Teacher profile

Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Nyingma · Drukpa-Kagyu

Meditation teacher in the Nyingma and Drukpa-Kagyu lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, known for teachings on Dzogchen and subtle-body awareness.

Nyingma KagyuNepal / Tibet

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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

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Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.

20SEP

Fully Being Q&A with Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Facilitators

Online · Online Q&A

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18OCT

Fully Being Q&A with Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Facilitators

Online · Online Q&A

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Talks & videos

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Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.

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.

Talk