Tsoknyi Rinpoche

For over 25 years Tsoknyi Rinpoche has been teaching students worldwide about the innermost nature of mind in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Born into a family respected for its spiritual attainments, he was identified by the 16th Karmapa while still a small child as the third Tsoknyi Rinpoche. His teachers include some of the most renowned masters of Tibet. Widely recognized as an outstanding meditation teacher, he is the author of three books: Open Heart Open Mind, Carefree Dignity, and Fearless Simplicity. Tsoknyi Rinpoche teaches worldwide at more than 50 retreat centers for monks and nuns who follow his spiritual direction. His most current humanitarian project is completing a large school for impoverished young girls in Nepal with both Western and traditional buddhist educational curriculums. His personal warmth, humor and compassionate attention greatly enrich and enliven his teaching.

Events with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

View as Vast as Sky, Conduct Fine as Barley Flour: Advanced Streamed Retreat
August 16 - 22, 2022

This teaching will focus on how to establish a living and vital connection between the view of Dzogchen and its natural expression in our daily lives. This is a live,…

View as Vast as Sky, Conduct Fine as Barley Flour: Introductory Streamed Retreat
August 16 - 18, 2022

** PLEASE NOTE: For your planning and to give Rinpoche the flexibility he may need for the introductory teachings, we have only a provisional end date of August 18. This…

View as Vast as Sky, Conduct Fine as Barley Flour (Garrison, NY) 2022
August 16 - 23, 2022

TEACHINGS: Tsoknyi Rinpoche TRANSLATOR: Adam Kane Please Note: Due to unforeseen conflicts, the dates of this retreat have been changed from those previously posted to August 16 – 23. To attend…

Dreamlike Enlightenment: Advanced Streamed Retreat
September 6 - 11, 2022

Tsoknyi Rinpoche often quotes an ancient teaching of the Buddha: “My dreamlike form appears to dreamlike beings to show them the dreamlike path that leads to dreamlike enlightenment.” (Bhadrakalpa Sutra)…

Dreamlike Enlightenment: Introductory Streamed Retreat
September 6 - 8, 2022

** PLEASE NOTE: For your planning and to give Rinpoche flexibility he may need for the introductory teachings, we have only a provisional end date of September 8. This teaching…

Dreamlike Enlightenment: Understanding Illusion from a Dzogchen Perspective (Crestone, CO) 2022
September 6 - 12, 2022

Teachings: Tsoknyi Rinpoche Translation: Adam Kane Please do not register for the in-person retreat if you will not be fully vaccinated including one booster (or more if required at the…

Dzogchen Practice Intensive: Advanced Streamed Retreat
September 13 - 18, 2022

The profound teachings of Dzogchen help us to directly discover our primordially pure nature, allowing our confused concepts and emotions to be naturally liberated. This direct and non-conceptual knowing is…

Dzogchen Practice Intensive (Crestone, CO) 2022
September 13 - 19, 2022

Teachings: Tsoknyi Rinpoche Translation: Adam Kane Please do not register for the in-person retreat if you will not be fully vaccinated including one booster (or more if required at the…