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- Forthcoming and Ongoing Longchen Foundation ClassesWe 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…
- Monthly Dharma Quotation: On relating to experienceEvery 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…
- Reminder: Lion’s Roar Foundation Weekend and Rigdzin Shikpo Teachings on ZoomWe 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…
- Monthly Dharma Quotation: On Feeling BadEvery 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…
- Forthcoming Rigdzin Shikpo Video Teachings on Zoom – Death and DyingFrom 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…
- Upcoming Lion’s Roar Foundation WeekendsFor 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…
- New POF course: The Life of Longchen RabjamThe 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…
- Monthly Dharma Quotation: On Staying With a PracticeEvery 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…
- All aboard! Premiere of Rigdzin Shikpo video teachings on Zoom tomorrowDear 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…
- Longchen Christmas Gift Idea + Fundraising UpdateCHRISTMAS 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…
- The Three Spheres – Online Public Teaching with Rigdzin Shikpo this WeekendDear All, We are pleased to announced that Rigdzin Shikpo’s online teachings this weekend will be about The Three Spheres. The regulars amongst you know that Rigdzin Shikpo does talk about this…
- A New Heart of Buddha Teaching Available Online Now!Just released – Heart of Buddha ‘Mandalas and Longchen Rabjam’s Notions of Mandala’ on our Vimeo channel. In this talk Rigdzin Shikpo leads us into a deeper understanding of mandalas with an…
- Longchen Together: Ongoing Weekly Practice Group Every SundayDuring these strange and challenging times, many of us have been wondering how we can find alternative ways of connecting and practising with each other. We’d like to invite the Longchen Sangha…
- Rigdzin Shikpo teaching “Never Turn Away”: a video from our archives available to everyone nowWe found an old Heart of Buddha talk of Rigdzin Shikpo’s from 2008 last night, titled ‘Never Turn Away’ after the book. It was on a DVD so the quality is not…
- Covid-19 update: Lewisham local group cancelling remaining Spring classes [Updated March 23]The Lewisham Path of Freedom local group in South London regretfully is cancelling the remaining two classes of the spring term. In London, the government advised that we should start to adopt…
- Covid-19 update: Bristol Local Group Wednesday night classes have been cancelledUnfortunately we’re no longer able to hold local group meetings in Bristol due to closure of our local meditation space due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please stay safe and practice social distancing…
- Covid-19 update: A message from the Oxford local group, cancelling Tuesday classesDear All We are not going to meet at the FMH this Tuesday or for the rest of the Spring Term due to the Corona Virus. With older members and new guidelines…
- Covid-19 update: A message from Rigdzin Shikpo, event cancellations and reschedulingThe events team recently met with Rigdzin Shikpo and the Mandala Mother to discuss the forthcoming Longchen schedule and Rigdzin Shikpo decided that given the current situation it wouldn’t be safe for…
- Covid-19 update: Lion’s Roar Gate 1 on April 4-5 will be cancelledTo safeguard the health and safety of our students and teachers we are cancelling the Lion’s Roar Gate 1 with Francesca Fremantle of April 4-5. We will be processing refunds very soon…
- Covid-19 update: Path of Freedom weekends in May and June will be cancelledWe are also cancelling the Path of Freedom teaching weekend with Rigdzin Shikpo on May 9-10 in Oxford and June 12-13 in Germany for the safety of the teacher and the Longchen…
- Covid-19 update: Path of Freedom Retreat in May will be rescheduledFor the safety of the Longchen Mandala, we are cancelling the Path of Freedom retreat this May 25-31. We will reschedule the retreat for October 9-16 instead of the Lion’s Roar retreat.…
- Important changes due to Covid-19 coming soonDue to the ongoing threat of the Covid-19 pandemic, we will be making a number of changes to our events and schedule. These changes will be finalized this weekend and we will…
- Public talk “What is Enlightenment?” is still online here and on Youtube for a short time.Rigdzin Shikpo’s Heart of Buddha public talk “What is Enlightenment?” is still available for a short time here on our website and on youtube. Please see http://www.longchenfoundation.org/event/heart-of-buddha-feb-29-2020/ or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfGJv0EG-DQ&t=2h13m24s. Please make a…
- The Path of Freedom retreat will be happening May 25-31!We have just announced the dates for this year’s Path of Freedom retreat, so mark your calendars if you are interested! The Path of Freedom retreat is a great opportunity for newcomers…
- New lower prices on online media and teachingsWe have just repriced all our online media. All titles are now £6.93 ($9USD) to watch and £11.54 ($15USD) to download and keep. You can find all the teachings here: https://vimeo.com/user9922028/vod_pages. These…
- New Path of Freedom course in Lewisham starting Feb 24The Lewisham London Path of Freedom group will be teaching a special course on the Four Noble Truths starting this coming Monday Feb 24. This course follows up on their teachings on…
- The Lion’s Roar Gate 1 in London this JuneThe Lion’s Roar Gate 1 will be taught in London at the Helios Centre this coming June 27-28. The weekend will be taught by Caroline Cupitt and David Hutchens, two of Rigdzin…
- Rigdzin Shikpo and Francesca Fremantle at the Chogyam Trungpa Conference 2020 in MayRigdzin Shikpo and Francesca Fremantle will be featured speakers at the 2020 Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche conference in Vienna. This conference is an international annual conference to bring together the lineages of Trungpa…
- No class this Monday, Feb 17 for Lewisham London local group.The Lewisham London local Path of Freedom Group is taking one week off on Feb 17. The regular meeting will return on Feb 24 with a new series of teachings on The…
- “What is Enlightenment?” public talk on Feb 29 will be live streamed!Rigdzin Shikpo has agreed to live stream his upcoming Heart of Buddha talk “What is Enlightenment?” This is an unprecedented opportunity to hear the teachings of Rigdzin Shikpo, the lineage holder of…