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In November 2023, a group of 27 Rigpa students from various countries travelled through parts of Sikkim, north-east India on a pilgrimage to sacred sites. In the first of two blog posts about the pilgrimage, Catherine Paul tells us about the 7-day practice intensive they held at the sacred site of Tashiding.
Many of us are familiar with the retreats that take place and the teachers who visit Lerab Ling each year, but so much more happens in one year in Lerab Ling! As we come to the end of 2023, it’s a great moment to look back, celebrate and appreciate!
Peter Cornish, founder of Dzogchen Beara, passed away peacefully on the 27th of October, following a short illness. With all of our community we invite you to take a moment to pause in gratitude, to reflect on everything that Peter made possible and to wish him every blessing on his onward journey.
Soktse Rinpoche was one of the oldest living disciples of Dudjom Rinpoche and a major Drukpa Kagyü and Dudjom Tersar lineage holder. He spent half of his life in strict meditation retreats.
We have recently requested guidance and advice from His Holiness Sakya Gongma Trichen Rinpoche regarding what practices we should do to ensure the flourishing of the Rigpa Sangha. Read the advice from His Holiness.
A new structure that formalises the way Rigpa entities work together to achieve Rigpa’s vision is coming into place in 2023. Find out more about ‘One Rigpa’.
ZAM (Rigpa store) has been providing a wide range of dharma materials for over 30 years. How did ZAM come into being and what can you find on the new online shop?
This year we celebrate ten years of one of Rigpa’s main sangha study programmes, the All-Encompassing Path to Enlightenment, and we usher in the next incarnation of the programme, which starts in October. Find out more.
New members of Rigpa’s Vision Board have recently been appointed, including two new Youth Advisors. Find out more about the changes to the group and meet the new members.
In the second of a four-part series to keep us all informed about how Rigpa is being held, read about what we are focusing on in 2023, and an update about the leadership teams in Rigpa.
In the sacred land of Tashiding, Sikkim in early 2023, a stupa was constructed in memory of Sogyal Rinpoche. This brief documentary takes us each step of the journey of building and consecrating this holy monument.
Windows into Buddhism—the go-to site for anyone teaching Buddhism to children and teenagers, now has collections of resources suitable for all age groups. Find out more about this project and its free resources.
In January this year, Rigpa’s Senior Teachers and Senior Practice holders completed a one-month retreat together. Here they share with the sangha how the retreat was for them and how the sangha can benefit.
In addition to the traditional features of the Rigpa Tibetan Calendar, as a special addition this year, the calendar includes a selection of prayers especially recommended for the tumultuous times the world currently faces. Find out more.
In the coming weeks, Rigpa’s holders will nominate new members for the Vision Board. We are also taking this opportunity to recollect, more broadly, how the spiritual direction in Rigpa is held.
January 2023 will see Rigpa’s senior teachers and practice holders come together for a one-month retreat in Lerab Ling. Read more about the plans for the retreat and how you can connect.
On 14 October, Mayum Pema Tsering Wangmo was cremated in a traditional ceremony in Tashiding, Sikkim. Sangha members Paul and Anja share their experience of the occasion.
Rigpa is an active member of Buddhist unions around the world. One of these is the European Buddhist Union (EBU). Gabriele Maass (Germany) and David Rycroft (UK/France) recently represented Rigpa at the 2022 EBU annual meeting. Here they tell us more about the role and current initiatives led by this collaboration of Buddhist communities.