Practicing the Path of Liberation Level 3 Workshop

Spontaneous Presence
Join Tergar Guide Fionnuala Shenpen Daffy for a 4-week workshop on bodhichitta and nature of mind practices
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October 5, 12, 19, 26

Mondays

11 AM–1 PM

US EDT (New York)

Requirements

To have attended the Path of Liberation Level 3 retreat

Recordings

If you can’t join live, the recordings will be available in the Nectar of the Path Level 3 course

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Next Steps after Your Path of Liberation Retreat

Thank you for joining the 2026 Path of Liberation Levels 3 & 4 retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche. Vajrayana Online offers everything you need to complete your Path of Liberation Level 3 homework.


Welcome by Lucas Henriksson

Practice with Confidence

Starting October 5, Tergar Guide Fionnuala Shenpen Daffy will lead a four-week workshop to support you in starting your Path of Liberation Level 3 practice or, if you’ve already done so, in returning to these teachings to deepen your experience.
In this live workshop, we will explore the major themes and methods of Level 3, engage in the practices together, and clarify any questions that arise. You will strengthen the momentum of your retreat, become more familiar with Rinpoche’s instructions, and build a confident and joyful foundation for the path ahead.
Please note that this workshop will be offered only once in 2026.

4-WEEK ONLINE WORKSHOP

Practicing the Path of Liberation Level 3

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Curriculum

  • Week 1: The Bridge Between Compassion and Bodhichitta & Emptiness Is Spontaneous Presence
  • Week 2: Relative Bodhichitta & Emptiness Is Spontaneous Presence
  • Week 3: Ultimate Bodhichitta & Emptiness Is Spontaneous Presence
  • Week 4: Accumulation of Merit and Wisdom & Emptiness Is Spontaneous Presence

This workshop is included in your Vajrayana Online membership. If you have attended a Path of Liberation Levels 3 & 4 retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche, please register to receive the Zoom link and email reminders for each session.

If you have attended a Path of Liberation Levels 3 & 4 retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche and are not a Vajrayana Online member, please join the community so you can register for this workshop.
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Join Us Live!

This is also a great opportunity to connect with fellow Path of Liberation students, sharing the energy and support that come 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 3 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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WAITING LIST

Are You Practicing Another Level?

If you’d like to join the live workshop for Path of Liberation Level 2, 4, or 5, please join the waiting list. You’ll be notified by email as soon as registration opens. All workshops are included with your Vajrayana Online membership.
If you are practicing Level 1, you can watch the recordings of the six-week workshop with Kunsang Palmo that just took place in August and September.
CHOOSE YOUR COURSE

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 3 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 3 Course

Study and practice bodhichitta and the third pointing out instruction — “Emptiness is spontaneous presence” — with the liturgy composed by Mingyur Rinpoche.
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Ngöndro Level 3 Course

Resources for students practicing either The Chariot for Traveling the Noble Path or the Dorje Drolö ngöndro The Perfectly Clear Path to Liberation are currently housed inside the Nectar of the Path course while we develop a fully updated ngöndro course.
PATH OF LIBERATION LEVEL 3

Nectar of the Path Level 3 Course
& Ngöndro Resources

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 3 retreat. 
Resources for students practicing either The Chariot for Traveling the Noble Path or the Dorje Drolö ngöndro The Perfectly Clear Path to Liberation are currently housed inside the Nectar of the Path course while we develop a fully updated ngöndro course.
Prerequisite: To join this course, you need to have attended a Path of Liberation Levels 3 & 4 retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche.
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Return to the key instructions at any time and practice them again and again

The supreme thing to know is bodhicitta.
The supreme thing to learn is bodhicitta.
The supreme thing to practice is bodhicitta.
The supreme thing to meditate on is bodhicitta.

— Khunu Rinpoche

There is no greater inspiration, no greater courage, than the intention to lead all beings to the perfect freedom and complete well-being of recognizing their true nature. Whether you accomplish this intention isn’t important. The intention alone has such power that as you work with it, your mind will become stronger; your mental afflictions will diminish; you’ll be more skillful in helping other beings; and in so doing, you’ll create the causes and conditions for your own well-being.

— Mingyur Rinpoche

PRACTICE TOGETHER

Nature of Mind Live Sessions

Since you are a Path of Liberation Level 3 student, you meet the prerequisite and are warmly invited to join our Nature of Mind live sessions.

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Tim Olmsted leads his monthly Nature of Mind Heart-to-Heart session
for over 60 participants

Nature of Mind Heart-to-Heart with Tim Olmsted: Intimate and engaged 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 life and practice.
Practice sessions with Tergar guides: Join us for live weekly 30-minute Nectar of the Path practice sessions led by Tergar guides throughout the year.
AWAKENING TOGETHER

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.

Maria Atamanova
Moscow, Russia

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