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SUMMARY:Meditation Breaks in southern France
DESCRIPTION:Taking time out to recharge your batteries at your own pace.\nMeditation breaks are moments for yourself\, to take a break and find your inner peace. \nMeditation is at the heart of meditation breaks. Open to all\, they give you the chance to learn or deepen your understanding of this practice in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. We offer two group sessions a day\, guided by experienced instructors\, and have a temple room\, including a library and media centre\, at your disposal. \nOn a 140-hectare site in the heart of the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park\, Lerab Ling’s environment offers us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in unspoilt nature and to enjoy a spiritual place of calm and serenity. \nThe site inspires rest\, discovery and renewal\, and is conducive to outdoor meditation and nature walks\, with many hiking trails. \nThese retreats are primarily held in French but all our teachers speak fluent English.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/meditation-breaks-in-southern-france/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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SUMMARY:Summer Meditation Retreat: Embrace Life with Love\, Presence and Confidence
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 9-day retreat\, where we’ll explore the transformative power of meditation to discover who we really are\, our true nature\, which is peaceful and naturally loving.\nShort option: 25-29 July \nThrough teachings\, guided meditations\, contemplations and physical exercises\, you will discover how to: \n\nCultivate love and compassion\nDevelop clarity and inner strength\nConnect with others and yourself\nFind peace and calm in your daily life\n\nLed by experienced meditation teachers from Rigpa\, the retreat offers: \n\nGuided group practices in order to get a deep experience of meditation practice\nMoments of exchange and sharing of experiences\nTime for questions and one-to-one guidance\nPeriods of silence\nConscious movement practices\nFree time for personal integration
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/summer-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:Lerab Ling\, L’Engayresque\, Roqueredonde\, Occitanie\, 36450\, France
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260731T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260804T190000
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SUMMARY:Youth Summer Retreat: Love\, Presence & Generosity
DESCRIPTION:Main retreat: 25 July – 4 August 2026 Arrival on 24 July\nShort option – Shyönnu Retreat: 31 July – 4 August 2026 Arrival on 30 July \nIn a world that often encourages us to hold on\, compare and protect ourselves\, another movement is possible: to open\, to share and to trust. In the Buddhist tradition\, this is known as dāna\, generosity; the first of the pāramitās\, or transcendent qualities. It is the gateway to a life of greater connection\, warmth and ease. \nThis retreat invites young adults to explore generosity as a living practice through meditation\, reflection\, dialogue and shared experience. Together\, we will discover how the simple gesture of opening the hand can also open the heart.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/youth-summer-retreat/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTSTAMP:20260820T163423Z
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SUMMARY:Compassion in Community: The practice of extending compassion from self to others
DESCRIPTION:As we move into the autumn months\, this weekend will focus on the question of how we can truly embody compassion—within ourselves\, for one another\, and as a community. \nLed by Ian Ives\, Senior Rigpa Teacher\, we will explore through the wisdom of the Buddhist teachings and complementary practice sessions how compassion which starts with ourselves\, becomes a source of genuine openness and connection. We will consider what it means to open our hearts—even in the face of difficulties—and how we can keep the vast\, unlimited intention of bodhichitta (the heart of enlightened mind) alive in our daily lives. \nThis weekend offers space for contemplation\, personal reflection and shared insight and is open to everyone\, whether absolute beginners or those with more experience of buddhist study and practice. \nEveryone is welcome\, whether completely new to Buddhism or more experienced in Buddhist study and practice.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/compassion-in-community-the-practice-of-extending-compassion-from-self-to-others/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="London":MAILTO:study.practice@rigpa.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261002T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261004T160000
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SUMMARY:Boundless connection: a weekend of practice on interdependence
