Yogācāra and Dzogchen

Type of event:

Online, Dolpo Tulku | Webinar

Date:

Sat, 11.04.26 – Sun, 12.04.26

Zoom:

You will receive the Zoom link after registration.

Start (CET time):

5:00 pm

End (CET time):

6:30 pm

Contribution (members, pupils, students, unemployed, pensioners)*:

20 Euro

Language:

English with simultaneous translation into German by Arne Schelling and into Russian

Contact:

carmen@dolpotulku.org

Registration:

Link to the registration
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Two Perspectives on Reality

On Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 5:00–6:30 pm (CET), Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche will offer an online seminar on Yogācāra and Dzogchen.

In these two sessions, Rinpoche will explore the philosophical differences between Yogācāra (Mind-Only) and Dzogchen (Great Perfection), with particular emphasis on their distinct views of reality. Yogācāra explains experience in terms of consciousness and the absence of subject–object duality, presenting a gradual path of transforming mind into wisdom. Dzogchen, by contrast, points to primordial awareness (rigpa) as the already complete ground of reality, in which emptiness and luminosity are inseparable.

Through clarifying these perspectives, participants will gain deeper insight into two profound yet distinct approaches within Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna Buddhist philosophy.

Students of the Longchen Shedra the four-year study program in Buddhist philosophy founded and taught by Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche, may attend free of charge. For all other participants, the contribution is 20 Euro.

Prerequisites for participation:

Everyone is warmly welcome.

Contribution:

In order to appreciate the efforts of Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche as well as to compensate for the organizational effort of the Dolpo Tulku e.V., we ask for a contribution of 20 Euro.

The contribution will be collected via Paypal when you register for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

If you do not have a Paypal account, please register with Carmen (carmen@dolpotulku.org) and transfer the fee to our association account.

Account: Dolpo Tulku e.V.
Bank: Stadtsparkasse München
IBAN: DE82 7015 0000 1001 9954 04
BIC: SSKMDEMMXXX
Purpose for payment: Yogacara

Association account PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/dolpotulkuev

The participation fee for this event is mainly to cover our costs. We try to keep the prices for our events low so that everyone can participate. Therefore, we kindly ask you to send a Dana (offering) to Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche (Tulku Sherab Zangpo) via PayPal if you have the means to do so: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/dolpotulku

Thank you very much!

Technical requirements

The online sessions will take place via Zoom. Zoom is a fairly user-friendly online meeting program that allows participation via computer, tablet or smartphone. Under the following link you will find instructions on how to join a meeting and the possibility to test the connection with Zoom:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting
There is also the possibility to dial in free of charge via telephone if you don’t have internet, but then without video.
If you have any questions or technical problems please contact Carmen: carmen@dolpotulku.org

Liability

Participation in this retreat is at your own risk. The organizer, Dolpo Tulku e.V., as well as the instructor shall accept no liability for any personal injury and damage to property, caused on the occasion of course participation. Intensive meditation retreats are often not suitable for people with a history of psychiatric illness. In case of doubt, we ask for consultation in advance.