Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Tsoknyi Rinpoche (Wyl. tshogs gnyis rin po che) or Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso (b. 13 March 1966) – the third Tsoknyi Rinpoche was recognized by His Holiness the sixteenth Gyalwang Karmapa as the reincarnation of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche. He is a renowned master of the Drukpa Kagyü and Nyingma traditions and the lineage holder of the Ratna Lingpa Lineage and the Tsoknyi Lineage. Since 1991, Tsoknyi Rinpoche has been teaching in the Dzogchen tradition, communicating from the ancient teachings into the modern mind, and is one of those rare teachers whose lighthearted yet illuminating style appeals to both beginners and advanced practitioners. His main teachers were Khamtrul Rinpoche Dongyu Nyima, his father Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Adeu Rinpoche.
Publications
- Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Carefree Dignity: Discourses on Training in the Nature of Mind (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1998)
- Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Fearless Simplicity: The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World, includes a foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2003) ISBN 9-62-734148-7
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha/Visits
- Rigpa Shedra, Pharping / Nepal, 12 Jan 2010, Video online: An advice on how to study.
- Lerab Ling, 2-8 November 2009
- Lerab Ling, 18-25 July 2008
- Lerab Ling, 23-28 July 2007
- Lerab Ling, 9-13 August 2003, Instructor Retreat
- Lerab Ling, 2002
- 1-8 September, Teachings and advice for Rigpa instructors
- 14-15 September, Dzogchen
- Sydney, 23 November 2001, Public Talk
- London, 4 November 2001, Ground, Path and Fruition
- San Francisco, 11 June 2001, public talk
- San Francisco, 24 June 2000
- Los Angeles, 19 May 2000
- Lerab Ling, 14-29 August 1999, Ground, Path and Fruition
- Berlin, 5-6 June 1999
- London, 1-3 June 1999
- L'Orangeraie, Paris, 29-30 May 1999, 'The Buddha Nature and the Introduction of the Right View of Meditation'
- Munich, 25 May 1999
- Lerab Ling, 29 July-5 August 1998, Ground, Path and Fruition
- San Francisco, 3 October 1997
