Public Retreats
Weekend with H.E. Ling Rinpoche
His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche
The FPMT Bay Area Centers: Land of Medicine Buddha, Ocean of Compassion, Tse Chen Ling, and Vajrapani Institute, are honored to announce a precious weekend with His Eminence Yongzin Ling Rinpoche! Venue School of Arts & Culture: Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA Saturday, May 25 Teaching on the Foundation of All Good […]
Consecration of the Prayer Wheel and Talk about the Benefits of Holy Objects
His Eminence the 7th Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche
Join us for a Once in a Lifetime Event! After almost 22 years, we are finishing the Wheel of Great Compassion, our prayer wheel housing over three quadrillion mantras! Thanks to countless donors, builders, engineers, painters, past staff, directors, and SPCs we have finished Lama Zopa's incredible vision for Vajrapani Institute. We are incredibly fortunate […]
Nyung Nae Retreat
Venerable Charles
A “Not To Be Missed” Nyung Nae Retreat with Venerable Charles! “Nyung naes take such a short time, but brings strong purification. So many eons can be purified in this life; it makes it so easy to have attainments.” - Kyabjé Lama Zopa Rinpoche Venerable Charles leads Nyung Nae retreats around the world, including […]
Family Camp 2024 - Applications Open
A weekend family retreat where participants are given the opportunity to better understand their mind and emotions through a Tibetan Buddhist lens using meditation, discussion, art, nature and play. Set in the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains, families with children ages 5-12 are encouraged to unplug and reconnect, supported by a community of […]
How to Train a Happy Mind
Scott Snibbe
About this retreat Based on his book How to Train a Happy Mind, this three-day retreat with Scott Snibbe offers a relaxed tour of eight meditations that help bring out your best qualities, deepen your relationships, and build a better world. Each of the retreat’s practices is derived from the Tibetan Buddhist lamrim “stages of the path,” […]
Lamrim and Solitary Hero Yamāntaka - Commentary and Retreat
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa
About the Retreat We are so fortunate that our kind and compassionate guru, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, is returning to Vajrapani Institute to lead another retreat in 2024. Rinpoche will begin with two days teaching on Lama Tsongkhapa’s famous prayer, The Foundation of All Good Qualities. A concise and stirring outline of the Lam-Rim, the prayer […]
Lamrim Weekend Only
Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa
About the Retreat This is the complimentary retreat to the full Lamrim and Yamantaka Commentary retreat with our kind and compassionate guru, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa. Use this page to register for the Friday to Sunday Lamrim only teachings. No highest yoga tantra required. Rinpoche will begin with two days teaching on Lama Tsongkhapa’s famous […]
Foundation Service Seminar (FSS)
Amy Cayton and François Lecointre
Facilitated by Amy Cayton and François Lecointre The Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) is the “FPMT immersion retreat”. It will provide essential information and nourishment for those already offering service, and for anyone interested in offering service in the FPMT organization. The FSS retreat explores how to effectively offer our skills and qualities in service. […]
Water Bowl Offering Retreat: The Power of Purification
Venerable Angie Muir
"When we offer water, our mind, like the quality of water becomes gentle and soft and we generate loving kindness and compassion towards all living beings, bodhichitta." - Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche For any type of spiritual growth or realizations to develop in our hearts we need to create the internal conditions through the practices […]
Experiential Vajrayogini Retreat
Elaine Jackson
Join us for an experiential Vajrayogini Retreat with FPMT Teacher Elaine Jackson at Vajrapani Institute. Elaine has said, “How wonderful that we will meet again to explore our relationship with Vajrayogini. I will share my approach to the practice and happily discuss ways to enliven it, soliciting your experiences as well.” “I have […]
