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21 mars - 26 mars

Karma Yoga Retreat

Shedrub Lopön Lodoe Tsukphud

Shedrup Lopon will teach on the Twenty-One Meditation Techniques. He will present two essential approaches to meditation—working with a specific object of focus and resting the mind without focus in its natural state. The instructions guide practitioners from structured attention toward open awareness, supporting the integration of meditation and the Dzogchen view into daily activities and service.

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05 avr. - 10 avr.

Heartdrops of Dharmakaya

Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche

Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche will continue his teachings on Heart Drops of the Dharmakaya. During this retreat, he will conclude the chapter on internal rushen and guide participants through the practice of purification of the six lokas according to the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud cycle, an essential method for clearing obscurations and preparing the mind for direct recognition in Dzogchen practice.

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17 mai - 22 mai

Dragpa Kor Sum

Ponlop Tsangpa Tenzin Rinpoche

After covering the chapters on preliminary practices and the search for the nature of mind, Rinpoche will now teach the seventh chapter, focusing on the pith Dzogchen instructions of Trekchö – the direct means of recognising and remaining in the natural, uncontrived state beyond doubt and elaboration.

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29 juin - 04 juil.

Stupa Drawing Workshop

Vinaya Khenpo Samten Tsukphu

Khenpo Samten will share his expertise in the creation of stūpa paintings. He will guide participants through a complete step-by-step process, covering drawing, painting techniques, and the profound spiritual and symbolic meanings of the stūpa.

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17 juil. - 05 août

Mumed Dalpa

Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche

The Mume Dalpa is a foundational Dzogchen text within the Yungdrung Bön tradition. It presents the direct experience of the mind’s natural, non-conceptual state — and is beyond all intellectual thought. The term Mu-med means “beyond concept or duality,” and bdal-pa refers to vast "all-pervasiveness" or as well in terms as "primordial or pure awareness" (Rigpa).

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15 nov. - 20 nov.

Phowa teaching and practice

Lama Sangye Monlam

Lama Sangye will guide us through the practice of Phowa

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02 avr.

Full Moon Offering Ceremony – Lishu Tagring

Lamas résidents de Shenten

The full moon is traditionally regarded as an especially auspicious time for practice: the “energies” of the cycle are said to be stronger, and the impact of our intentions, prayers, and virtuous actions is considered to be amplified. This is why we gather for the Full Moon Tsok—to practice together, make offerings, purify, and renew our connection to the lineage

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12 avr. - 10 mai

Introduction to the Philosophical Views of the Nine Ways of Bön

Tulku Jorge René

In this lecture, we will deepen our philosophical inquiry by examining everyday phenomena through the lens of dharma theory. Our exploration will revisit three key disciplines of the Bön tradition: Phenomenology, Epistemology and typologies of the mind, and Ontology.
By interweaving these perspectives, we will gain a clearer understanding of how the objects of ordinary experience are analyzed and comprehended within Bön philosophy.

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31 mai - 05 juin

Study, preparation, accomplishment: the tsok of Lishu Tagring

Vinaya Khenpo Samten Tsukphu

For the first time at Shenten Dargye Ling, Khenpo Samten Tsukphü will offer a detailed training on the art of the Chöpon – the sacred role of the ritual master.

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29 juin - 03 juil.

The Art of Healing with Steam in the Tibetan Tradition

Geshe Dennyi & Amchi Nyima

The theme of Amchi Nyima’s teaching is particularly noteworthy: a detailed introduction to Tibetan medicinal baths, commonly known as Lum, recognized by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Geshe Dennyi will continue his teaching on the causes of illness, focusing this year on the karmic origins of disease and the methods for preventing them.

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21 août - 26 août

Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung

Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche

The Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyud, the orally transmitted Dzogchen lineage of Zhang Zhung, belongs to the highest category of Dzogchen teachings. Having the extremely rare quality of being an unbroken lineage from its origin till the present days.

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13 déc. - 16 déc.

Tsalung & Trülkhor

Akarpa Rinpoche

Led by Khenpo Akarpa Lama Rinpoche, this course offers a complete introduction to Tibetan yoga. Drawing on various lineages, it seeks to harmonize body, breath (wind), and mind through purifying and energy-activating practices such as Tsa Lung and Trülkhor. The aim is to deepen physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Past Events

Online only

7 Mar 2026

Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyüd Preliminary Practices

Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche

In the Yungdrung Bön tradition, the preliminary practices (Ngöndro) form the indispensable foundation of the spiritual path. Often mistakenly regarded as “a retreat for beginners,” they profoundly prepare the body, mind, and conduct for the authentic practice of Dzogchen. Yongdzin Rinpoche often said: “For most of us, the key to Dzogchen is Ngöndro.”

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Feb 14, 2026

Shenten Academy - Sems chung

Ponlop Tsangpa Tenzin Rinpoche

This retreat is based on Ponlob Tsangpa Tenzin Rinpoche’s *The Treasury of the Mind*, which draws from the Do, Ngag, and Sem traditions. It explores the nature of the mind and its mental factors, likened to a king and his ministers. By understanding their functions and interactions, participants discover how the mind is the source of happiness and suffering, and how to cultivate it in a just and enlightened way.

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1 Feb 2026

Celebrating Tonpa Shenrab's birthday

Lamas résidents de Shenten

This Full Moon commemorates the birthday of Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, founder of Bön. According to tradition, his sacred life and Twelve Acts describe the progressive manifestation of his awakened activity in the world. Through his awakening, his teachings, and the transmission of the Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen paths, Tonpa Shenrab established the doctrinal and practical foundations of Bön for the benefit of all beings.

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23 Jan 2026

Akhrid Retreat in 8 Sessions

Drubdra Khenpo Tenzin Tsultrim Rinpoche

Drubdra Khenpo invites us on a journey to the roots of the A khrid cycle. This is a rare opportunity for beginners to begin exploring Dzogchen through one of the major Yungdrung Bön cycles, traditionally the first taught at Menri’s meditation school.

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7 Dec 2025

Classification of Bonpo Tantras

John Reynolds

In this seminar, we shall examine the methods of the different Tantras as taught by the Buddha Tonpa Shenrab and as explained by Yondzin Rinpoche, Lopon Tenzin Namdak, in his commentaries.

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17 Jan 2026

Sherab Jamma practice and Gutor ceremony

Lamas résidents de Shenten

GuTor (literally “nine offerings”) is traditionally held at the end of the Tibetan year as a powerful time of purification and renewal. This is why we gather for several days of intensive practice before entering the Tibetan New Year in a spirit of clarity and fresh beginning.

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28 Feb 2026

Yongdzin Rinpoche's Quintessential Instructions on Prayer to Tapirihtsa

Khenpo Gelek Jinpa

Nangzher Löpo, together with Tapihritsa, committed for the first time the teachings of the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyü to writing, in the Zhang Zhung language.
Later, he composed a powerful invocation prayer to Tapihritsa, which encapsulates the very essence of Dzogchen instructions. In our time, our great master Yongdzin Rinpoche wrote a commentary on this exceptional prayer.

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2 Aug 2025

Prayers in reverence to H.E. Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche

Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche

During the 49-day period following the departure of His Eminence Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, we will gather every Saturday for live Zoom sessions from Nepal — with special prayers and Tsok offerings, led by Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche and the monastic community.

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