Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation master and teacher residing in the San Francisco bay area of California. Rinpoche began his studies in Tibet with the great Jigmed Phuntsok Rinpoche, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest Dzogchen masters of the twentieth century.

Events with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche

Weekly Guided Meditation and Teaching | Free Live Stream
Open Dates

Wednesdays at 7pm Pacific Time Duration: 45 minutes These free live stream sessions will include a brief teaching followed by guided meditation with meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche. To join this weekly live stream session, you only need to register on this page once. Zoom will send out a reminder each week with the link to join us. Please note: There is a limit to the number of people who…

Online Ngondro Retreat: Essential Prerequisites to the Practice of Dzogchen
Open Dates

Online Retreat Information: On-demand video and audio recordings of the retreat are now available. Instructions to access them will be sent out via email after you complete registration. The recordings will be available to you for three months following your registration. This retreat was held in two parts. Registration for this program gives you on-demand access to recordings from both parts of the Ngondro Retreat. Part 1 and Part 2…

Practicing, Reciting, and Accumulating the Seven Line Prayer | Weekly Free Live Streams
Open Dates

Mondays at 7pm Pacific Time Duration: 45 minutes Beginning Monday, January 19th, 2026 During the winter months, people naturally spend more time indoors, as it is colder outside and dark earlier in the evenings. To take advantage of this season as a supportive time for practice, we are pleased to be offering two weekly opportunities to practice together online. In addition to our Wednesday evening Weekly Guided Meditation and Teaching…

Online - Annual Phowa Daylong Meditation Retreat
January 24, 2026

Saturday, January 24, 2026 Online from 10:00am – 4:00pm Pacific Time This retreat will be held online only. In order to live comfortably and enjoy life, you need to feel comfort with the inevitability of death. Phowa, the meditation practice for transferring consciousness to the enlightened state at the time of death, is the key to living joyfully and dying fearlessly. If you are free from fear, concern, and worry…