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This event takes place November 9–12 (Asia-Pacific restream November 10-13), 2025.
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Registration will close 1 hour in advance of the event. Full refunds will be given for cancellation requests up to 1 hour in advance of the event.
Who can attend this event?
Requirements for participation in the event
Option 1: To have attended a Tergar Path of Liberation Level 2 retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche or Khenpo Kunga
Option 2: To have received ngondro transmission and nature of mind pointing out from a qualified lineage holder, and to have had at least 5 years of regular meditation practice
Translation
Translation from English will be offered in Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
The wrathful practice of Dorje Drolö is critically important in pacifying all the negative circumstances that we face in today's world. Since the whole spectrum of Buddhadharma teachings and its essence is love, compassion, and wisdom, this wrathful practice is not just the expression of some sort of ordinary rage; rather, it is the pinnacle practice of compassion and wisdom underlying the practice of Buddhadharma at its most profound level.
— Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche
Can I get access to a recording of this event?
Recordings of the teaching sessions will be posted within 72 hours after the end of the last session and will be available for two months. Simply log in to the events page to access the recordings. However, please note that you are required to attend all teachings live or by official restream. This is because the event includes transmissions that can only be received live.
Recordings of Rinpoche’s teaching and the teaching sessions based in Europe/Africa/Asia-Pacific time zones will be provided in Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Recordings of the teachings based in the Americas will be provided in Portuguese, Chinese, and Spanish.
In this retreat streamed live from Kathmandu, Mingyur Rinpoche will continue to teach the cycle of Dorje Drolö — the wrathful eighth manifestation of Guru Rinpoche — which was revealed by the first Mingyur Rinpoche. This cycle of teachings belongs to Dzogchen and is particularly potent for our times. In the second year of this cycle, Mingyur Rinpoche will transmit the union of the development and completion stage practices of Dorje Drolö, offering instructions on The Copper Tube — the Dorje Drolö sadhana practice.
This retreat will be streamed live from Kathmandu, Nepal. If you would like to attend the event in-person, please click here for more information.
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
If you are currently practicing the Path of Liberation or have already completed all Path of Liberation levels, and you are inspired by Guru Rinpoche and his different manifestations, this retreat is for you! This is the second year of the Dorje Drolö cycle, during which the union of development and completion stage practices will be taught. In the final year, Mingyur Rinpoche will teach the highest teachings of ati yoga and nature of mind.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
In this program, you will learn:
- about the lineage of Dorje Drolö
- the development and completion stage practices of Dorje Drolö
- how to apply the teachings in formal and daily-life practice
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM?
- Live teachings, Q&A, and practice sessions with Mingyur Rinpoche
- Reading transmission of the Dorje Drolö practice sadhana with Mingyur Rinpoche
- Teaching sessions with Tergar lamas
- Q&A sessions with Tergar guides
- Group meditation sessions
- Online: A simplified Dorje Drolö practice
- In person: The Copper Tube
While online sessions will not include The Copper Tube, they will still offer valuable practice and insights into the Dorje Drolö teachings.
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
Option 1: To have attended a Tergar Path of Liberation Level 2 retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche or Khenpo Kunga
Option 2: To have received ngondro transmission and nature of mind pointing out from a qualified lineage holder, and to have had at least 5 years of regular meditation practice
Requirements to practice The Copper Tube
- To have received the Dorje Drolö empowerment from Mingyur Rinpoche in person. (Please note that there will be no online empowerment; therefore, online practice sessions will be based on a simplified Dorje Drolö practice instead of The Copper Tube.)
- To have received the reading transmission for The Copper Tube, which will be streamed online
- To have received the instructions from Mingyur Rinpoche to practice The Copper Tube
The requirements were set in consultation with Mingyur Rinpoche. In turn, we ask that you honor them. Thank you!
