Lerab Ling - PRACTICE

LOSAR - Rigdzin Düpa Drupchö, 30 January-1 February 2026

LOSAR RIGDZIN DÜPA DRUPCHÖ

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Dates: from 30 January to 1 February

Participating in a Rigdzin Düpa practice intensive—drupchö—during the Tibetan New Year (Losar) period is the best and fastest way to become familiar with and deepen your practice of this profound sadhana!

All practice sessions will be held and guided by Rigpa Senior Practice Holders and short evocative teachings will be shared to inspire our practice.

Rigdzin Düpa is a sadhana that focuses on the root of all blessings: Guru Rinpoche. It is one of the most important and profound practices of the Longchen Nyingtik tradition that we follow in Rigpa and has the power to awaken, in our experience, the view of the natural state of Dzogpachenpo—the nature of mind. It is also considered to be a profound long-life practice.

The Tibetan New Year (Losar) period is traditionally a very important time for practice in all Tibetan Monasteries. Holding annual drupchös during this period in Lerab Ling was very much initiated by Sogyal Rinpoche, and the Lerab Ling practice team does its utmost to continue this annual tradition of group Vajrayana practice for the benefit of the whole sangha and all beings.

It is said that several days participating in a drupchö or drupchen can yield the same results as years of solitary retreat, and great contemporary masters such as Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have made a point of encouraging and reviving the practice of drupchen, because of its power of transformation.

WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR

Since a Rigdzin Düpa drupchö is a way for all of us to deepen our practice of guru yoga, it is recommended for established Ngöndro students and Dzogchen Mandala students who have already received a Rigdzin Düpa or Guru Rinpoche empowerment.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN?

Drupchös are most suited for students that:

  • Have a firm grounding in the practice of ngöndro, which includes having received all the ngöndro teachings, up to and including guru yoga,
  • Have started their ngöndro accumulations;
  • Have already received some instructions for sadhana practice, including a basic understanding of the key principles of the Vajrayana. This means you have either followed:

    • Rigpa's study and practice programme of the Vajrayana cycle from the Three-year retreat, Home Retreat or Vajrayana online retreats streamed from Lerab Ling,
    • Or you received these instructions during previous drupchens with Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche,
    • Or you are a student from a sangha other than Rigpa and have received these instructions from a qualified Vajrayana teacher.

Please note ENGTo participate in this drupchö, a Rigdzin Düpa or a Guru Rinpoche empowerment is absolutely required.

PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THIS EVENT

You can support your practice by studying the Kyerim section of A Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha which is available at ZAM. This will help make your participation as meaningful as possible.

If you have a Rigdzin Düpa empowerment, you could study the commentaries found in this publication: Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, Khenpo Chemchok, and Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, The Gathering of Vidyadharas: Text and Commentaries on the Rigdzin Düpa, Translated by Gyurme Avertin (Boulder: Snow Lion, 2017).

Which texts to bring:

  • Draft of the new practice book (that we will use in the drupchö): get it here on donation basis
  • Daily Sadhana book

HOW TO FOLLOW

This drupchö is only onsite in Lerab Ling.

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    START Friday 30 January – 8am
    END Sunday 1 February – 8pm

    CHECK-IN AND PICK-UP BADGES
    Thursday 29 January: 2pm to 6pm
    Friday 30 February: 12pm to 2pm 
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    CONTRIBUTION to the event - on donation basis (suggested donation of 21€/day)
    (Does not include accommodation, meals or offerings)

    LANGUAGES 
    Teachings: English
    There is no translation for this event

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TEACHERS

This event is held and presided by Lerab Ling’s team of Senior Practice Holders, with the help of the whole Practice and Chopön team. 

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

08.00 – 08.30 Riwo Sangchö
08.30 – 10.45 Rigdzin Düpa session 1
short break
11.15 – 12.30 Rigdzin Düpa session 2
lunch break
14.30 – 16.15 Tendrel Nyesel, Additional Practices, Extended Dharmapalas
short break
17.00 – 18.30 Narak Kong Shak, Rigdzin Düpa & Tendrel Nyesel Tsok & Conclusion

Please note that on the last day - for the Drupchö siddhis the schedule may be different and start earlier in the morning.

