Full Curriculum
Ripga New York City offers a full curriculum of weekly courses and intensives, weekly and monthly access to Sogyal Rinpoche’s most recent teachings, local retreats and practice intensives.
Rigpa NYC offers 33 weeks of meditation instruction open to the public. If you wish to continue in the Buddhist path, Rigpa New York City offers 56 weeks of deeper meditation instruction and practice, and 121 weeks of training in compassion and bodhichitta to help you pursue your quest of knowledge, understanding, and self-realization.
As a student at Rigpa New York City, you are invited to participate in 2 – 4 retreats that are streamed live with Sogyal Rinpoche from other retreats around the world, and monthly streaming of Sogyal Rinpoche’s most recent teachings to the Rigpa sangha. Rigpa New York City also provides much needed practice support with quarterly meditation and ngöndro retreats.
Rigpa New York City also hosts respected teachers of all four schools of Buddhism at our center. Past lamas that have given teachings at the center are Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Chagdud Khadro, Phakchok Rinpoche, amongst others.
See here for a list of current and upcoming courses. See here for upcoming special events.
COURSES
Course Length Course Prerequisite
PUBLIC
5 weeks Introducing What Meditation Really Is (WMRI None
6 weeks Using Thoughts and Emotions None
6 weeks Loving Kindness None
5-6 weeks The Unifying Practice None
5-6 weeks Dropping the Method None
5 weeks Integration None
Meditation / Essential Advice
12 weeks Simple Formula WMRI program
4 weeks Introduction to Dharma Study WMRI program
4 weeks Ancient Wisdom for the Modern World WMRI program
10 weeks Way to Inner Peace and Contentment WMRI program
11 weeks Ground and Path WIPC
11 weeks Meditation G&P
Compassion and Boddhichitta
2 weeks Introduction to Training in Bodhichitta WMRI program
10 weeks Loving Kindness WMRI program
8 weeks Awakening the Heart of Enlightened Mind Part 1 WMRI program
8 weeks Awakening the Heart of Enlightened Mind Part 2 AHEM Pt 1
10 weeks Turning Suffering and Happiness into Enlightenment WMRI program
56 weeks Bodhichitta Mengak Study Pack Prior Teachings on Bodhichitta
10 weeks 8 Verses on Training the Mind One year of courses or equivalent
17 weeks 7 Points of Mind Training Bodhichitta Mengak Study Pack
Ngöndro
Weekend Introduction to Ngöndro 1 year Meditation Mandala
Weekend The Four Thoughts 1 year Meditation Mandala
Gatherings
Monthly/Wkly The All-Encompassing Path Meditation Mandala
Monthly Home Retreat Updates Home Retreat
Monthly Vajrayana teachings Home Retreat
Local Retreats
5 – 8 days Winter Retreat (Christmas/New Years) Meditation Mandala
5 – 8 days Haileybury Retreat (Easter) Meditation Mandala
5 – 8 days Other retreats/Empowerments Meditation Mandala
Practice
Periodic Meditation Retreats Meditation Mandala
Periodic Loving Kindness Retreats Meditation Mandala
Periodic Compassion Practice Retreats Meditation Mandala
Periodic Ngöndro Practice Retreats Ngöndro Mandala
2x per mo Tsoks Meditation Mandala
4x per yr Great Festival / Wheel Days Meditation Mandala
