Talk
Open Heart, Open Mind: A Conversation with Tara Brach and Tsoknyi Rinpoche
A dialogue between Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Tara Brach on emotional openness in practice.
About the teacher
A quiet, direct path.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche, brother of Mingyur Rinpoche, teaches within the Nyingma lineage 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.
Upcoming events
Meet Tsoknyi in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
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Talks & videos
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Short introductions and longer conversations give a sense of this teacher's language and style.
Talk
Handshake Meditation | Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Tsoknyi Rinpoche teaches 'handshake meditation', his method for meeting difficult emotion in the body.