If you do not yet meet the prerequisites to attend, there will several opportunities to attend a Path of Liberation Levels 1 & 2 retreat prior to the Wrathful Wisdom retreat:
Puebla, Mexico: June 19–24 (Spanish and English)
Blaubeuren, Germany: July 11–16
Kyrgyzstan: July 28–August 1
Cape Town, South Africa: August 29–September 1
Visit our Save the Dates page for more information.
Special note for students in Asia-Pacific time zones
Rinpoche’s teachings for this event will be restreamed during the morning/afternoon on November 10–13. This allows participants in Asia-Pacific time zones to join at a convenient time, whilst attending the rest of the schedule live. Live interpretation will be provided in Chinese during the restream.
Kathmandu Info
If you would like to attend the event in person in Kathmandu, we invite you to watch this video, which answers the most frequently asked questions. We hope you can join us in Nepal!
Tergar Institute
This event is being offered in collaboration with Tergar Institute. The Tergar Institute offers immersive, experiential study practice programs in Vajrayana Buddhism, equipping students with the knowledge and techniques to integrate this profound wisdom tradition into every dimension of their lives. Learn more about Tergar Institute here.
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About Mingyur Rinpoche
In his approach to teaching meditation, Mingyur Rinpoche integrates traditional Buddhist practice and philosophy with the current scientific understanding of the mind and mental health – making the practice of meditation relevant and accessible to students around the world.
Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned meditation teacher with personal experience of anxiety and panic attacks, which he suffered from throughout his childhood and into his teenage years, when he learned to transform his panic through meditation. Born in Nepal in 1975, Mingyur Rinpoche began to study meditation as a young boy with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, himself a well-respected Buddhist teacher. As a child he became interested in contemporary science through conversations with scientists who were visiting his father, and as he grew older he began to collaborate with neuroscientists and psychologists, including Richard Davidson and Antoine Lutz at the University of Wisconsin, on research projects that study the effects of meditation on the brain and the mind.
Mingyur Rinpoche’s first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. His second book, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom, explores how difficult emotions and challenging life situations can be used as stepping stones to discover joy and freedom. In his most recent book, In Love with the World, Mingyur Rinpoche shares how his meditation practice sustained him when he left his monastery to wander through India and the powerfully transformative insights he gained from the near-death experience he had at the beginning of his journey. Mingyur Rinpoche recently appeared in the Netflix series The Mind, Explained, in an episode about the benefits of mindfulness.
As the head of the Tergar Meditation Community, Mingyur Rinpoche supports groups of students in more than thirty countries, leading workshops around the world for new and returning students every year.
About Lama Trinley
Lama Trinley has been the resident teacher at the Tergar Mingjue Phoenix Center since November, 2007. Lama Trinley began his education at Tergar Monastery, where he studied the rituals, prayers, and other traditional practices of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He entered the traditional three-year retreat when he was seventeen years old, after which he spent six years training in the monastic college of Tergar Monastery, where he taught for three years as assistant professor. His command of English and his humble and gentle demeanor make him easily accessible to newcomers and experienced meditators alike.
About Khenpo Gyurmé Wangchen
Khenpo Gyurmé ordained as a monk at Tergar Monastery, Nepal, at the age of six. There he completed the primary monastic education, studying Tibetan language, Buddhist ritual, and philosophy. Following his training at Tergar Monastery, he was sent to Sherabling Monastery, the seat of Tai Situ Rinpoche, to complete nine years of formal Tibetan Buddhist College (shedra). After graduating from the shedra, he taught for three years and eventually was granted the title of Khenpo, a recognition of his scholarly accomplishment and contribution to monastic education. Khenpo Gyurmé has also studied meditation extensively with Tai Situ Rinpoche and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.
Khenpo Gyurmé is continuing his practice as the Principal of Education at Osel Ling Monastery in Nepal and has been teaching there for the past thirteen years. He is responsible for coordinating and overseeing more than 180 young monks' studies and teaching monastic and lay students, thus playing a very significant role in the development of the monastery. As the Abbot of the monastery, he is devoted to educational development and to supporting Buddhist practitioners along their path.
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