Teachings by Kyabjé Khen Rinpoche Tashi Palden (Kyabjé Khenpo) on Heart Sutra

We are delighted to announce a very special event hosted by Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Pyrénées onsite and online:  

Teachings by Kyabjé Khen Rinpoche Tashi Palden (Kyabjé Khenpo)

Heart Sutra

25th July to 3rd August 2026 - 11am CEST

Most auspiciously, Kyabjé Khen Rinpoche will teach at Gomde Pyrénees from 25th July till 3rd August at 11am CEST for approximately one and a half hours.

The Heart Sutra, Sanskrit prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya sūtra (“Discourse on the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom”), in Mahayana Buddhism, an extremely brief yet highly influential distillation of the essence of “Perfection of Wisdom” writings. Although the sutra primarily consists of a dialogue between Shariputra and the great bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, their words are inspired by the blessings of the Buddha, who remains absorbed in samadhi meditation until the end of the discussion. As with all the Perfection of Wisdom sutras, the teaching took place at Vulture's Peak near

Rajagriha.

Kyabjé Khen Rinpoche Tashi Palden received a wealth of teachings and transmissions from Sötrul Rinpoche, the abbot of Kyabjé monastery in Tibet, and later on from the 11th Situ Rinpoche, the 16th Karmapa, and Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Rinpoche among many others.

Khenpo met Kyabjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and spent several years with him at his hermitage, Nagi Gompa. In Nepal he also met and received teachings and transmissions from Kyabjé Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoche, and the 12th Situ Rinpoche.

Kyabjé Khenpo is an expert on the Chokling Tersar and Drubpon Lama Tenzin regularly consults him on the development of Tara’s Triple Excellence. Furthermore, at the request of Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Khenpo-la has given extensive teachings during the first three year retreat in Gomde Pyrénées and is currently residing again in Gomde to teach the second generation of three-year retreatants who are now in pre-retreat.

Heidi Koppl recently wrote this beautiful article about Khenpo-la: Why an Old Man in a Wheelchair Crossed the World 

Onsite participation

Please contact us at hello@gomde.fr if you would like to attend the teachings in person in Gomde Pyrénées. 

Online participation

Khenpo-la exceptionally agreed that the seminar will also be live streamed via Zoom. We are delighted that this will allow participants across the globe to watch these precious teachings and take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity.

Translation from Tibetan will be offered in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese. We are also working to provide French translation and hope to make it available as well.

Recordings of the teachings will be accessible until two weeks after the seminar. The Zoom link will be shared via email a few days before teachings will start.

Participants are expected to commit to attending the seminar entirely and to prepare for each session by viewing the previous teaching either live or the recording. Please respect Kyabjé Khenpo’s wishes on this important attendance requirement.

We would like to make the teachings accessible to everyone by offering online participation on a donation basis. Any offering you make is very beneficial for Gomde to flourish and to cover costs related to the spiritual program.

For online participation, register here: https://www.billetweb.fr/heart-sutra-teachings-by-kyabje-khen-rinpoche-tashi-palden-kyabje-khenpo

Onsite and online participants are also warmly invited to join the daily morning practice at 7am and the Great Accumulation of Vajrasattva Mantras with Drubpon Lama Tenzin.