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LOSAR - Riwo Sangchö Intensive, 21-23 February 2026

LOSAR RIWO SANGCHÖ PRACTICE INTENSIVE

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Dates: from 21 to 23 February

Practising Riwo Sangchö—a ritual of offering incense smoke—and reciting lungta prayers intently, right after the Tibetan New Year (Losar) is of immense benefit for our spiritual path.

As we enter the New Year, this practice based on Guru Rinpoche, is an opportunity to gather the accumulations of merit and wisdom, purify our obscurations, and, in particular, pacify any obstacles and factors that prevent the accomplishment of the Dharma and awakening in the present lifetime.

Moreover, through the practices of lungta (windhorse), we raise our inner subtle wind-energies, increase our life-span, merit and prosperity, and create the best circumstances for good health, peace and happiness in our lives. The ultimate point of such practice is to awaken the clarity aspect of our minds, to bring us into closer contact with our own rigpa.

The powerful practice of Sollo Chenmo—a practice of invocation and offering to Gesar—will also be recited once a day.

In brief, there is no better way to enter into the New Year auspiciously!

All practice sessions will be held and guided by Rigpa Senior Practice Holders and each year a new collection of short evocative teachings are shared to inspire our practice.

The Tibetan New Year (Losar) period is traditionally a very important time for practice in all Tibetan Monasteries. Holding annual practice intensives and drupchös during this period in Lerab Ling was very much initiated by Sogyal Rinpoche, and the Lerab Ling practice team does its utmost to continue this annual tradition of group Vajrayana practice for the benefit of the whole sangha and all beings.

In particular, during the first month of the Tibetan calendar (this year 18 Feb.-18 Mar.), the Holy month of Bumjur Dawa, the effects of positive actions is said to be multiplied 100,000 times. Therefore practice is emphasized during this period.

WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR

The Riwo Sangchö intensive is recommended for Ngöndro students and Dzogchen Mandala students who have already received a Guru Rinpoche empowerment. It is a great opportunity for those new to the practice or those already familiar to deeply connect with and accomplish one of Rigpa’s daily sadhana practices.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN?

This practice intensive is most suited for students that:

  • Have a firm grounding in the practice of ngöndro, which includes having received all the ngöndro teachings, up to and including guru yoga,
  • Have started their ngöndro accumulations;
  • Have already received some instructions for sadhana practice, including a basic understanding of the key principles of the Vajrayana. This means you have either followed:

    • Rigpa's study and practice programme of the Vajrayana cycle from the Three-year retreat, Home Retreat or Vajrayana online retreats streamed from Lerab Ling,
    • Or you received these instructions during previous drupchens with Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche,
    • Or you are a student from a sangha other than Rigpa and have received these instructions from a qualified Vajrayana teacher.

Please note ENGTo participate in this practice intensive, a Guru Rinpoche empowerment (for example: Tendrel Nyesel, Rigdzin Düpa, Lama Norlha, Könchok Chidü…) is absolutely required.

PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THIS EVENT

You can support your practice by studying the Riwo Sangchö section of A Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha which is available at ZAM. This will help make your participation as meaningful as possible.

More study resources are listed in Rigpa’s Riwo Sangchö Study & Practice Page.

Which texts to bring:

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    START Saturday 21 February – 8am 
    END Monday 23 February – 7pm

    CHECK-IN AND PICK-UP BADGES
    Friday 20 February: 2pm to 6pm
    Saturday 21 February : 12pm to 2pm
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    CONTRIBUTION to the event - on donation basis (suggested donation of 21€/day)
    (Does not include accommodation, meals or offerings)

    LANGUAGES 
    Teachings: English
    There is no translation for this event

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TEACHERS

This event is held and presided by Lerab Ling’s team of Senior Practice Holders, with the help of the whole Practice and Chopön team. 

