Past Events

October 14-15: Heart Essence of Dakinis

Heart Essence of Dakinis With Chaphur Rinpoche October 14-15, 2023 9am to 12pm (Pacific Time) In Person in San Francisco Bay Area and on Zoom The Bonpo teachings are deep like the ocean, particularly Dzogchen teachings. Many students of Bon are familiar with Dzogchen teachings from male lineage holders and may not be aware of the many female Dzogchen practitioners who have achieved enlightenment. These female enlightened beings are known

September  29th: Soul Retrieval Teaching within the Five Elements Practice-Full Moon Practice 

   Soul Retrieval Teaching within the Five Elements Practice-Full Moon Practice  By Khenpo Nyima Dondrup Rinpoche and  Chaphur Rinpoche September  29th 2023 9am-11am In person and on Zoom One of the most powerful healing practices in the Bön tradition is the Tibetan Soul Retrieval Ritual combined with an internal rebalancing of the 5 Elements in each participant.  In Tibetan medicine, each disease is described in detail as an imbalance of

August 30th: Nagas and Naga Mantra

Full Moon Practice: Smoke Offering to  the Nagas and Naga Mantra August 30th at 9 am – 10 am  PT and 6 pm  – 7 pm CET   On  August 30th, 2023, at 9 am – 10 am PT and 6 pm – 7 pm CET,  Chaphur Rinpoche will give our monthly  Full Moon teaching on the Naga Mantra as well as an introduction to the Smoke Offering to the Nagas (Lu

September 23-24th: Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo, Part IV: Bardo

Heart Drops of Kuntu Zangpo, Part IV: Bardo With Chaphur Rinpoche Sept. 23-24th, 9AM – 12:00PM Pacific. In Person and On Zoom This weekend will focus on discovering aspects 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