Upcoming Events

June 3-4: Tummo Retreat

Tummo Retreat  With Chaphur Rinpoche June 3-4  9AM – 12PM Pacific Time (PT) in Person in the  San Francisco Bay Area and on zoom Tummo is a breathing practice central to tantra practice and very helpful for Dzogchen practitioners to achieve enlightenment in this lifetime, according to Shardza Rinpoche, an accomplished Dzogchen master of the 20th century.  The root text of Tummo was written and taught by Sangchok Tharthuk Gyalpo

May 20- 21: Dzogchen “Discovering Hidden Bodhicitta” By H.H. 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche

Dzogchen Teaching, “Discovering Hidden Bodhicitta”  Transmission and Nyamme Sherab Gyaltsen Wang, Guru Yoga Empowerment   By His Holiness 34th Menri Trizin Lungtok Dawa Dargye Rinpoche  May 20th, 9am – 4pm  and May 21st, 2pm -5pm. 2023 Pacific Time (PT)                                                                                  Dear Sangha and Friends of Gyalshen,  With great happiness, we at Gyalshen Institute invite you to receive the very precious blessing of attending, in person, a rarely given Teaching, Transmission

March 3rd - 5th: Phowa Retreat 

Phowa Retreat  Transference of Consciousness (Phowa)  With Chaphur Rinpoche In Person and on Zoom March 3rd – 5th,  9am-12pm (PT) and 6pm to 9pm Central European Time (CET)  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 

Tibetan classes  (Spring Semester 2023)

Tibetan Reading Class and Tibetan Translation Class Tibetan Reading Class starts February 7th and is held every Tuesday thru April 25th with Yungdrung Norbu. Tibetan Translation Class starts February 9th and is held  every Thursday thru April 27th with Yungdrung Norbu.  7 a.m. to 8 a.m (Pacific Time) 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. ( Central European Time)  on ZOOM.  Tibetan Reading Class  In this session we will focus on reading