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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

January 6th: Red Garuda Practice and Black Garuda Transmission

Red Garuda Practice and Black Garuda Transmission On the Full moon January 6th 8am-9am (PT) on Zoom 5pm to 6pm Central European Time (CET) Chaphur Rinpoche will lead a practice based on the teaching of the Red Garuda. The Red Garuda practice supports the student in rising above all obstacles and obscurations. Rinpoche will guide and empower students to use this Red Garuda meditation and mantra as potent spiritual medicine

 November  26-27th: Six Thiglés (Spheres)

Six Thiglés (Spheres) With Chaphur Rinpoche   November  26-27th, 2022 8am-11am (PST) on Zoom  5PM to 8:PM Central European Time (CET)  Dzogchen, also known as the “great perfection,” is considered the path of self-liberation and the highest form of teaching in the Yungdrung Bòn tradition. Within this tradition, there are four main Dzogchen texts (Zhungchen Dezhi): The Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud, the Dragpa Korsum, the Gabpa Gukor and the Yetri Thasel.