Bardo Teachings: Death as a Sacred Door to Realization
Online Weekend Teaching with Choekhortshang Rinpoche
Only in Zoom
Organized by Ligmincha Magyarország
December 13-14, 2025
Please note that registration will be closed on December 11
About the Teaching
According to Tibetan spiritual traditions, living and dying are part of a sacred continuum. The more we cling to our possessions, our loved ones, and our sense of self, the more we suffer. By loosening attachment, we find greater joy in each moment of life and peace at the time of death.
In the Bön tradition, the Bardo—the intermediate state between death and rebirth—offers a profound opportunity for realization. Yet, without understanding or guidance, it can also be disorienting or fearful. Recognizing the nature of mind—our pure, luminous awareness—is the key to liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
After death, Bön rituals continue to support the consciousness through its journey in the Bardo, with ceremonies performed over 49 days to guide the deceased through dissolution, visions, and karmic unfoldings.
Ultimately, these teachings remind us that death is not an end, but a sacred door to awakening. With proper preparation and awareness, dying itself becomes a path to realization.
What You Will Learn
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Join Choekhortshang Rinpoche for this special online weekend retreat and explore how to:
- - Let go of false identity and discover who you truly are.
- - Free yourself from fear and attachment.
- - Find greater hope and joy in life.
- - Understand the dying process as a pathway to wisdom and rebirth.
- - Recognize the parallels between dying and falling asleep.
- - Make peace with your own death.
- - Support others through sickness and dying.
About Choekhortshang Rinpoche
Geshe Nyima Woser Choekhortshang Rinpoche is a Lama of the Bon tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Dolpo, a high mountain region of north-western Nepal bordering Tibet, in 1976, to an important local family. He is the head lama of Tashi Namgyal monastery in Dolpo.
Schedule /CET/ Please check your time zone: worldtimebuddy.com
Saturday, December 13
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am Teaching
- 11:30 am - 12:20 am Break
- 12:00 am - 1:00 pm Teaching
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
- 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Teaching
- 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Teaching
Sunday, December 14
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am Teaching
- 11:30 am - 12:00 am Break
- 12:00 am - 1:00 pm Teaching
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
- 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Teaching
- 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Teaching
Please note that registration will be closed on December 11 .
Offering for the Teaching:
We will send the Zoom link to the email address provided during registration.
You can download Zoom from this site zoom.us/download. If you already have the Zoom application, it is advisable to update it before joining the meditation to avoid technical issues.
