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- Special Meditation Workshop in Petaluma, CA on Saturday, March 22ndNeeds location$30.00
From Mindfulness to Pristine Mind: Journeying Into Your Natural State of Mind through Meditation with Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche
Saturday, March 22nd • 12:00 - 1:15pm
at P.O.S.T. - Wellness by Design
224A Weller St, Petaluma, CA 94952“Happiness isn’t something we need to find or achieve. It is the very core of our being.” - Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche
Join renowned local meditation master Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche for a special workshop exploring how meditation can improve and transform our lives.
In this workshop, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will provide instructions and guided meditation on the unique type of meditation called Pristine Mind meditation presented in his book Our Pristine Mind: A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness. Many people are familiar with mindfulness meditation. Pristine Mind meditation is an approach to meditation without an object that goes beyond mindfulness to help us find happiness within and bring about greater health and a deep sense of well-being. The instructions in this program will allow us to access and experience our own Pristine Mind and will provide a practical introduction to the profound transformative effects of this type of practice.
During the workshop we will meditate together as a group and will learn how this meditation helps us cleanse the mind, experience unconditional happiness, transform every area of our lives, and journey toward enlightenment.
No background with meditation is necessary.
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Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche is a meditation master in the Dzogchen lineage of the Buddhist tradition known for his accessible, passionate, and joyful approach to personal transformation. Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche has been a lecturer at Stanford University and is the founder and spiritual director of Pristine Mind Foundation. For more information, please visit pristinemind.org
To Register:
Call (707) 762-7678
Email postwellnessbydesign@gmail.com
or click here. - 3-Day Spring Meditation Retreat | Online and In-PersonNeeds location$150.00
3-Day Spring Meditation Retreat: How to Create Great Bliss and Enlightened Experience
Friday, April 4th – Sunday, April 6th
Available Online or In-Person in Petaluma, CARegistration Link: https://pristinemind.org/programs/1875/3-day-spring-meditation-retreat-how-to-create-great-bliss-and-enlightened-experience/
Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will be leading a 3-Day Spring Meditation Retreat based on the Dakini Teachings of Padmasambhava and Yeshe Tsogyal on How to Create Great Bliss and Enlightened Experience.
In this retreat, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche will emphasize guided Pristine Mind meditation and will enhance our meditation experience by drawing on treasure teachings (terma) of a profound discussion between Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava and Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal. The combination of teaching and Pristine Mind meditation during this retreat is a powerful way to transform our minds and bring joy and fulfillment to our lives.
There are no prerequisites and anyone with a background with or interest in meditation is welcome to attend.
