SCHEDULE 2026
24th January 2026- 5th April 2026
North American Tour
Shantideva Center Brooklyn , New York. Registration /enquiries: registration@shantidevanyc.org
January 24 to 25
Cittamani Tara retreat - introduction to practice and understanding of ritual elements including purifications , offerings and visualizations.
January 27
Ultimate Happiness and the Ultimate freedom from suffering: teachings on two truths
January 28
Mind Training in challenging times- on the cycle of birth ,death and rebirth
January 29
Buddha Nature - What is Buddha nature and the afflictions that obscures it
February 18- 1.30 PM
Losar Blessings of Maitreya Buddha
- Oral Transmission of Maitreya's Heart and root mantras
On Zoom - Meeting ID 898 2375 7747 Passcode 502734
On Youtube : Chagtong ChenTong Tasmania FPMT
FPMT Mexico (eventosfpmtmexico@gmail.com)
Note: All teachings will be on offered on Zoom ( for a small participation fee)
EXCEPT Vajrasattva Initiation and Taking Refuge session. Please email the above for further details.
March 6-8
Khamlungpa Center @Guadalajara, Jalisco
March 6- Preliminary teachings Vajrasattva Empowerment
March 7- 8
Taking Refuge and Vajrasattva Empowerment (physical attendance only)
March 10-12
Nying Je Kunkyab Center @Salamanca, Guanajuato
March 10- How to be your own therapist
Irapuato Guanahuato
March 11- Mental training in difficult times
Salamanca Center
March 12 -How to develop compassion and infinite love
March 14
Arhat Center @ Mexico City
March 14- Correct devotion to the Guru in daily life
FPMT Shiwa Lha Center - Rio De Janeiro Brazil
(registration and enquiries : info@shiwalha.org.br OR www.shiwalha.org.br)
March 20
Introduction to Buddhism
March 21-22
37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
March 23
Movie- Unmistaken Child
March 28-29
Two truths and the Nature of reality
April 1
Tse Chen Ling San Francisco California (www.tsechenling.org)
April 2
Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Campbell California (www.gyalwagyatso.org)- 'Discovering our Buddha Nature'
April 3-5
Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California- Registration and enquries-office@vajrapani.org
'Understanding Karma and Compassion in daily life'.
11th April -28th April
TsumValley retreat- Dr Miles Neale
Trekking to Tsum Valley-Rachen Nunnery and the 80 feet World Peace Stupa
Contact - gradualpath.wetravel.com for more information and registration
Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Center, Kathmandhu
(https://www.himalayanbuddhistcenter.org/upcoming/geshe-tenzin-zopa) onsite and online
Saturday, May 2nd - 10am- 4PM Nepali time
How to be the change- A Bodhisattva's Guide
FPMT Europe - fpmt.org/centers/#europe
Austria
Vienna 22-26th May @Panchen Losang Chogyen Gelug Center (info@gelugwien.at)
- 22nd May - 24th Introduction and teachings -37 Practices of the Bodhisattvas
-25th May- Refuge and Bodhisattva vows
-26th May- Lama Chopa with Tsog
Switerland
30th May- 6th June @ Thubten Jamtse Ling, Sorens France Organized by Longku Zentrum Bern (spc@fpmt.ch)
https://longku.fpmt.ch/en/news/info-details-1/geshe-tenzin-zopa
Lamrim Retreat
https://zoom.us/j/94307434913?pwd=ZnByWVRhUVpDdVJ1akp0aWdBLzZwQT09 (passcode 740740)
June 7th
Green Tara Initiation
(This Lam rim event - Middle Length Treatise on the stages of the path to Enlightement is also in collaboration with Chag Tong Chen Tong, Tasmania -May 30th -June7th)
Gendun Drupa Center , Martigny (info@gendundrupa.ch)
8th -9th June
-2 evenings with Geshela - topics yet to be determine
Bern, Switerland
June 11th
Topic- What is Samsara? - Taking Refuge
https://zoom.us/j/94307434913?pwd=ZnByWVRhUVpDdVJ1akp0aWdBLzZwQT09 (passcode 740740)
June 13th-14th
Lhagsam Tibetan Meditation Center Zurich (lhagsam.ch)
-The Awakened Mind and Buddha Nature- Nagarjuna's Praise of Dharmadhatu
Root text: https://lhagsam.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/In_Praise_of_Dharmadhatu.pdf
Germany
16th- 21st June
Tara Mandala @ Landau - (info@tara-mandala.de)
17th June- Animal Liberation
19th June- Public Talk- Mind training in challenging times
20th- 21st- Training in mind in calm abiding
France
Nalanda Monastery @Lavaur . For registration inperson or online - https://nalanda-monastery.eu/geshe-tenzin-zopa-06-2026/
24-28th June
- Lama Tsongkhapa's Songs of Experience
24th-26th June- Renunciation and Bodhicitta
27th-28th June- Wisdom and interdependence
Reference book -
Book- "Hymm of Experience by Ven Joan Nicell"- Go to https://shop.fpmt.org/A-Hymn-of-Experience-eBook-PDF_p_970.html
Lama TzongKhapa Institute Pomaia , Holy Light (PI) Italy - https://www.iltk.org/attivita/50-iltk-ghesce-tenzin-zopa/
30th June-5th July
Teachings on the 37 Bodhisattva practices
Global Mani Retreat (17th May-1st November 2026) online by FPMT (https://tinyurl.com/FPMTManiRetreat2026)
Saturday 1st August 8AM-9.30AM(UTC)
Geshela will be representing Australia and New Zealand in conjunction with FPMT's 50th anniversary and for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
30th July-14th August
Chag Tong Chen Tong- email: ctctpilgrimage@gmail.com for registration /enquiries
Pilgrimage to Java and Sumatra-In the footsteps of Lama Serlingpa and Lama Atisha
(Yogyakarta - Borobudur - Muara Jambi - Pekanbaru - Singapore)
Refer to text:-
A lamp for the path to Enlightenment (https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/lamp-path-enlightenment)
The Life of Atisha (https://www.lamayeshe.com/article/life-atisha)
21st-23rd August
Wagga Wagga NSW Australia
22nd August- Multi faith dialogue
5th September-6th September
Langri Tangpa Center Brisbane (langritangpa.org.au)
Guru Bhumstok-Puja dedicated to Guru Rinpoche/Guru Padmasambhava
13th February 2027-9th March 2027
North American Tour