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The goal of this year’s European Buddhist conference was to reflect on the future of European Buddhism—how to stay true to our traditions without being closed to change. The conference explored how Buddhism might evolve in this era of profound social, technological, and environmental changes. Ane Sonam shares her reflections on the conference.
Read MoreA group of Rigpa students from Australia, Netherlands, Ireland and Mexico are feeling incredibly grateful and celebrating, having recently graduated from the 7-year ‘Home Retreat 2.0’ programme. The graduation group shares their transformative experience.
Read MoreWhat makes being a translator in Rigpa such a profound, inspiring, and transformative experience? Rigpa’s translators share their personal insights into the joy and meaning they find in this role - with some unexpected surprises!
Read MoreHave you ever considered doing a practice retreat of a few weeks or months, or a nyenpa retreat but you’re wondering what the experience might be like?
Adele Hersey from the UK sangha shares with us her deeply personal experience of doing several months of retreat in Dzogchen Beara and how doing retreat both deepens her dharma practice and supports her to deal with life’s challenges. Read Adele’s story.
Read MoreThe Irish Sangha and friends from all over the world gathered together for three special events with Patrick Gaffney in March. It was a wonderful week to spend time together, receiving profound teachings on the mind and meditation.
Read MoreWhat is the most precious thing we, as Buddhist practitioners, have to offer our family, sangha friends and others close to us at the time of their death? It is to practise for them and sponsor practices on their behalf. At this crucial moment, there is nothing of greater importance than to pray for their liberation or at least a better rebirth.
Read MoreTo begin we would like to thank everyone who made possible Rigpa’s main projects of 2024: the Temple in Dzogchen Beara, the powerful stupas in Lerab Ling, Dharma Mati Berlin, Sukhavati and Tashi Ding, and to hold two major Drupchens with Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche… What wonderful accomplishments! Emaho! What’s next in 2025?
Read MoreThe end of the Tibetan year is coming soon. This is the most important time in the year for each of us to offer our practice accumulations from the previous 12 months. Read more about how you can be part of it.
Read MoreOver 120 people gathered in person and online for a joyous sangha reunion at our national Rigpa US retreat in November. Gathering in the magnificent Orgyen Dorje Den in Alameda California, the retreat was led by Rigpa Senior Teacher, Sherab Leypoldt. The US team shares more about their joyful annual retreat.
Read MoreWatch the highlights of Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche’s recent European Tour.
Read MoreUpdated 26 August with new videos!
Rigpa’s stupa project will see the construction of stupas in Lerab Ling, Dzogchen Beara, and Dharma Mati in Berlin as well as 25 small stupas for Rigpa centres around the world. The project is entering an exciting phase with construction starting in the coming weeks.
Something extraordinary will soon be happening right here at Dharma Mati in the heart of Berlin—the construction of a new Stupa. What a rare sight in the middle of a Western city!
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche specifically chose the Stupa of Vitality (or Stupa of Complete Victory), for Dharma Mati. This type of stupa is associated with longevity and is believed to promote the long life of the masters and practitioners who uphold the Dharma. How can we all help to bring this to fruition?
The first gatherings and events in the new Dzogchen Beara Temple in July were an immense celebration of a long, beautiful journey and were filled with love, auspiciousness and joy. The occasion was shared with the local Beara community, supporters, and the international Rigpa Sangha, and was blessed by the presence of one of the longest supporters of Dzogchen Beara, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.
Read MoreThe latest news from the Bodhi team about their launch event in June ‘BeingBodhi’, upcoming courses based on the Practical Wisdom teachings and more.
Read MoreIn June, Alak Zenkar Rinpoche made a deeply appreciated visit to Lerab Ling when he gave several oral transmissions and joined us in the practice of Sollo Chenmo. During his visit, Zenkar Rinpoche was also requested to write an invocation prayer to Sogyal Rinpoche that students could include in their practice.
Read MoreRecently, Khenchen Namdrol Rinpoche and his monks and nuns conducted a one-week Shitro puja (a practice of the 100,000 paceful and wrathful detities) which is an especially powerful practice for those who have died. Many prayers requested by Rigpa students were offered during the puja. Watch these short videos and images of the practices.
Read MoreAfter 10 years of meticulous designing, planning, constructing and decorating… this July we will witness the fruition of Sogyal Rinpoche’s vision to open a temple in Dzogchen Beara, Ireland!
Read MoreThe Bodhi project, first established in 2014, has been evolving and now a new, dynamic team is exploring ways to bring the next chapter of Bodhi to the world in the most beneficial way. You are warmly invited to join the team on this journey.
Read MoreBehaving in an ethical way is an essential part of our spiritual path. How can we integrate Buddhist ethics in order to foster a safe, supportive, inclusive spiritual community? How can we respond when we see behaviour that concerns us?
Read MoreRigpa’s UK sangha has been accumulating this prayer intensively for several months following advice from Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche. UK Practice Holder, Adele Hersey, shares their experience and invites the international sangha to join them!
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