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Vajrasattva Drupchen 17 – 25 August 2026
As for the coming drupchen, it has a tremendous effect and potency, so whoever attends and enjoys this Vajrasattva drupchen gets a lot of benefit. People participating in it accumulate the same amount of virtue they would accumulate in a 3-year retreat. For example, let’s say 30-40 people are coming for this Vajrasattva drupchen; practicing in groups and taking turns, we are continually, without interruption, reciting the Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantra, and maybe each practitioner will recite 3,000 or 4,000 mantras during the whole drupchen; then altogether it can make 100,000 Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantras and the total amount becomes the achievement of each participant. If you practice the Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantra individually, by yourself, sometimes it takes many years.
Upcoming Events
Winter Retreat 2027
Every year since 1998, between Christmas and New-Year, Dzogchen Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche guides a study retreat that ends on New Year’s Eve with a cheerful celebration. Winter Retreats are designed for those who wish to be guided through their study of Buddhism but who do not necessarily wish to...
Practice in honour of Jigme Lingpa 2027
Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798) was a Tibetan tertön of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the promulgator of the Longchen Nyingthig, the Heart Essence teachings of Longchenpa, from whom, according to tradition, he received a vision in which the teachings were revealed. To honor him we would...
Shedra 2027 Cycles I – II- III
Shedra course for students of Cycle 1 & 2 &་3 will take place together. Shedra - The Dzogchen Practitioners Course (restricted access) REGISTER THE REGISTRATION FORM WILL BE SENT BY EMAIL TO THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN PREVIOUS COURSES AND FOLLOWED MOST OF THE PROGRAM REQUIRED...
New Adventures
The Words of My Perfect Teacher
A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. Patrul Rinpoche makes the technicalities of his subject accessible through a wealth of stories, quotations, and references to everyday life.
HOW TO FOLLOW A SPIRITUAL FRIEND
Part 1 – Chapter 6
ACTIONS: CAUSE AND EFFECT
Part 1 – Chapter 4
Taking Refuge
Part 2 – Chapter 1
AROUSING BODHICITTA
Part 2 – Chapter 2
Which one is your favourite chapter?
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Vajrasattva Drupchen 17 – 25 August 2026
As for the coming drupchen, it has a tremendous effect and potency, so whoever attends and enjoys this Vajrasattva drupchen gets a lot of benefit. People participating in it accumulate the same amount of virtue they would accumulate in a 3-year retreat. For example, let’s say 30-40 people are coming for this Vajrasattva drupchen; practicing in groups and taking turns, we are continually, without interruption, reciting the Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantra, and maybe each practitioner will recite 3,000 or 4,000 mantras during the whole drupchen; then altogether it can make 100,000 Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantras and the total amount becomes the achievement of each participant. If you practice the Vajrasattva 100-syllable mantra individually, by yourself, sometimes it takes many years.
“We can free ourselves from any kind of suffering if we understand the true nature of mind.”
Reading Room
Sunday talks with Patrul Rinpoche coming back soon
Dzogchen Ranyak Patrul Rinpoche will continue teaching on Sunday mornings.
It will take place from the first Sunday of November until Christmas 2025.
Truthful Speech
Message from Patrul Rinpoche
Written by Patrul Rinpoche, 28 October 2012 – Letter About the Winter Retreat 2012
If you ask me what I am currently concerned about, I would say that I am deeply concerned about the teachings of the Buddha. The Buddha’s teachings are very, very important for everybody. They are useful not only for us, but beneficial and very important for all sentient beings.
The Black Guru Rinpoche Statues Project
The black diamond-carved Guru Rinpoche statues, which contain iron beads, relics and scriptures, can last for hundreds of years in outdoor environment. According to Guru Rinpoche’s prediction, they can be placed on mountains, rivers or caves, in lakes or in the ocean around the world to suppress and resolve various disasters and wars, liberating all sentient beings in the six realms into Buddhahood.