Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Steve Cline grew up in the Seattle area and became a student of Chögyam Trungpa in 1971 in Boulder, Colorado. During that period Steve was also a student and later an instructor of kyudo, the art of Japanese Zen archery, under the guidance of Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata. In 1991 Steve became a student of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and under Rinpoche’s guidance undertook three year retreat in the Dordogne (France) between 1994 and 1997. In 2003 Rinpoche asked Steve to develop curriculum for three year retreats at Vajradhara Gonpa in Australia and Steve subsequently served as retreat master through two retreat program cycles.

Since his three year retreat in France, Steve has participated in the translation of various Khyentse lineage practice liturgies from Tibetan into English. Steve and his wife Kate Miller (administrator for the Vajradhara Gonpa three year retreats) enjoy spending time in Bir, Himachal Pradesh (India) when not at home in Ballina NSW.

June Crow became a student of The Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1970 and has been studying and practicing the Buddhadharma since that time. She received Chakrasamvara Abhisheka from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in April of 1986 and has gained considerable experience over the years in leading Chakrasamvara Fire Pujas, and Chakrasamvara Drupchens.

Maggie Westhaver began her path in the 1980s as a member of the Halifax Shambhala Center in her native Nova Scotia. She received all of the transmissions and texts of the Shambhala path. She met Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in 1987 and soon after, became a founding member of Siddhartha's Intent Society (1990). She was the first managing director (1996 to 1999) of the Sea to Sky Retreat Centre (1992). In 2007, she became the archivist and curator for Dzongsar Khyentse Archives.

Currently, Maggie heads the Khyentse Vision Project platform an online exhibit showcasing the legacy of the Khyentse Lineage. Maggie co-lead advanced vajrayana meditation programs on the Longchen Nyingthik ngondro and Tsa Sum Dril Drub, transcribed a number of practice manuals, and is overseeing the revision of the Vajrakilaya practice manual.

Maggie also served as advisor to Lotus Outreach Canada where she guided the board in societal and charitable matters. She has credits towards a MFA degree in Creative Nonfiction Writing from University of King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia as well as a degree in nursing and a diploma in critical care nursing. She has seventeen years of clinical experience.

Maggie also worked in the area of sustainable international ophthalmology with programs in Nepal, Tibet, India, Tanzania, from 2001 to 2005, as she served as the Executive Director of Seva Canada Society, an INGO based in Vancouver. Maggie is an advocate for a non-sectarian approach to Buddhism and practices meditation under the guidance of 7. She lives between Thailand, India and Canada.