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…

2026 100 Day Meditation Challenge
January 1 - April 10, 2026

Start 2026 with 100 Days of Meditation! Start the new year with Pristine Mind Foundation’s 100 Day Meditation Challenge!  Our goal is to support you with guidance, community, encouragement, and resources so that you can develop and deepen your meditation through daily practice in the first 100 days of 2026 and beyond. Join us as we draw from meditation teachings by the founder of Pristine Mind Foundation, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, and…

2026 100 Day Ngondro Meditation Challenge
January 1 - April 10, 2026

Start 2026 with 100 Days of Ngondro Meditation! Begin the year by focusing on Ngondro Meditation with Pristine Mind Foundation’s 100 Day Ngondro Meditation Challenge! This year we will be holding a 100 Day Ngondro Meditation Challenge for those who are interested in focusing on Ngondro meditation for the first 100 days of 2026. Our goal is to help provide a basic structure to support you in deepening your experience…

Online - New Year Daylong Meditation Retreat
January 3, 2026

Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 Online from 10:00am – 4:00pm Pacific Time This retreat will be held online only. Join us to celebrate the new year together with an Online New Year Daylong Meditation Retreat on Saturday, January 3rd with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche! The new year provides an opportunity to dedicate the positive energy from the past year and to remove obstacles and prepare to engage in the most positive way in the coming…

Free Online Live Stream: The Outer, Inner, and Secret Meaning of The Seven Line Prayer
January 10, 2026

Saturday, January 10th 1:00pm – 2:15pm Pacific Time In this free live stream, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will be teaching on The Outer, Inner, and Secret Meaning of The Seven Line Prayer. This session will include an opportunity for questions and answers. Spanish and Chinese language interpretation will be available for this session. Please note: There is a limit to the number of people who can watch the live streams as…

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…