Practicing the Path of Liberation Level 2 Workshop

Mind and Emptiness
Join Tergar Guide Fionnuala Shenpen Daffy for a 4-week workshop on refuge and nature of mind practices
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Feb 2–23, 2026

Mondays

11:00–13:00

US ET (New York)

Requirements

To have attended the Path of Liberation Level 2 in-person retreat

Recordings

If you can’t join live, the recordings will be available in the Nectar of the Path Level 2 course

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Welcome by Lucas Henriksson

Practice with Confidence

For many students, Path of Liberation Level 2 is a pivotal retreat. As you know, Mingyur Rinpoche and Khenpo Kunga give this pointing out instruction only in person. This instruction for recognizing our true nature will accompany us throughout our entire path.
Starting February 2, Tergar Guide Fionnuala Shenpen Daffy will lead a four-week workshop to support you in completing the Path of Liberation Level 2 homework or, if you’ve already done so, in returning to these teachings to deepen your current practice. We will discuss the major themes and methods of the level, engage in the practices together, and clarify any questions that come up along the way.
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Tsunma Kunsang Palmo reflects on the importance of revisiting Level 2 instructions

ONLINE WORKSHOP

Practicing the Path of Liberation Level 2

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Curriculum

  • Week 1: Outer Refuge
  • Week 2: Inner Refuge
  • Week 3: Nature of Mind — Mind is Emptiness
  • Week 4: Purification, Review, and Practice

This workshop is included in your Vajrayana Online membership. If you have attended a Path of Liberation Level 2 in-person retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche, please register to receive the Zoom link and email reminders for each session.

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This is also a great opportunity to connect with fellow Path of Liberation students, sharing the energy and support that comes from practicing together as a community. We strongly encourage you to join us in real time. However, if you’re unable to attend, recordings will be available in the Nectar of the Path Level 2 course.
MEET YOUR GUIDE

Fionnuala Shenpen Daffy

Fionnuala Shenpen Daffy has studied and practiced Buddhism since meeting her main teachers Tsoknyi Rinpoche and Mingyur Rinpoche in Kathmandu in 1999. She has received teachings from many other Nyingma and Kagyu masters and completed a traditional four-year retreat under Pema Wangyal Rinpoche in France.
Fionnuala lived in Nepal for fifteen years. From 2003–2005 she lived at Osel Ling Monastery, continued her studies of Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy, and assisted the Gompa Manager Lama Tashi. She accompanied Tsoknyi Rinpoche on the trip to Nangchen Tibet that resulted in the documentary Blessings. From 2013–2020, at Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s request, she set up and ran a school at Tsoknyi Gechak Ling, Kathmandu. Keeping Buddhist ethics at the core she incorporated learner-centered teaching methods to create a high-quality educational experience for young nuns. In 2016 Fionnuala started a Tergar group in Boudha, Kathmandu, with friends, and she is now starting groups at home in Ireland.
Fionnuala lives in Mountshannon on the banks of Lough Derg and enjoys swimming, kayaking, and growing vegetables in the community garden.
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Path of Liberation Tracks

As a Path of Liberation student, participating in the accompanying Path of Liberation course in Vajrayana Online is strongly recommended. The course will guide you through your journey, serving as your companion and deepening your understanding of the teachings and practices introduced in the Level 2 retreat. We are continually enhancing the course to provide even more support to Path of Liberation students.
Prerequisite: To join these courses, you need to have attended a Path of Liberation retreat of the corresponding level with Mingyur Rinpoche.
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Nectar of the Path Level 2 Course

Study and practice refuge and the second pointing out instruction — mind is emptiness — with the liturgy composed by Mingyur Rinpoche.
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Ngöndro Level 2 Course

Resources for students practicing ngöndro are currently temporarily housed inside the Nectar of the Path courses while we develop a fully updated Ngöndro course.
Everyone is homesick because our true home is inside us, and until we recognize that, we will long for comfort outside ourselves. The issue is whether we set out for home on the right or wrong path. Taking refuge connects us to the right path.

— Saljay Rinpoche

PRACTICE TOGETHER

Nature of Mind Live Sessions

Since you are a Path of Liberation Level 2 student, you meet the prerequisite and are warmly invited to join our Nature of Mind live sessions.

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Cortland Dahl leads his monthly Nature of Mind Dharma Geek session
for over 100 participants

Nature of Mind Heart-to-Heart with Tim Olmsted: Intimate, engaged, and heartfelt sessions to explore the teachings and ask questions.
Nature of Mind Dharma Geek with Cortland Dahl: Insightful sessions to study traditional texts and integrate their wisdom into our lives and practice.
Practice sessions with Tergar guides: Join us for live weekly 30-minute Nectar of the Path practice sessions led by a Tergar guide throughout the year.
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Voices from Our Community

After a retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche, I joined Vajrayana Online as soon as I returned home. After examining the content offered online, I am totally convinced that this is exactly what I am looking for. I'm very grateful! I shall follow the journey through.
Ying Cheng
Stockholm, Sweden
Joining the Path of Liberation Level 1 workshop in August was a truly enriching experience. With Kunsang’s warm guidance and the chance to listen to others — seeing myself reflected in their stories — new perspectives opened, and Rinpoche’s teachings began to click together like pieces of a puzzle.
Mariam Abrajim Quiroga
Bogotá, Colombia

When you receive the teachings once at a retreat, this is great, but there’s a risk that the inspiration to practice will pass quickly. Receiving Rinpoche’s instructions over a full year and connecting with a community creates a foundation for regular practice.

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