December 2015

HeartDrops of KuntuZangpo, Part IV: Bardo: With Chaphur Rinpoche

November 26-27, 2016 10AM-4:30PM This weekend will focus on discovering of the Bardo from Shardza’s Heart Drops of KuntuZangpo. Our lives are filled with beginnings and endings – as each moment passes, a new one appears to take its place.  Nothing stands still.  What happens during the process of change is a state called “the transitional phase”, which in Tibetan is called the “Bardo”.  It is the actual moment of

Long Life Mandala Offering to H.H 33rd Menri Trizen Rinpoche and H.E Menri Yongdzin Rinpoche

As many of you know, the main purpose of the pilgrimage with Chaphur Rinpoche to India and Nepal in April, 2016, is to be present at an unprecedented Long Life Mandala Offering to His Holiness 33rd Menri Trizen Lungtok Tenpa’i Nyima Rinpoche at Menri Monastery in Dolanji and the Treasure Holder of the Teachings of Yungdrung Bön, His Eminence Menri Yongdzin, Lopon Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche at Triten Nobutse Monastery. We

The Healing Wisdom of Takla Mebar 

Saturday, January 2, 2016 5pm-7:30pm  Takla Mebar ( Flaming Tiger Deity), a manifestation of Tonpa Shenrab Miwo, is one of the most important wisdom deities (Yidam) that can bless the practitioner with the power to heal. Takla Mebar’s healing power has been transmitted through the ages in an unbroken line within the renowned Chaphur lama family. Join Chaphur Rinpoche, a direct lineage holder, for the healing empowerment of Takla Mebar. Rinpoche is currently again on a month long