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As part of the Losar Day celebrations in February, Lerab Ling’s lay members made a pledge, formally renewing their commitment to support the spiritual activities of Lerab Ling. The occasion was blessed by Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche who joined live online giving her heartfelt advice.
Read more to find out more about the lay members and the pledge they have taken.
Sometimes our inboxes get so full that we can’t find that crucial email we’re looking for, or the link to that event we want to join. Or we need to plan ahead in order to prioritise our spiritual life.
Keep reading to find out how these new tools can keep you informed and help you on your path.
On this first day of the new Tibetan year of the Wood Dragon, Rigpa’s Vision Board extends their warmest wishes and prayers to all! Read the message from the Vision Board including their aspirations for the coming year for the Rigpa Community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On Sunday 26 June, ten representatives of several European Buddhist communities met together to provide a virtual room where parents, family members and Dharma or mediation teachers were able to share their experience about the dharma programmes and activities they offer for children and families in Europe.
On 12 March, the global Rigpa sangha gathered for a 24-hour accumulation of the Vajra Guru mantra, with the intention of opening our hearts to the suffering in the world and dedicating our prayers so that peace may be restored. Initiator of this event and youth advisor to the Vision Board, Yara Vrolijks, shares her experience.
Entering into the new Tibetan year, we send our love and best wishes to everyone in the Rigpa community. May this new year bring strength, courage and ease to us all and to the world at large!
Annual national retreats have been a long standing tradition in Rigpa and they continue to be an integral event each year for the sangha to get together, be together, and study and practice together. Read about the recent national retreats that happened in late 2021.
What better time than the new year to reflect on our path! The recent December / January Sangha Day was an opportunity for everyone - older and newer students to pause, take stock and reflect on what they want to focus on in their study and practice at this time.
Rigpa France has just released its first ‘Ecological Charter’ - establishing an eco-responsible and socially responsible approach for Rigpa France’s centres and activities. Here’s more about this dynamic project…
In February 2020, Rigpa’s Vision Board members initiated a restorative process so they could hear directly from those who have been hurt in their relationship with Sogyal Rinpoche and were not supported at the time by Rigpa. The members of the Vision Board are renewing their deep and heartfelt apology and wish to make amends for past mistakes and hurt. Anyone who wishes to take part or request a restorative action is encouraged to do so.
During the recent retreat at Lerab Ling which marked the second anniversary of Sogyal Rinpoche’s parinirvana, a group of Rigpa's main holders were formally introduced to the sangha in an inspiring ceremony led by Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche. Read more about how the ceremony unfolded.
Rigpa’s Senior Teachers and Practice Holders have been asked to support and guide the sangha’s study and practice because of the trust that is placed in them to guide the Sangha, and the qualities they show as a practitioner. Here you can understand more about these roles and how we as a Sangha can support our Holders.
It was always Sogyal Rinpoche’s wish that Rigpa’s Dharma lineage would be held by his own students, with support from the Tibetan lamas from our lineage. Now is the time for this to come to fruition.