What we’re about
Pristine Mind meditation is a simple and powerful style of meditation that helps people live life more fully and find unconditional happiness.
Founded by Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche, our warm and welcoming organization, Pristine Mind Foundation, has a vibrant community in the Bay Area. We encourage people of all levels of meditation experience – from beginners to advanced – to join us. You will benefit from becoming more mindful and creating new connections with like-minded people.
Rinpoche teaches programs to help start or strengthen your meditation practice, including:
· Regularly held meditation programs in San Rafael.
· Weekend long programs and retreats in the Bay Area and throughout the world.
· Online workshops and live streaming events.
A highly-trained meditation master, Rinpoche is also the author of Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness (2016). This book has helped thousands of people attain peace and inner happiness and is a great way to learn about Pristine Mind meditation more deeply.
If you would like to join us or learn more about our organization, programs and events, please visit www.pristinemind.org.
Upcoming events
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Free Live Stream on Dzogchen Master Longchenpa's Wisdom
Location not specified yetJoin us on Saturday, December 20th at 1:00pm Pacific Time for a Free Online Live Stream with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche on Dzogchen Master Longchenpa's Wisdom.
In this free live stream, Rinpoche will be teaching on a verse by Dzogchen Master Longchenpa. This session will include an opportunity for questions and answers.
Spanish and Chinese language interpretation will be available for this session.
To register, please visit this page.1 attendee
•OnlineNew Year Online Daylong Meditation Retreat
OnlineSaturday, January 3rd, 2026
Online | 10:00am – 4:00pm Pacific Time
Live Streaming and Available On-Demand
Registration Link:
https://pristinemind.org/programs/1933/online-new-year-daylong-meditation-retreat/
The new year provides an opportunity to dedicate the positive energy from the past year and to remove obstacles and prepare to engage in the most positive way in the coming year.
In this special daylong meditation retreat on January 3rd, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will provide meditation instruction and guided meditation to help us start 2026 with a powerful foundation to live harmoniously and with deep connection to our meditation practice and the principles of the teachings in the year to come.
We encourage you to join us to start the year together with this wonderful opportunity to deepen our meditation and prepare mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for 2026.
This New Year Daylong Retreat will be held Online on January 3rd and will include live streamed video and access to on-demand video recordings.1 attendee
Past events
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