DESCRIPTION:A weekend with Rigpa Senior Teacher\, Verena Pfeiffer \n| Nothing exists on its own. Not you\, not me\, not this very moment we are sharing together. \nEverything that appears\, arises only in relationship — leaning on everything else\, dissolving into everything else\, made possible by everything else. This is not a philosophy\, but a reality. It is the actual nature of things\, and when we begin to see it\, everything changes. \nThis weekend\, is an invitation to explore interdependence — not as an idea to understand\, but as a truth to be tasted\, directly\, in our own experience. \nLet’s find out together what it means to actually live from this understanding — how it softens the grip of the ego\, how it opens the heart\, how it becomes\, quite naturally\, the ground of compassion.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/boundless-connection-a-weekend-of-practice-on-interdependence/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amsterdam":MAILTO:rigpa@rigpa.nl
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261027
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SUMMARY:Finding Unshakeable Certainty
DESCRIPTION:DZOGCHEN BEARA: Weekend Teachings with Khenpo Tashi \n| Highlights from the Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche \nWhat is our practice actually built on? \nMany of us have spent years on the path: meditating\, deepening compassion\, engaging in Vajrayana practice\, receiving profound teachings that have inspired and transformed us. Yet at a certain point\, questions like this begin to arise. What are we truly recognizing in meditation? How do we distinguish genuine understanding from concepts\, experiences\, or passing states? \nThe great masters of the Nyingma tradition understood that these questions cannot be answered through faith alone. They require investigation\, reflection\, and a View that becomes clear through our own experience. \nFor these teachings\, Khenpo Tashi draws on selected highlights from The Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche\, a profound text of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Structured around essential questions of view and meditation\, the text guides practitioners with remarkable precision through the relationship between appearance and emptiness\, analysis and direct experience\, understanding and realization. \nDeeply grounded in the lineage of Longchenpa and Mipham Rinpoche\, Khenpo Tashi has a rare ability to make these teachings feel immediate and alive\, revealing how they relate directly to our own path and experience. \nThese teachings are open to all practitioners with a grounding in meditation and Lojong. \nThe retreat\, held in the new Dzogchen Beara temple\, will include periods of silence including during tea breaks and some meal times. \nThese teachings will be offered in Tibetan with live English translation by Rigpa Senior Teacher Damien van Effenterre.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/finding-unshakeable-certainty/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dzogchen Beara":MAILTO:info@dzogchenbeara.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
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SUMMARY:Seeing Things As They Really Are
DESCRIPTION:LERAB LING: Understanding Emptiness\nwith Khenpo Tashi \nWe spend our lives relating to the world through assumptions: about ourselves\, about others\, and about the way things are. Yet according to the Buddhist teachings\, many of the difficulties we experience arise precisely because we mistake appearance for reality. \nUnderstanding the difference between the two is at the heart of the Buddhist teaching on emptiness. What does emptiness actually mean? Does emptiness mean that nothing exists? If things are empty\, why do our experiences feel so vivid and real? And how can understanding emptiness help us live with greater freedom\, clarity\, and compassion in everyday life? \nDrawing on selected highlights from The Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche\, one of the great works of Tibetan Buddhist thought\, Khenpo Tashi explores some of the essential questions at the heart of Buddhist wisdom with warmth\, precision\, and a deep grounding in the Tibetan tradition. \nWHO THIS EVENT IS FOR\nThis retreat is open to all practitioners with familiarity in meditation and Lojong. \nWhether you are newer to the philosophical dimension of the Dharma or a long-time practitioner seeking a firmer foundation beneath your practice\, these teachings offer something increasingly rare: the opportunity to develop a clear and stable confidence in the view of emptiness\, one that can genuinely support our path and our daily life in every circumstance. \nTEACHERS\nKhenpo Tashi is one of the most gifted and respected Nyingma khenpos of his generation\, trained at Namdroling Monastery under the guidance of his root teacher Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche. For the past fourteen years\, at the request of Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche\, he has served as the principal teacher at the Rigpa Shedra (Buddhist study college) in Pharping\, Nepal\, offering teachings on both Sutra and Tantra to hundreds of students\, from beginners to advanced practitioners. Over the past four years\, his online teachings have brought his guidance to an ever-wider audience within the Rigpa community and beyond. \nRenowned for the depth of his learning\, the precision and clarity of his explanations\, and his rare ability to connect with students according to their needs and level of understanding\, Khenpo Tashi’s teachings are consistently experienced as both inspiring and transformative. \nThese teachings will be offered in Tibetan with live English translation by Rigpa Senior Teacher Damien van Effenterre.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/khenpo-tashi-ll/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lerab Ling":MAILTO:lerab.ling@rigpa.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102
