ONLINE January 10-11, 2026 Dzogchen Teaching Retreat
with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche and Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche
January 10 - 11, 2026
Join Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche, Abbot of the Meditation School (Drubdra) at Triten Norbutse Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche for a weekend online Dzogchen retreat on January 10–11, 2026. This retreat offers authentic teachings from the Tibetan Bön Dzogchen lineage, connecting participants with practices preserved and transmitted through generations of lineage masters.
January 10–11, 2026: First Nail of the Twenty-One Nails – Recognizing the Base-of-All
This weekend teaching is dedicated to the First Nail of the Twenty-One Nails, inviting participants to directly glimpse the ground of their being—the unconditioned, ever-present foundation from which all experience arises. Through guided meditation and reflection, participants explore how recognizing this fundamental nature opens the path to clarity, inner stability, and freedom at the heart of Dzogchen.
Whether you are new to Dzogchen or an experienced practitioner, this online retreat provides a rare opportunity to engage with the living Tibetan Bön lineage, deepen meditation practice, and cultivate clarity, presence, and resilience in daily life. Recordings will be available for 30 days post-retreat.
New to Dzogchen teachings? Explore the free online course Starting a Meditation Practice at LigminchaLearning.com, where Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche offers foundational teachings that complement this retreat.
This retreat will be recorded. Recordings will be available for 30 days post retreat.
Schedule (New York Time)
January 10–11, 2026
8:00–9:00 a.m. Teaching with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
9:30–11:00 a.m. Teaching with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
11:30–12:30 pm Practice with Drubdra Khenpo Rinpoche
About the Teachers
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of Ligmincha International, is one of only a few masters of the Bön Dzogchen tradition presently living in the West. An accomplished scholar in the Bön Buddhist textual traditions of philosophy, exegesis, and debate, Tenzin Rinpoche completed a rigorous11-year course of traditional studies at the Bönpo Monastic […]
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Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche
About Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche is a renowned Dzogchen and Bön meditation master and Abbot of the Meditation School at Triten Norbutse Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. Personally appointed by His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, and having and having received all Bön initiations and transmissions from both H.E. Yongdzin […]
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