COURSE CALENDAR
JULY 2026
Introduction To Buddhism
5 – 15 July (10 days)
Taught by: Ven Khadro
A beginner-friendly course introducing core Buddhist teachings, meditation practices, and discussion sessions, with guidance on applying them in daily life. Based on the Lamrim – The Graduated Path to Enlightenment, the course culminates in a one-day silent meditation retreat to deepen practice and insight.
Meditation Retreat - Stillness & Mind Training
21 – 28 July (7 days)
Taught by: Ven Khadro
Slow down, simplify, and explore the mind in this beginner-friendly retreat. Through guided meditation, silence, and ‘Lojong’ (mind training), you’ll cultivate clarity, inner steadiness, and skillful ways to transform challenges into growth.
AUGUST 2026
Introduction To Buddhism
4 – 14 August (10 days)
Taught by: Ven. Khadro & Geshe Tengyur
A beginner-friendly course introducing core Buddhist teachings, meditation practices, and discussion sessions, with guidance on applying them in daily life. Based on the Lamrim – The Graduated Path to Enlightenment, the course culminates in a one-day silent meditation retreat to deepen practice and insight.
Meditation Retreat - Stillness & Emotional Intelligence
21 – 28 August (7 days)
Taught by: Ven Khadro
Pause, turn inward, and explore the mind in this beginner-friendly retreat. Through guided meditation, silence, and practical teachings from Western and Buddhist psychology, you’ll cultivate focus, awareness, and emotional balance with clarity and kindness.
SEPTEMBER 2026
Introduction To Buddhism
3-13 September 2026 (10 days)
Taught by: Kabir Saxena & Geshe Tengyur
A beginner-friendly course introducing core Buddhist teachings, meditation practices, and discussion sessions, with guidance on applying them in daily life. Based on the Lamrim – The Graduated Path to Enlightenment, the course culminates in a one-day silent meditation retreat to deepen practice and insight.
Compassion in Everyday Life
20 – 27 September 2026
7-Day Course
Led by: Kabir Saxena
In a time marked by division, uncertainty, and emotional overwhelm, compassion is essential. This all-levels course explores how to meet disturbing emotions with awareness and courage. You’ll learn practical tools to transform everyday challenges into opportunities for growth and develop a steady, kind, and open heart that can respond wisely to the world around you.
OCTOBER 2026
Introduction To Buddhism
4 – 11 October (7 days)
Taught by: Ven. Amy Miller
A beginner-friendly course introducing core Buddhist teachings, meditation practices, and discussion sessions, with guidance on applying them in daily life. Based on the Lamrim – The Graduated Path to Enlightenment, the course culminates in a one-day silent meditation retreat to deepen practice and insight.
Another World Is Possible
16 – 21 October (5 days)
Taught by: Ven. Amy Miller
Discover how inner transformation can ripple outward in this all-levels program. Through mindfulness, Lojong mind training, and self-compassion, you’ll learn to meet fear, pain and aversion with kindness, and open space for a more compassionate world.
NOVEMBER 2026
1 – 30 November (1 month)
Registrations open on August 2026
More details soon
DECEMBER 2026
Light Of The Path Retreat
20 – 30 December 2026 (10 days)
Led by: Geshe Tenzin Namdak
A ten-day retreat following the Light of the Path series established by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, offering a structured opportunity for study, reflection, and meditation on the Middle Scope (Middle Capable Being). The retreat includes daily teachings, guided meditations, and morning and evening practices, supporting participants in integrating the teachings into lived experience within a supportive retreat environment.
TEACHING NOTICE: MARCH 2027
Kopan Monastery is very pleased to announce that His Eminence Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche has graciously accepted our earnest request to bestow the cycle of initiations known as Rinjung Gyatsa and the initiation of Guru Rigzin Dungdrub.
Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche, former abbot of both Gyuto Tantric Monastery and Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsala, will confer the initiations of Rinjung Gyatsa and Rigzin Dungdrub as follows:
Dates: March 2 – 24, 2027
Venue: Kopan Monastery, Nepal
More about the initiations:
~ Rigdzin Dungdrub is a practice of Guru Rinpoche from the Northern Treasures (Jangter) tradition that was revealed by Rigdzin Gödem.
~ Rinjung Gyatsa comprises the practices, including subsequent permissions, of 305 deities. These include deities of various classes of tantra, including highest yoga tantra. Originated by Taranatha, who received and compiled these blessings and empowerments into a collection, Rinjung Gyatsa spread to all Tibetan Buddhist traditions, including Gelug.
Prerequisites:
~ One must have already received a great initiation of highest yoga tantra in order to receive Rinjung Gyatsa.
~ There is a commitment to recite the mantras of 39 of the deities upon receiving the respective subsequent permissions.
English translation available:
There will be simultaneous interpretation of Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche’s teachings into English. Listeners for the English translation should bring their own FM receivers.
We welcome all who wish to receive these initiations to please fill up the form below.
