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ONLINE Dzogchen Teaching Weekend Retreat
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ONLINE Dzogchen Teaching Weekend Retreat
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08 - 13
About this Retreat
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is one of only a few masters of the Bön Dzogchen tradition presently living in the West. An accomplished scholar in the Bön Buddhist textual traditions of philosophy, exegesis, and debate, Tenzin Rinpoche completed a rigorous11-year course of traditional studies at the Bönpo Monastic Center (Menri Monastery) in India, where he received his Geshe, degree. In 1992 Tenzin Rinpoche founded Ligmincha International in order to preserve and introduce to the West the religious teachings and arts of the ancient Tibetan Bön Buddhist tradition. Fluent in English, Rinpoche is known for his clear, lively, and insightful teaching style and his ability to make Tibetan practices easily accessible to the Western student. He is a highly respected and beloved teacher to students throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe. In addition to Ligmincha International’s affiliates in the United States, Rinpoche has established centers in Central and South America, Europe and India.
Rinpoche is the author of 10 books: Wonders of the Natural Mind, in which he presents the view and practice of the Bön Dzogchen teachings; and The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep; Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen; Unbounded Wholeness; Tibetan Sound Healing; Tibetan Yogas of Body, Speech and Mind; Awakening the Sacred Body; Awakening the Luminous Mind; The True Source of Healing; and Spontaneous Creativity.
About Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche
Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche is a renowned Dzogchen and Bön meditation master and Abbot of the Meditation School at Triten Norbutse Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. Personally appointed by His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, and having and having received all Bön initiations and transmissions from both H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche and the 33rd Menri Trizin Rinpoche, the previous spiritual head of the Bön Tradition, Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche brings both profound textual understanding and direct, lived experience. In 2025, he served as chant master at H.E. Yongdzin Rinpoche’s cremation ritual, a deep testament to his devotion, depth of practice, and respect within the lineage. Born in 1968 in East Tibet to a Bönpo family of nomadic herders, Khenpo Rinpoche trained at Lungkar and Menri Monasteries in Tibet, and Triten Norbutse Monastery in Nepal, combining profound textual study with decades of meditative practice. In 2001, Khenpo Rinpoche received the geshe degree from Triten Norbutse, equivalent to a Ph.D. in religious studies. Since 2002, he has led the meditation school at Triten Norbutse, guiding students in Dzogchen and related Bön practices, and has taught internationally in Tibet, China, Japan, Europe, and England. Known for his clarity, warmth, and experiential depth, Khenpo Rinpoche embodies the living Bön lineage, guiding students into direct, felt experience of openness, awareness and presence.Details of this retreat
Join Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche, Abbot of the Meditation School (Drubdra) at Triten Norbutse Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a two-weekend online Dzogchen retreat on January 3–4 and January 10–11, 2026. This retreat offers authentic teachings from the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen lineage, connecting participants with practices preserved and transmitted through generations of lineage masters.
Weekend 1 – January 3–4, 2026: Invocation of Tapihritsa
The first weekend focuses on the Invocation of Tapihritsa, a profound prayer revealing the qualities of open awareness. Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach from a commentary written by H.E. Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, guiding participants to recognize the radiant qualities of their own enlightened nature and understand the fruit of meditation practice.
Weekend 2 – January 10–11, 2026: First Nail of the Twenty-One Nails – Recognizing the Base-of-All
The second weekend turns to the First Nail of the Twenty-One Nails, inviting participants to directly glimpse the ground of their being—the unconditioned, ever-present foundation from which all experience arises. Through guided meditation and reflection, participants explore how recognizing this fundamental nature opens the path to clarity, inner stability, and freedom at the heart of Dzogchen.
Whether you are new to Dzogchen or an experienced practitioner, this online retreat provides a rare opportunity to engage with the living Tibetan Bön lineage, deepen meditation practice, and cultivate clarity, presence, and resilience in daily life. Recordings will be available for 30 days post-retreat.
New to Dzogchen teachings? Explore the free online course Starting a Meditation Practice at LigminchaLearning.com, where Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers foundational teachings that complement this retreat.
This retreat will be recorded. Recordings will be available for 30 days post retreat.
Schedule (New York Time)
January 3–4 & 10–11, 2026
Link to your local time zone
8:00–9:00 a.m. Teaching with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
9:30–11:00 a.m. Teaching with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
11:30–12:30 pm Practice with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
Weekend 1 – January 3–4, 2026: Invocation of Tapihritsa
The first weekend focuses on the Invocation of Tapihritsa, a profound prayer revealing the qualities of open awareness. Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will teach from a commentary written by H.E. Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, guiding participants to recognize the radiant qualities of their own enlightened nature and understand the fruit of meditation practice.
Weekend 2 – January 10–11, 2026: First Nail of the Twenty-One Nails – Recognizing the Base-of-All
The second weekend turns to the First Nail of the Twenty-One Nails, inviting participants to directly glimpse the ground of their being—the unconditioned, ever-present foundation from which all experience arises. Through guided meditation and reflection, participants explore how recognizing this fundamental nature opens the path to clarity, inner stability, and freedom at the heart of Dzogchen.
Whether you are new to Dzogchen or an experienced practitioner, this online retreat provides a rare opportunity to engage with the living Tibetan Bön lineage, deepen meditation practice, and cultivate clarity, presence, and resilience in daily life. Recordings will be available for 30 days post-retreat.
New to Dzogchen teachings? Explore the free online course Starting a Meditation Practice at LigminchaLearning.com, where Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers foundational teachings that complement this retreat.
This retreat will be recorded. Recordings will be available for 30 days post retreat.
Schedule (New York Time)
January 3–4 & 10–11, 2026
Link to your local time zone
8:00–9:00 a.m. Teaching with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
9:30–11:00 a.m. Teaching with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
11:30–12:30 pm Practice with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
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