Lopon Dorje Khandro

LOPON DORJE KHANDRO (Dr. Lourdes Arguelles) was born in Cuba and educated around the world. She has been a Dharma practitioner for several decades having received refuge vows from the late HE The Third Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche . She has studied and done retreat under Gelug, Kagyu,and Nyingma lamas in the US, Canada, Nepal, and India, was ordained a Ngakma by HE Garchen Rinpoche, and authorized to teach by HH The Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang. Dorje Khandro is Professor Emerita of Education and Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University and a California licensed psychotherapist. She teaches in both English and Spanish under the direction of Drupon Samten Rinpoche.