Takla Mebar Winter Retreat December 1st -31st, 2026 With Chaphur Rinpoche Zoom sessions will be on Tuesday, December 1st, and Saturdays: December 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th, 2026 8am to 9am (Pacific Time) December 1st 8am to 9am PT, Rinpoche will give instructions regarding the preparations for the retreat as well as beginning the actual retreat in your home. This will include how to make the offering tormas, the initial
Empowerment and Teachings by H.E. Menri Ponlob Rinpoche at Gyalshen April 10–11, 9am-12pm and April 15–18, 9am-12pm 2027: (Pacific Time) April 10–11, 2027: Teaching on the Medicine Buddha & the Long life Empowerment The Medicine Buddha is a compassionate manifestation of Tönpa Shenrab, the great Enlightened One of Bön . This teaching benefits all who are ill; it liberates them from suffering through the Medicine Buddha. Through ceremony, meditation, and
The Heart Essence of the Dakinis and The Sherab Chamma Empowerment July 9-11 2027 Friday, July 9, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Saturday, July 10, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Sunday, July 11,10:00 AM to 12:30 PM Gyalshen Institute is honored to announce that His Holiness Lungtok Dawa Dhargyal Rinpoche, the 34th Menri Trizin, will visit us on July 9th thru July 11th, 2027. His Holiness is both the spiritual
The Six Lamps, the Essence of Dzogchen Teachings August 22-23, 2026, 10am-12:30pm (PT), on Zoom. Dzogpa Chenpo, also known as the “Great Perfection,” is considered the path of self-liberation and the highest form of teaching in the Yungdrung Bön tradition. Within this tradition, there are four main Dzogchen texts (Zhungchen Dezhi): the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud, the Dragpa Korsum, the Gabpa Gukor, and the Yetri Thasel. Chaphur Rinpoche will
