Past Events

August 2-3 The Heart Essence of the Dakinis and The Sherab Chamma Empowerment

The Heart Essence of the Dakinis and    The Sherab Chamma Empowerment Cancellation of His Holiness, the 34th Menri Trizen’s visit to Gyalshen  8/2 and 8/3/25 Saturday, August 2 – 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday, August 3 – 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 August 2-3, 2025. His Holiness is

Astrological Reading

ASTROLOGICAL READINGS for the TIBETAN YEAR 3161 (2025 in the Western Calendar). Dear Friends, We recently celebrated Losar, the beginning of the Tibetan Year 3161, which is  2025 in our Western calendar. 2025 is regarded by Tibetan Astrology as a very challenging year.  We have already felt serious challenges in every part of our  national and world wide  environment as well as  strong obstacles within  our nearby circle of friends

March 29-March 30: Phowa Retreat

Phowa Retreat (Transference of Consciousness) From Magyud/Mother Tantra  With Chaphur Rinpoche March 29-March 30, 2025  9AM-12PM Pacific Standard Time In response to the request of many students, Chaphur Rinpoche has generously agreed to give instructions on the practice of Phowa, or Transference of Consciousness. The ultimate benefit of this practice is to steady the practitioner’s mind at the time of one’s own death and to clear any obstacles that would prevent consciousness from

October  26-27, 2024 Teaching on Dzogchen, the 21 Nails.

Teaching on Dzogchen, the 21 Nails. October  26-27, 2024  9AM-12PM  (PT) On Zoom  With Chaphur Rinpoche One of the innermost secret teachings from the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud (Aural Transmission of Zhang Zhung). Each of the 21 nails describes an essential point of Dzogchen practice – Directly cutting through doubts about one’s Natural State by tracing the Nature of Mind back to its Source. The teaching of the Twenty-One Nails