Documentary
Blessings: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet
A 2005 journey into Tibet's remote Nangchen region, following Tsoknyi Rinpoche III and a handful of Western students among the thousands of nuns preserving an ancient yogic lineage.
About the teacher
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Tsoknyi Rinpoche, brother of Mingyur Rinpoche, teaches within the Nyingma and Drukpa-Kagyu lineages with a particular emphasis on what he calls 'essence love' and subtle-body awareness, working directly with felt bodily experience as a gateway into Dzogchen recognition rather than treating the body as separate from meditation practice.
Honouring a Tibetan 'obstacle year' through 2026, he is travelling minimally and holding no in-person retreats outside Nepal, teaching instead through ongoing online series such as Healing & Liberation and Fully Being, alongside a nine-day teaching in October 2026 at Chobar, Nepal, marking the opening of Tsoknyi Gechak Ling.
“Simply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion.”Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Upcoming events
Where Tsoknyi Rinpoche has taught.
No dates are listed at the moment. These are the gatherings Paths Are Many has on record.
Show 6 past gatherings
26OCT
Grand Opening Celebration and Nine-Day Teachings
Chobar, Nepal · In-person retreat
See event pageIn-person retreat
18OCT
Fully Being Q&A with Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Facilitators
Online · Online Q&A
See event pageOnline Q&A
20SEP
Fully Being Q&A with Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Facilitators
Online · Online Q&A
See event pageOnline Q&A
18AUG
Freedom Within
Online · Online retreat
See event pageOnline retreat
16AUG
Fully Being Q&A
Online · Online Q&A session
See event pageOnline Q&A session
24JUL
2026 Taiwan Online Advanced Course
Online · Online course
See event pageOnline course
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
4 min
Talk
Handshake Meditation | Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Tsoknyi Rinpoche teaches 'handshake meditation', his method for meeting difficult emotion in the body.
61 min
Talk
Open Heart, Open Mind: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Tsoknyi Rinpoche
A dialogue between Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Tara Brach on emotional openness in practice.
Listen
Recordings from Tsoknyi Rinpoche.
Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this teacher publishes them on.
Tsoknyi RinpocheNyingma
S Spotify
(#196) Tsoknyi Rinpoche: Insights from My Father and Teacher, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Tsoknyi Rinpoche as a guest on The Wisdom Podcast.
From the podcast The Wisdom Podcast
Path
The wider context.
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Dzogchen & treasure
Nyingma
Oldest school of Tibetan Buddhism; strongly associated with Dzogchen and numerous treasure lineages.
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