We have one final Lion’s Roar Foundation weekend coming up next month, 8-9 May. For those unfamiliar with the Lion’s Roar, this is our foundational and introductory programme in Buddhist practice and view. It introduces students to a fundamentally different way of experiencing and acting in the world, free from…
Every month on Guru Day (10th day of the Lunar Month) we will publish an excerpt from one of Rigdzin Shikpo’s teaching. This teaching is from the book Never Turn Away. What is the correct way to relate to our experience mindfully and with awareness? According to Trungpa Rinpoche, the…
We have two exciting events coming up this weekend. First, on Friday evening, join the Longchen Foundation for a public viewing on Zoom of Rigdzin Shikpo’s second Heart of Buddha teaching on Death and Dying. According to these teachings, in the dying process there is a special opportunity to more fully…
Every month on Guru Day (10th day of the Lunar Month) we will publish an excerpt from a teaching Rigdzin Shikpo has given recently. This teaching is from the Lion’s Roar retreat in 2020. Whenever you feel bad, it always has a bodily sensation associated with it. You should turn…
From Rigdzin Shikpo’s talk on Death and Dying Then there’s what seems to be the external world – which is also totally mysterious and, in a sense, unfathomable. And that also you can rest in. And that never becomes an object of mind. I know one thinks, ‘Well, the external…
For the first time, we are starting to teach the Lion’s Roar online. A few weeks ago we had our first online Foundation Weekends taught in English by Stephen Hinde and in German by Irmentraud Schaffler. By all accounts, they were a great success and many students have told us…
The Bristol Path of Freedom local group is starting a new course next week covering the life and teachings of Longchen Rabjam. The link to the event page is here: https://www.longchenfoundation.org/event/community-gathering-life-of-longchen-rabjam/all/. A message from the teacher Steve is below: Just a reminder that during February the Longchen Foundation Wednesday Evening…
Every month on Guru Day (10th day of the Lunar Month) we will publish an excerpt of a teaching from Rigdzin Shikpo from recent teachings he has given. This teaching is from the Path of Freedom retreat in 2018. Say you are doing a practice, where the whole mess of…
Dear friends,For a while now I’ve known that some of Rigdzin Shikpo’s incredible Heart of Buddha teachings were available on Vimeo. But I never watched them. Why? Because I was there in person for the teachings and didn’t want to see them again? No.Because I believed videos of teachings wouldn’t be powerful?No.I didn’t…
CHRISTMAS IS COMING Fed up with receiving yet another pair of socks for Christmas? Not sure you need another Christmas jumper that you’ll never wear? Don’t want another Experience Day voucher that you’ll never book? So many Hot Air Balloon/ Zorbing/ Paragliding coupons go unused. Maybe you just don’t want…
