{"podcast":{"title":"Denver Dzogchen","slug":"denver-dzogchen-6652649","podcast_index_feed_id":6652649,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/eb19fc80/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39343488/39343488-1697471677642-4dd8a69f5fe2e.jpg","author":"Denver Dzogchen","episode_count":60,"summary":"Meditation, Dharma talks, conversations and more from Denver Dzogchen, a Buddhist Dharma center focused on the essential Tibetan meditation practices of the Nyingma and Kagyu schools. This podcast is not monetized. If you enjoy and benefit from these recordings you are welcome to contribute to the costs of the Denver Dzogchen Meditation Center. Donations for this purpose can be made via PayPal using the link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=E6T9YZFDBE5J2&no_recurring=0&item_name=Help+support+Denver+Dzogchen%21¤cy_code=USD or to https://account.venmo.com/u/Urgyenatha","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T00:17:45.845858+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649"},"episode":{"title":"Denver Dzogchen Podcast, Episode 45, Mind’s Everest: Kalu Rinpoche’s Three-Year Retreat","slug":"denver-dzogchen-podcast-episode-45-mind-s-everest-kalu-rinpoche-s-three-year-retreat","published_at":"2026-01-13T08:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649/denver-dzogchen-podcast-episode-45-mind-s-everest-kalu-rinpoche-s-three-year-retreat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/denver-dzogchen/episodes/Denver-Dzogchen-Podcast--Episode-45--Minds-Everest-Kalu-Rinpoches-Three-Year-Retreat-e3cna4q","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/eb19fc80/podcast/play/113010266/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-23%2F414867135-44100-2-30f696282c058.mp3","summary":"Denver Dzogchen Podcast, Episode 45 Mind’s Everest: Kalu Rinpoche’s Three-Year Retreat 00:00:10 Joe and Damien introduce special guest Lama Dawa Zango. Lama Dawa Zango discusses his dharma background. 00:07:18 Lama Dawa Zango discusses his three-year retreat under Kalu Rinpoche. 00:13:15 Discussion about potential difficulties during a three-year retreat. The saintly nature of Kalu Rinpoche. 00:17:40 The hardest part of Lama Dawa Zango’s three-year retreat was coming out of it. 00:23:53 Tips for making life more retreat-like for people who cannot complete an extended retreat. The importance of sincerity and isolation. Note: we strive to release a new episode on each Guru Rinpoche Day and Dakini Day. Podcast timestamps and chapters are provided for informational purposes. Any mistakes or spelling errors are the fault of volunteers who assist in the production of these videos. Please contact us with any questions or requests for future episodes. Contact us for information about our weekly Zoom and in-person sits https://www.denverdzogchen.com/index.html Find us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DenverDzogchen/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/denverdzogchen/ Bluesky Social https://bsky.app/profile/denverdzogchen.bsky.social Video available on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@DenverDzogchen108/videos and Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1VQKqUDAYTThJVcdtjd8bf Audio available on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-dzogchen/id1712156487 and other podcast platforms","meta_description":"Denver Dzogchen Podcast, Episode 45 Mind’s Everest: Kalu Rinpoche’s Three-Year Retreat 00:00:10 Joe and Damien introduce special guest Lama Dawa Zango. La…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2084,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/denver-dzogchen-6652649/episodes/denver-dzogchen-podcast-episode-45-mind-s-everest-kalu-rinpoche-s-three-year-retreat/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/denver-dzogchen-6652649/denver-dzogchen-podcast-episode-45-mind-s-everest-kalu-rinpoche-s-three-year-retreat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}