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…

3-Day Spring Meditation Retreat: Teachings on Chöd Meditation and the Practice of Dakini Laughter
April 10 - 12, 2026

  Register for Online Register for In-Person   Please register for only one of the formats: Online or In-Person. For In-Person Attendance: Space is limited. We suggest registering as soon as possible to reserve your seat. If the available seats fill up early, there will be an option to add your name to a waiting list. Registration closes on Thursday, April 9th at 6:00pm Pacific Time. Teachings on Chöd Meditation and the…

The Tibetan Book of Success — Book Talk at Boulder Bookstore
April 24, 2026

Friday, April 24th at 6:30pm Orgyen Chowang will speak about and sign his new book, The Tibetan Book of Success: A Guide to Relationships, Leadership, Communication, and Happiness, on Friday, April 24th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. To register for this event, please visit this page. About the Book: Drawn from a long tradition of secular Tibetan teachings on how to live a good life, these four texts from Tibetan…

Two-Day Meditation Retreat in Boulder, Colorado
April 25 - 26, 2026

Longchenpa’s Pith Instructions and Pristine Mind Meditation Saturday, April 25th – Sunday, April 26th In this retreat, Rinpoche will be using Longchenpa’s Precious Treasury of Essential (Pith) Instructions, the famous Mengak Dzo, and instruct participants in the meditation of “Pristine Mind”, which is rooted in the mind-class teachings of the Dzogchen tradition and is the subject of Rinpoche’s book, Our Pristine Mind. Longchenpa said the following at the beginning of…

The Essence of The Tibetan Book of Success | Book Celebration Launch Event
May 2, 2026

  Register for Online Register for In-Person   Please register for only one of the formats: Online or In-Person. For In-Person Attendance: Space is limited. We suggest registering as soon as possible to reserve your seat. If the available seats fill up early, there will be an option to add your name to a waiting list. Registration closes on Thursday, April 9th at 6:00pm Pacific Time. The Essence of The Tibetan Book…