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

08.00 – 09.15 Riwo Sangchö - session 1
short break
09.45 – 12.00 Riwo Sangchö & Sol Lo Chenmo - session 2
lunch break
14.00 – 15.15 Riwo Sangchö - session 3
short break
16.00 – 18.30 Tendrel Nyesel Tsok with Extended Dharmapalas (incl. Magön Chamdral) & Yeshe Kuchokma

MORE INFORMATION

Shedra Wiki article on Riwo Sangchö

LOSAR - Tendrel Nyesel Drupchö, 26 February - 5 March 2026

LOSAR TENDREL NYESEL DRUPCHÖ

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Dates: from 26 February to 5 March

Tendrel Nyesel is famed as a practice dedicated specifically to averting the inauspiciousness of the times and is said to be one of the most powerful practices for bringing peace and stability in the world. The Rigpa community is one of very few sanghas who uphold the lineage of this practice. We hold a special responsibility to keep the lineage of this practice alive!

Participating in a Tendrel Nyesel practice intensive—drupchö—during the Tibetan New Year (Losar) period, is the best and fastest way to become familiar with or deepen your practice of this profound sadhana!

With global events hanging in the balance, this powerful practice is considered by many lamas to be particularly timely and of very great significance. Through seven days of intensive practice together, we can direct the power of this practice to the current world situation, for the success of all Rigpa’s projects and for the many individual prayer requests offered during this drupchö.

The empowerment of Tendrel Nyesel was recently given by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche in Lerab Ling (November 2024) and Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (December 2025). This enables those who received the empowerment to fully participate in the practice.

All practice sessions will be held and guided by Rigpa Senior Practice Holders and each year an updated collection of short evocative teachings are shared to inspire our practice.

Highlights will include

  • Thursday 26 February: Guru Rinpoche day & Tertön Sogyal's anniversary
  • Tuesday 3 March: Chotrul Düchen (one of the four major annual Buddhist festivals which occurs on the 15th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. The first fifteen days of the year celebrate the fifteen days on which, in order to increase the merit and the devotion of future disciples, Buddha displayed a different miracle.)
  • Wednesday 4 March: Siddhis day
  • Thursday 5 March: Jinsek (Fire Ceremony)

The Tibetan New Year (Losar) period is traditionally a very important time for practice in all Tibetan Monasteries. Holding annual drupchös during this period in Lerab Ling was very much initiated by Sogyal Rinpoche, and the Lerab Ling practice team does its utmost to continue this annual tradition of group Vajrayana practice for the benefit of the whole sangha and all beings.

In particular, during the first month of the Tibetan calendar (this year 18 February-18 March), the Holy month of Bumjur Dawa, the effects of positive actions are said to be multiplied 100,000 times. Therefore practice is emphasized during this period.

It is said that several days participating in a drupchö or drupchen can yield the same results as years of solitary retreat, and great contemporary masters such as Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have made a point of encouraging and reviving the practice of drupchen, because of its power of transformation.

WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR?

The Tendrel Nyesel drupchö is recommended for established Ngöndro students and Dzogchen Mandala students who have already received a Tendrel Nyesel or Guru Rinpoche empowerment.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN?

Drupchös are most suited for students who:

  • Have a firm grounding in the practice of ngöndro, which includes having received all the ngöndro teachings, up to and including guru yoga,
  • Have started their ngöndro accumulations;
  • Have already received some instructions for sadhana practice, including a basic understanding of the key principles of the Vajrayana. This means you have either followed:

    • Rigpa's study and practice programme of the Vajrayana cycle from the Three-year retreat, Home Retreat or Vajrayana online retreats streamed from Lerab Ling,
    • Or you received these instructions during previous drupchens with Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche,
    • Or you are a student from a sangha other than Rigpa and have received these instructions from a qualified Vajrayana teacher.

Please note ENGTo participate in this drupchö, a Tendrel Nyesel or a Guru Rinpoche empowerment is absolutely required.

PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THIS EVENT

You can support your practice by studying the Kyerim and Tendrel Nyesel sections of A Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha which is available at ZAM. This will help make your participation as meaningful as possible.

Which texts to bring:

HOW TO FOLLOW

This drupchö is only onsite in Lerab Ling.

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    START Thursday 26 February – 8am
    END Thursday 5 March – 6pm

    CHECK-IN AND PICK-UP BADGES
    Wednesday 25 February: 2pm to 6pm
    Thursday 26 February: during lunch time
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    CONTRIBUTION to the event - on donation basis (suggested donation of 21€/day)
    (Does not include accommodation, meals or offerings)

    LANGUAGES 
    Teachings: English
    There is no translation for this event

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TEACHERS

This event is held and presided by Lerab Ling’s team of Senior Practice Holders, with the help of the whole Practice and Chopön team. 

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

Please note that on Day 1 for Terton Sogyal’s Anniversary the schedule will be completely different, still starting at 8am, but also including Yang Nying Pudri, another terma revelation of Terton Sogyal, and possibly an evening streaming for the sangha.

Daily Schedule
08.00 – 10.00 Medium Tendrel Nyesel session 1
short break
10.30 – 12.30 Medium Tendrel Nyesel session 2
lunch break
14.30 – 16.15 Riwo Sangchö, Brief Tendrel Nyesel session 3, Additional Practices, Extended Dharmapalas
short break
17.00 – 18.45 Narak Kong Shak, Medium Tendrel Nyesel Tsok & Conclusion

Please note that on the second last day - for the Drupchö siddhis the schedule will be different, and might start earlier in the morning. On the 5th March we will conclude this drupchö with a Jinsek (fire ceremony).

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LOSAR - Yang Nying Pudri Drupchö 10-17 Feb 2026

LOSAR YANG NYING PUDRI DRUPCHÖ 

Dates: from 10 to 17 February

This annual Yang Nying Pudri practice intensive—drupchö—is particularly aimed at removing all obstacles and negativity of the concluding year, to enter into the Tibetan new year (Losar) in the most auspicious and positive way.

Vajrakilaya, the central figure of this practice, embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas, and manifests in an extremely wrathful form to subjugate the obstacles to spiritual development and peace in the world.

This year we will begin with one full day of teachings一unpacking Yang Nying Pudri一to prepare a fertile ground for the practice.

All sessions will be held and guided by Rigpa Senior Practice Holders and the practice comes alive with carefully selected, short evocative teachings that are shared during the practice. Participating in this drupchö is an excellent way to become familiar with and deepen your practice of the Yang Nying Pudri sadhana.

It is said that several days participating in a drupchö or drupchen can yield the same results as years of solitary retreat, and great contemporary masters such as Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche have made a point of encouraging and reviving the practice of drupchen, because of its power of transformation.

The Tibetan New Year (Losar) period is traditionally a very important time for practice in all Tibetan Monasteries. Holding annual drupchös during this period in Lerab Ling was very much initiated by Sogyal Rinpoche, and the Lerab Ling practice team does its utmost to continue this annual tradition of group Vajrayana practice for the benefit of the whole sangha and all beings.

WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR

Yang Nying Pudri Drupchö is recommended for established Ngöndro students and Dzogchen Mandala students who have already received a Vajrakilaya empowerment and wish to become familiar with and/or deepen the practice of sadhana.

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN?

Drupchös are most suited for students that:

  • Have a firm grounding in the practice of ngöndro, which includes having received all the ngöndro teachings, up to and including guru yoga,
  • Have started their ngöndro accumulations;
  • Have already received some instructions for sadhana practice, including a basic understanding of the key principles of the Vajrayana. This means you have either followed:

    • Rigpa's study and practice programme of the Vajrayana cycle from the Three-year retreat, Home Retreat or Vajrayana online retreats streamed from Lerab Ling,
    • Or you received these instructions during previous drupchens with Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche,
    • Or you are a student from a sangha other than Rigpa and have received these instructions from a qualified Vajrayana teacher.