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SUMMARY:Seeing Things As They Really Are
DESCRIPTION:DHARMA MATI\, BERLIN: Understanding the Key Points of Emptiness\nwith Khenpo Tashi \nWe spend our lives relating to the world through assumptions: about ourselves\, about others\, and about the way things are. Yet according to the Buddhist teachings\, many of the difficulties we experience arise precisely because we mistake appearance for reality. \nUnderstanding the difference between the two is at the heart of the Buddhist teaching on emptiness. What does emptiness actually mean? Does emptiness mean that nothing exists? If things are empty\, why do our experiences feel so vivid and real? And how can understanding emptiness help us live with greater freedom\, clarity\, and compassion in everyday life? \nDrawing on selected highlights from The Beacon of Certainty by Mipham Rinpoche\, one of the great works of Tibetan Buddhist thought\, Khenpo Tashi explores some of the essential questions at the heart of Buddhist wisdom with warmth\, precision\, and a deep grounding in the Tibetan tradition. \nWHO THIS EVENT IS FOR\nThis retreat is open to all practitioners with familiarity in meditation and Lojong. \nWhether you are newer to the philosophical dimension of the Dharma or a long-time practitioner seeking a firmer foundation beneath your practice\, these teachings offer something increasingly rare: the opportunity to develop a clear and stable confidence in the view of emptiness\, one that can genuinely support our path and our daily life in every circumstance. \nTEACHERS\nKhenpo Tashi is one of the most gifted and respected Nyingma khenpos of his generation\, trained at Namdroling Monastery under the guidance of his root teacher Kyabjé Penor Rinpoche. For the past fourteen years\, at the request of Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche\, he has served as the principal teacher at the Rigpa Shedra (Buddhist study college) in Pharping\, Nepal\, offering teachings on both Sutra and Tantra to hundreds of students\, from beginners to advanced practitioners. Over the past four years\, his online teachings have brought his guidance to an ever-wider audience within the Rigpa community and beyond. \nRenowned for the depth of his learning\, the precision and clarity of his explanations\, and his rare ability to connect with students according to their needs and level of understanding\, Khenpo Tashi’s teachings are consistently experienced as both inspiring and transformative. \nThese teachings will be offered in Tibetan with live English translation by Rigpa Senior Teacher Damien van Effenterre.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/khenpo-tashi-berlin/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dharma Mati Berlin":MAILTO:info@rigpa.de
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119
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SUMMARY:The Healing Power of Mind - According to Buddhist Wisdom
DESCRIPTION:Rigpa USA Annual Autumn Retreat\n| with Alain Beauregard. \n| Open to everyone. \n| Can we contribute to our own healing with our minds? Can practices such as meditation\, compassion\, and visualization help to realize the transformative potential of illness? During this event\, we will explore the path to healing through various practices that contribute to healing the whole being\, based on Alain’s experience in healing terminal cancer. \nWe will offer practical tools and new perspectives by addressing the practices of unconditional acceptance and loving kindness\, in order to develop a healthy relationship with oneself\, an essential aspect of the path to healing. We will introduce and practice the powerful practice of Guru Rinpoche of Healing\, combining invocation\, visualization\, and recitation of a sacred mantra. \nWe will present a new perspective on healing based on the Four Medical Tantra\, the source of Tibetan Medicine. And we will focus on practice to enter gradually into the various healing practices and spend time familiarizing ourselves and experiencing them deeply. \nThis approach introduces a holistic view on the topic of healing that allows us to deal with all physical\, mental\, and emotional suffering. It considers healing from the perspective of our entire being\, not just the body. Whether the body dies or not\, one can still live a profound experience of healing\, hence being better prepared for death. \nIMPORTANT – In case of serious illness\, Tibetan teachers strongly advise everyone to primarily follow an appropriate medical treatment and benefit from a spiritual approach in addition.
URL:https://rigpa.org/event/healing-power-of-mind-usa/
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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ORGANIZER;CN="USA":MAILTO:info.us@rigpa.org
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