Bir, India
In response to a message from Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche wished to make the following clarification about the circumstances that led up to Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö’s possessions being transported from Sikkim…
Read morePublished on 9th of June 2025
Dharma Mati, Berlin, Germany
During the drupchen of Kurukulla at the Dharma Mati centre in Berlin, in October 2024, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche was in an unusually reflective and talkative mood, pausing the practice almost every day to share teachings…
Read morePublished on 21st of April 2025
Sukhavati, Baad Sarow, Germany
During his week-long visit to Sukhavati care centre in the summer of 2018, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche was requested to speak about the bardos (transitional states) which are a unique feature of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings.…
Read morePublished on 21st of May 2022
Bodhgaya, India
After Sogyal Rinpoche’s passing, the Rigpa sangha gathered with Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and his monks at Bodhgaya, the most important and powerful Buddhist sacred place, and brought the kudung of Sogyal Rinpoche. Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche…
Read morePublished on 19th of May 2020
Lerab Ling, France
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche is, and always has been, a great patron of the Buddhist arts. Of course, these days, it’s become fashionable either to invest large sums of money in antique, historical artefacts, or to…
Read morePublished on 7th of December 2017
Lerab Ling, France
During a private interview in Lerab Ling, Rinpoche was asked about the eight great bodhisattvas who are also known as the ‘eight close sons’ of the Buddha. “We know that a book by Mipham Rinpoche…
Read morePublished on 28th of August 2017
Bir, India
In The Life and Times of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche describes how Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche burst into his house in Bir “like a whirlwind” and demanded to be told all the stories…
Read morePublished on 27th of June 2017
Lerab Ling, France
Late one evening, in the old stone building in Lerab Ling that had been transformed, almost magically, into a Tibetan shrine, Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche gave Rigpa students some advice about how to perform ceremonies. He…
Read morePublished on 29th of April 2016
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rinpoche was in Paris, his favourite city, with nothing to do for a few days, when suddenly he announced he wanted to take the train to Antwerp. Once we’d arrived in Antwerp he told us…
Read morePublished on 2nd of April 2016
Lerab Ling, France
During drupchens, it’s Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche’s habit to give one teaching every day. He always follows the customary instructions for conducting drupchens, and usually addresses specific topics that will help participants practise as meaningful as…
Read morePublished on 22nd of August 2015
Paris, France
Would you tell us a bit about Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse? ‘Dzongsar’ is the name of a Sakyapa monastery in Kham, and ‘Khyentse’ was a monk at this monastery who became a lama. For generations, members…
Read morePublished on 26th of July 2015
Carmel Beach, Israel
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche’s Trip to Israel, 19-25 July 2011 Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche has always been fascinated by history, especially the history of religion. So, from the moment he heard about Jerusalem and how sacred it…
Read morePublished on 26th of May 2015