Please note ENGTo participate in this drupchö, a Yang Nying Pudri or other Vajrakilaya empowerment is absolutely required.

PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THIS EVENT

You can support your practice by studying the Kyerim and Vajrakilaya sections of A Guide to Vajrayana Practice for the Rigpa Sangha which is available at ZAM. This will help make your participation as meaningful as possible.

Which texts to bring:

HOW TO FOLLOW

This drupchö is only onsite in Lerab Ling.

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    START Tuesday 10 February – 8am
    END Tuesday 17 February – 6pm

    CHECK-IN AND PICK-UP BADGES
    Monday 9 February: 2pm to 6pm
    Tuesday 10 February: 12pm to 2pm
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    CONTRIBUTION to the event - on donation basis (suggested donation of 21€/day)
    (Does not include accommodation, meals or offerings)

    LANGUAGES
    Teachings: English
    There is no translation for this event

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TEACHERS

This event is held and presided by Lerab Ling’s team of Senior Practice Holders, with the help of the whole Practice and Chöpön team.

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

08.00 – 08.30 Riwo Sangchö
08.30 – 10.45 Yang Nying Pudri session 1
short break
11.15 – 12.30 Yang Nying Pudri session 2
lunch break
14.30 – 18.45 appr. (including break) Tendrel Nyesel, Additional Practices, Dharmapalas, Narak Kong Shak, Yang Nying Pudri & Tendrel Nyesel Tsok & Conclusion

Please note that on Gutor the practice will be much longer in the evening and on the last day for the Drupchö siddhis the schedule will be different, and will start earlier in the morning.

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Nyenpa d'un mois de Rigdzin Düpa, décembre - janvier 2026

NYENPA D'UN MOIS DE RIGDZIN DÜPA

Retraite de groupe dans le temple du Nirmanakaya

Dates : du 26 décembre 2025 à 31 janvier 2026

L'équipe des retraites de pratique de Lérab Ling organise une retraite de Nyenpa d'un mois sur la pratique du Lama du Rigdzin Düpa dans l'espace sacré du temple du Nirmanakaya, où se trouve le stoupa intérieur de Sogyal Rinpoché.

Le Rigdzin Düpa, « Le rassemblement des Vidyadharas » est la pratique intérieure du Lama du Longchen Nyingtik, la révélation terma de Jikmé Lingpa.

QUI PEUT S'INSCRIRE ?

Cette retraite s'adresse aux étudiants du Ngöndro et du mandala Dzogchen qui ont déjà terminé leurs accumulations du ngöndro du Longchen Nyingtik.

  • reçu une transmission de pouvoir du Rigdzin Düpa, et
  • étudié les enseignements sur le Rigdzin Düpa.

LANGUE, INFORMATIONS COMPLÉTES ET INSCRIPTIONS

La communication et les instructions se feront uniquement en anglais. Pour les informations complètes et inscriptions, voir la page en anglais.

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One month Nyenpa of Rigdzin Düpa, December-January 2026

ONE MONTH NYENPA OF RIGDZIN DÜPA

Group retreat in the Nirmanakaya shrine room

Dates: from 26 December 2025 to 31 January 2026, onsite only

The Lerab Ling Practice retreats team will hold a one month Nyenpa retreat on the Lama practice of Rigdzin Düpa in the sacred space of the Nirmanakaya shrine room, home to Sogyal Rinpoche’s Inner Stupa.

Rigdzin Düpa ‘The Gathering of Vidyadharas,' is the inner lama practice from the Longchen Nyingtik, the terma revelation of Jikmé Lingpa.

WHO CAN JOIN

This retreat is for Ngöndro and Dzogchen Mandala students who have already fully completed their Longchen Nyingtik ngöndro accumulations.

Before the retreat, you will also need to have:

  • received a Rigdzin Düpa empowerment, and
  • studied the teachings on Rigdzin Düpa.

