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 (2)
See all- Free Live Stream on Dzogchen Master Longchenpa's WisdomNeeds location
Join us on Saturday, September 27th 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.
- Daylong Dzogchen Ngondro Retreat | Online and In-PersonLink visible for attendeesUSD 50.00
Daylong Dzogchen Ngondro Retreat
Saturday, October 11th
Online or In-Person in Petaluma, CARegistration Link: https://pristinemind.org/programs/1921/daylong-dzogchen-ngondro-retreat/
Join us on Saturday, October 11th for a special Daylong Dzogchen Ngondro Retreat with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche. This retreat will be held both Online and In-Person in Petaluma, CA.
Ngondro teachings set the foundation for the practice of Dzogchen. Success in Dzogchen practice depends on the strength of our Ngondro practice. During this retreat, Rinpoche will guide us in the practice and will teach on the importance of Ngondro.
This program is open both to Ngondro practitioners who have been formally introduced to the practice previously, for example during our Online Ngondro Retreat, as well as those who are new to Ngondro practice but have an interest in meditation that involves mantra recitation and visualization, particularly including practices associated with Vajrasattva and Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava.
We hope you will join us as we strengthen our Ngondro practice together.
