Vision Statement

The Vision is our "North Star"- the long term, enduring impact we seek to manifest in the world.
 
White Jewel Mountain is a luminous mandala of the Adzom Drukpa lineage of Great Perfection teachings, a sanctuary of experiential realization, awakening, and the deep remembrance of our true nature. Under the guidance of our spiritual director, Adzom Gyalse Tulku Rinpoche, we embody our lineage with cultural authenticity - true to the luminous essence, yet at ease with its western expression.
Envisioned as a flourishing example of sacred community, White Jewel Mountain aims to embody the Buddha’s vision of a four-fold sangha - laypeople and monastics thriving and practicing together with wisdom and compassion, right here in Guru Rinpoche’s land in North America. Our aspiration is to see this take root so deeply that it becomes a source of liberation for all beings - not just concepts, but lived realities fostering effortless harmony and healing for all sentient ones and the Earth itself. 
 
                                                  Mission Statement

The Mission is our "Roadmap" - what we do now, today, to make our vision a reality.

Our founder, Ralph Abrams, wrote a beautiful “founder’s message” which articulates the heart-essence of White Jewel Mountain; that message is the heart of our mission statement.
White Jewel Mountain’s mission is to preserve and transmit the complete path of the Buddha Dharma – as presented through the Adzom Drukpa Dzogchen lineage and the Rimé tradition –  in a way that feels natural, grounded, and true to our own lives.
We are fully rooted in this Tibetan lineage, engaging it directly through liturgy, ritual, and teachings in both Tibetan and English.
These forms are alive for us, and we hold them with respect, sincerity, and wonder. At the same time, we recognize our unique position as Western practitioners; our task is not to imitate Tibetan culture, but to allow the luminous essence of these teachings to find its own organic expression here.
By nurturing a sacred community that supports the four-fold sangha, monastics and laypeople practicing side-by-side, we provide a unique sanctuary for study and discussion, contemplation, silence and realization. With the view of the Great Perfection as our guiding light, we offer teachings and retreats that make the timeless wisdom of the Buddha accessible to the Western heart, creating a fertile field where people can reconnect with their true nature and live in harmony with one another and the living Earth.