We are very happy to announce a public teaching with Rigdzin Shikpo on October 1st as part of the Longchen Foundation’s Heart of Buddha programme. For Heart of Buddha talks, Rigdzin Shikpo chooses a topic that is close to his heart and that he feels is important to talk about…
We have sold out of in-person tickets for the Path of Freedom retreat, but you still have a chance to attend online via Zoom! The retreat will consist of meditation, discussion, and teachings and begins this Saturday evening, August 27th, with Rigdzin Shikpo teaching for three days, on the afternoons…
The Path of Freedom retreat is a special opportunity for Longchen Foundation students to hear teachings directly from Rigdzin Shikpo, especially for those who recently have begun studying on a Longchen programme such as the first year of the Lion’s Roar or at Path of Freedom local groups. Rigdzin Shikpo…
Path of Freedom Retreat Update We sold out all of our in-person tickets at the Priory but we’re very pleased to announce that the Priory has allocated us more rooms, and they are now available on Eventbrite, albeit in limited number. So don’t miss out on this new opportunity to…
The experience of love and compassion means a love and compassion that reaches out to all beings equally. You will perceive that. And you will perceive that that embodiment of love and compassion reaches out to the most malevolent and malignant individual you can imagine in the world. Try and imagine…
The Path of Freedom retreat is a unique time of year when all of the Longchen Foundation students are able to practice together as one Sangha, as well as being perfectly suitable for any practitioner to experience a retreat for the first time. The retreat will be taught by Rigdzin…
It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s Lion’s Roar Retreat! Beginning this Saturday June 4th, the retreat will cover teachings and practices of the first year of the Lion’s Roar training. This retreat is open to anyone who has attended Lion’s Roar Gate 3 at any time…
Mark your calendars for a viewing of Rigdzin Shikpo’s Heart of Buddha teaching “What is Buddhism?”, this Friday! Cinema Shikpo is an opportunity to watch previous recorded teachings of Rigdzin Shikpo together with other members of the Longchen Foundation. There will also be time for a short discussion afterwards. This…
Join Our New Open Meditation Group! Starting this Thursday, May 19, join us for the Longchen Open group, an hour’s session of teachings and meditation open to all. The hour starts with a Longchen instructor giving simple instruction on formless meditation, followed by roughly 20 to 30 minutes of formless meditation practice. The…
From Heart of Buddha: Mandalas and Longchen, Longchen Rabjam’s Notions of Mandalas (Oxford 2015) Longchen Rabjam talks about the mandala of reality, the mandala of the deities themselves that are—and I love to use this phrase that comes from a Guru Rinpoche text—“like the rays of the sun, distinct and…
