's teachings?
Gen Namgyel-la combines authentic teachings with western psychology. Gen-la's humour and laugh is said by many people to make them feel happy and blessed.
Shares the belief in a non-sectarian approach to offer Dharma education in an authentic and 21st century way.
Provides practical advice for individual spiritual growth and healing.
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Explains difficult concepts in an easy way that everyone could easily understand and immediately apply in their daily life.
Gen Namgyel-la has completed several long retreats and many many group retreats—Lam Rim and various Tantric—and studied under a great number of esteemed Lamas, including:
Gyalwa Rinpoche
Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche
Gen Lamrimpa
Geshe Sonam Rinchen
Geshe Dawa (LTWA)
Lati Rinpoche
Tara Tulku
Choeding Rinpoche
"These are some of the incredible Gurus who were very kind and compassionate in giving me initiations, vows and teachings.” - Gen Namgyel-la
On the 29th of November 2022, the reincarnation of Choeding Rinpoche officially entered the monastery in Nepal where he will now reside. VNOS supports Rinpoche with offerings throughout the year and especially on his birthday, the 21st of December.
Rejoice! And enjoy these 18 video clips from the special entering ceremony:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsgIDlUE37EzxdLXogvsN4R5KDfjL0kAm
Gen Namgyel-la believes that spiritual practice should not be bound by labels of religion or tradition. Instead we should respect and appreciate our different approaches while adhering to our true lineage teachings, reaching back to Shakyamuni Buddha.
We welcome sincere practitioners of the Dharma to join us, for the benefit of all sentient beings.