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Personal Retreat at Gomde California
The wild beauty of Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California is an ideal environment for personal meditation practice. The waters of Eel River and Cedar Creek flow through stands of fir and redwood, and ever-changing light pours into the river valley. The natural environment of Gomde California supports a sense of awe and renunciation in our residents. […]
Campground Retreats
During this summer season (June 6–September 30), we are delighted to welcome visitors to our campground. You are welcome to come visit for the day or bring your own camping gear for an overnight visit on our 250-acre property. If you are interested in doing a private retreat in our Retreat Cabin, please sign up […]
Online Awakening Dignity with Lama Bruce Newman
With Lama Bruce Newman
Awakening Dignity The notion of dignity is crucial to the question of how to live a fulfilling life. Phakchok Rinpoche draws from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition to offer an insightful answer to this question. Dignity is the innate purity of our heart that we naturally possess yet often fail to recognize in ourselves. To move […]
Siddhartha Tara Retreat
We are delighted to announce that the Gomde California community will host a Wish-Fulfilling Tara (Siddhartha Tara) retreat this April. This concise practice from the Lamey Tukdrub Barche Kunsel is considered to be extremely powerful for gathering positive conditions – both for the sake of realization as well as the fulfillment of virtuous worldly aspirations. […]
Opening to the Unconditional Love and Wisdom of Our Budda Naturewith Lama John Makransky 2026
With Lama John Makransky
From a Tibetan Buddhist perspective, our buddha nature is the basic space of our being that is undivided from vast capacities of awareness, warmth, love, compassion, and wisdom. These capacities are always available below our surface consciousness but often hidden by our conditioned habits of thought and reaction. In this retreat, we will learn three […]
Online Opening to the Unconditional Love and Wisdom of Our Buddha Nature
With Lama John Makransky
(This is the registration page for *online* attendance). From a Tibetan Buddhist perspective, our buddha nature is the basic space of our being that is undivided from vast capacities of awareness, warmth, love, compassion, and wisdom. These capacities are always available below our surface consciousness but often hidden by our conditioned habits of thought and […]
Dharma Gyan Summer Immersive 2026
With Lama Tsultrim Sangpo
Dharma Gyan Buddhist Summer Immersive The Dharma Gyan Summer Immersive is an 8-week residential program where students learn and practice the foundations of the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Under the guidance of experienced monks from Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Nepal and resident practitioners, participants will engage in meditation, teachings, and discussions at the peaceful and […]