Ngakpa ’ö-Nyi Dorje
Ngakpa ’ö-Nyi Dorje became interested in Vajrayana in 1970 – but in those early days, an authentic
teacher was hard to find in Britain. It was Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s books that provided most of his help and
inspiration.
It was not until 1988 that he met Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro
Déchen and felt a close connection with them both immediately. He
was ordained in 1993 along with his wife Ngakma Pema Zangmo.
He has always had a practical approach to life and when the supply
of chöd drums dried up, he bought a lathe and taught himself
to turn wood. He is still making drums and the finials that ornament
the supportive poles of the thangkas painted by Ngakma
Pema Zangmo.
He finds great enjoyment in playing guitar and singing – a
pursuit he has in common with Ngak’chang Rinpoche. He has
recently started to learn to ride horses—with much encouragement
from Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen—in order to be
able to ride on pilgrimage in the Hidden Land of Kyabjé
Düd’jom Rinpoche, in Montana. He worked as a vision engineer and
is now semi-retired, living in Penarth—near Cardiff—South
Wales.
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