HOW THE RETREAT WILL UNFOLD

The retreat will be in complete silence and will include 4 sessions a day - 2 group sessions in the temple and 2 individual sessions in one’s own accommodation. 

In the few days prior to the retreat we will work together to set up the environment for the retreat, including a recap of the main points of the instructions  and a short training in the different aspects of holding the practice. At the end of the retreat we will dissolve everything together.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Places arelimited. We strongly recommend applying as soon as possible.

  1. Fill in the online 1 month group Nyenpa- application form before 5th December 2025.
  2. Each applicant will be contacted for a personal interview.
  3. Once you have been accepted for the retreat you will be sent information on how to register.

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

04:30 - 05:30 Personal practice - Ngondro, Guru Yoga
06:00 - 08:00 Morning group practice 
09:00 - 11:30 Personal practice session 
13:30 - 15:30 Personal practice session 
16:30 - 18:30 Evening group practice 
19:30 - 20:30 Personal practice

PROLONGING YOUR RETREAT

Doing this one month Nyenpa is not considered as having accomplished a full Nyenpa, but counts towards it.

If you wish to continue your Nyenpa beyond the one month group retreat, you are welcome to stay on for an individual Practice Retreat in Lerab Ling. Find all information on this page: Practice Retreat for Sangha

STUDY & PRACTICE GRANTS

If you have the heartfelt wish to participate in this retreat but lack financial means, you can ask for support through the Study & Practice Grant. Read more

 

Practice Retreats for the Sangha

PRACTICE RETREATS FOR THE SANGHA

Deepening your study and practice in a blessed environment

Wherever you are on the path, doing a retreat is an amazing opportunity to deepen your study and practice in the blessed environment of Lerab Ling.

From September to June, you can choose to come for one or several weeks or even longer. There could be a possibility to do a retreat outside this period depending on the number and types of events that are taking place at the time. Please check availability at: Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.

Before you come to Lerab Ling, a guide will help you to plan your retreat, help you settle in when you arrive and assist you with practical and spiritual support throughout your stay.

During your retreat you can choose to focus on studying a particular subject or text, accomplish the practice of meditation or compassion, accumulating your Ngöndro or sadhana practice, or focus on Dzogchen practice.

While on retreat, you are welcome to practise in one of the temple shrine rooms when they are available. You are free to join the daily group practices such as Riwo Sangchö and Tendrel Nyesel.

HOW TO REGISTER

Dates: September to June (to be confirmed depending on the events that are happening in Lerab Ling). In 2025, Practice Retreats end on 5 June and resume in September.
Arrival dates & times: Monday to Friday between 10am and 5pm.

Event contribution: From €21 to €7/day depending on the length of your retreat (does not include accommodation and meals). This contribution covers the support for your retreat as well as administrative and other costs.

Please note - The minimum stay for a practice retreat is of 1 week

Before you register please contact us at: Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser. and fill-in an application form below. Once the dates and details are confirmed, we will send you a link to register online. Please register at least 2 weeks before the start of your retreat.

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REDUCTIONS ON ACCOMMODATION

Except during main events (please check with us).

Different types of accommodation are available depending on the season, ranging from a simple wooden cabin in the forest to a retreat room or studio with a view of the temple. Reduced rates are available for longer stay.

  • 25% off for retreats from 8 days to 3 weeks
  • 45% off for retreats from 3 to 6 weeks
  • 65% off for retreats of more than 6 weeks

STUDY & PRACTICE GRANTS

If you have the heartfelt wish to do a practice retreat but lack financial means, you now have the opportunity to ask for support from the Study & Practice Grant. Read more

Sangha Resident Programme

SANGHA RESIDENT PROGRAMME

Be part of Lerab Ling’s Spiritual Community

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The Sangha Resident Programme is for Rigpa sangha members (retired or working) to come and stay in Lerab Ling for a month or up to a year or even longer, take a break from city/village life, immerse yourself in a spiritual environment and simply be part of the spiritual community - living and practising together, joining (or creating!) community activities and supporting Lerab Ling through service.

