In August, Shenten will host a gathering of Tibetans from Europe for the third consecutive year. This is not a teaching or practice retreat organized in Shenten's usual format, so there will be no online registration or Zoom participation. It is above all a time of meeting, sharing, and being present together.

Shenten is first and foremost a place of retreat, study, and research around the Bönpo tradition. By occasionally hosting this gathering, the center also offers a setting suited to a more communal dimension: allowing Tibetans living in Europe to come together for a few days, to practice together, share warm moments, and keep their cultural bonds alive.

This gathering was born from Khenchen Tenpa Yungdrung Rinpoche's wish that Tibetans living in Europe — bönpos or not — could come together at Shenten at least once a year. Over a few days, participants share moments of practice together, conversations, meals, and festive times around Tibetan songs, dances, and traditions.

It is also a precious opportunity for children and the younger generations to encounter Bönpo and Tibetan culture more directly — culture that can be hard to keep alive day-to-day in countries of exile. By hosting this gathering, Shenten becomes, for a few days, a place of memory, continuity, and shared joy for the Tibetan community.

For any practical information about this gathering, those concerned are invited to contact the organizers directly.