Past Events

H.E. Menri Ponlop Rinpoche’s U. S. and Costa Rica 2024 Visit!

Mark Your Calendars for H.E. Menri Ponlop Rinpoche’s U. S. and Costa Rica 2024 Visit! Chaphur Rinpoche will join the five retreats.    West Coast: San Francisco Bay Area, hosted by Gyalshen Institute, Dzogchen Retreats  With His  Eminence Menri Ponlob Rinpoche and Chaphur Rinpoche.  Event Details: There will be one 3 day  weekend teaching and one 5 day teaching.  The   Zhang Zhung Meri Initiation will also be included on

December 1st -31st: Takla Mebar Retreat (Winter Retreat)

Takla Mebar Winter Retreat  December 1st -31st, 2023 With Chaphur Rinpoche  In Person Retreat:  at Lake Arenal, Costa Rica and on Zoom Zoom sessions will be on Saturday, December 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd  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

Soul Retrieval

Soul and Life Force Retrieval on the  Full Moon With Chaphur Rinpoche October  28th,  10am-12pm (PT) In Person at San Francisco Bay Area and on Zoom            In the Yungdrung Bön tradition, there are many rituals for healing and  restoring  peace and harmony.  A particularly powerful one is the ritual known as Lalu Chilu, Soul Retrieval and Life Ransom.  This ritual is performed for those who

November 22-26: Phowa Retreat

Phowa Retreat Transference of Consciousness (Phowa)  With Chaphur Rinpoche In Person Retreat in Costa Rica and on Zoom November 22-26, 9 am-12 pm (PT)  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