You will:

  • change your environment for a while
  • be part of the spiritual community
  • have a carer/spiritual friend to check in with about your study and practice
  • participate in a range of different group practices
  • have the option to take vows or commitments during your time here
  • help with simple tasks around Lerab Ling (approximately 1 hour/day)
  • have time to enjoy the relaxing, calm surroundings and blessed environment

Retired or working sangha members are welcome!

WORKING FROM A DISTANCE IN LERAB LING

Many people have discovered the flexibility of working online or at a distance. In many cases it will be possible to continue your working life (self employed or working for a company) while staying in Lerab Ling as part of the Sangha Resident Programme. Check with us if your work can be continued while you are in Lerab Ling.

HOW IS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY DIFFERENT FROM BEING THERE FOR TEACHING OR PRACTICE RETREATS?

With a mixture of retired, working, monastic and lay members in the community, each person has their own activity and practice focus, and the community comes together for practices and occasional social activities.
Each person is independent, and community members support each other whenever needed, with anything from running errands for others, driving someone to the doctor, and bringing meals if someone is unwell, to solving problems with personal computers. As a community, we aim to be aware of how we can help others, and to ask others for help when we need it ourselves: quite simply, this is an expression of loving kindness and compassion.

It’s important to be aware that the terrain in Lerab Ling can be difficult and the weather is unpredictable, especially with snow and ice in winter.

Several services that are available during major retreats aren't available off-season, such as onsite transport. Each person is responsible for their own laundry and cleaning their accommodation (including shared bathrooms).

HOW TO REQUEST TO JOIN THE SANGHA RESIDENT PROGRAMME

Duration: It is possible to join from 1 month - 1 year with an option to extend.
Request: Fill-in the request form below then one of the team will get back to you to clarify and confirm details.
For requests to stay more than one month, one of the Lerab Ling team will arrange a call with you to discuss the details of your stay.

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*Note: Currently it is possible for sangha to join this programme for 1 month - 1 year with the option to extend. In summer months most accommodation is needed for the annual summer retreats.

In the next stage of the Sangha Resident Programme we hope to offer the option for sangha members to stay for years or even for the rest of their life. Before we can do that, we need to research the facilities and support required to properly meet the needs of long term residents and ageing sangha members living in Lerab Ling. 

SPECIAL RATES FOR SANGHA RESIDENT PROGRAMME

Different types of accommodation are available depending on the season, ranging from a simple wooden cabin in the forest to a retreat room or studio.

A special package for Sangha Resident Programme includes:

  • Accommodation is offered at 65% reduced rate as part of an all inclusive meals, accommodation and services* package
  • There is 25% reduction to join any Lerab Ling events
  • There is a one-time administration fee of 150€ for each person joining the Sangha Resident Programme

Doing retreat? If your main reason to come to Lerab Ling is to do retreat, please register for a Practice Retreat for the Sangha.

Read the new Guidelines for Living as a Spiritual Community

*Services include general community services such as free access to the extensive dharma library, self-service laundry, (paid) self-service printing, maintenance of the Lerab Ling site, essential maintenance of accommodation.

**Note: A simple internet connection is available for residents but it is recommended you have a French mobile phone SIM with adequate data to make sure you have a reliable internet connection for video calls, streaming or other high usage needs.

Comment nous trouver

Lérab Ling, L'Engayresque, 34650 Roqueredonde, France
Téléphone: +33 (0)4 67 88 46 00
GPS: 43.800248,3.237998



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Lérab Ling, L’Engayresque
34650 Roqueredonde, France

E-mail – lerab.ling@rigpa.org
Téléphone  +33 (0) 467 88 46 00

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Lérab Ling, placé sous le gracieux parrainage de Sa Sainteté le Dalaï-Lama, est l’un des principaux centres perpétuant la tradition d’étude et de pratique du bouddhisme tibétain en Europe. Fondé en 1991...

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