About Rinpoche

Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Tsoknyi Rinpoche III is an important lama of both the Drukpa Kagyu and Nyingma lineages.  His father was Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, one of the great masters of Dzogchen and Mahamudra; and his brother, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist meditation master.  Tsoknyi Rinpoche upholds the Tsoknyi Lineage, providing spiritual and material support for hundreds of nuns in Tibet and Nepal.

Rinpoche has been teaching students worldwide about the innermost nature of mind in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. His fresh insights into the western psyche have enabled him to teach and write in a way that touches our most profound awareness, using metaphors, stories and images that point directly to our everyday experience. He is widely recognized as a brilliant meditation teacher, and is the author of three books, Open Heart Open Mind, Carefree Dignity, and Fearless Simplicity.  Rinpoche also has a keen interest in the ongoing dialogue between western research, especially in neuroscience, and Buddhist practitioners and scholars.

 

Tsoknyi Rinpoche as a young student (2nd step, 1st on right) with other tulkus

Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s activity greatly contributes to the preservation of the Buddha Dharma in the East, while nurturing its growth in the West. His personal warmth and compassionate attention greatly enrich and enliven the depth of our learning experience. His dedication to teaching is based on his belief that the precious Buddha Dharma can bring peace and harmony to the world.

 

A family of Rinpoches

 (from left)  Second eldest brother: Chokling Rinpoche (deceased 2020) / Eldest brother: Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche／ Son of second eldest brother: Phakchok Rinpoche／Tsoknyi Rinpoche／Younger brother: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche