Vipassana or special insight meditation is a journey into the nature of our mind or the journey to gain insight into the nature of reality. Whenever His Holiness the Dalai Lama is asked how to be happy or what is the art of happiness, he often says “ granted that external situations and circumstances do to a certain extent contribute towards ones happiness or suffering, fundamentally happiness or sufferings depends upon the mind and how the mind perceives through the five senses”. In this weekend retreat, Tulku Jigme Rinpoche will guide participants in exploring how to reorient our perception to see the world as it truly is, not as it appears, thus allowing one to respond to ordinary situations of life, under all circumstances, with greater intelligence and compassion. In addition, as a balance and complement to our insight practice and to infuse this practice with the Mahayana approach of engaging in all our actions for the benefit of ourself and others,  Rinpoche will further guide us with the practice of tong-len (giving and taking), a very powerful method to cultivate loving-kindness and compassion for ourselves and others This weekend is suitable for both beginners and those already established in vipassana practice.


Venerable Tulku Jigme Rinpoche is a reincarnated Tibetan Buddhist meditation and philosophy teacher who serves as the director and co-founder of Palmo Center for Peace & Education and Eugene Sakya Center. He has been traveling and teaching in Buddhist Centers and Universities from North America to Asia and Europe for more than 10 years. He has participated in panel discussion with leading psychologists, philosophers, and religious leaders and has organized and hosted the historic visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other thought leaders in Eugene, Oregon. With a unique blend of eastern and western perspectives, he teaches with clarity, insight and humor relevant to the western mind.