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Yeru Welcomes His Holiness the 34th sMenri Trizin to Minnesota On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, His Holiness the 34th sMenri Trizin was officially welcomed by the spiritual director of Yeru Bon Center, Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche. Yeru President, David Peteler, other Yeru sangha members, and representatives of other nonprofit organizations, including TAFM, the Tibetan Youth…

2023 Annual Bum Tsog April 24th – May 1st, 2023 Hello to my Students, Bon Practitioners, and friends. Yesterday, I received the following information from the treasury of sMenri Monastery, and I’d like to let all of my students and all Bon devotees know, per His Holiness, the 34th sMenri Trizin Rinpoche’s advice, that sMenri…

Khyung Mar: The Red Garuda – Color Edition Book Released Yeru Bon Center is pleased to announce the release of a new Color Edition of Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche’s book, Khyung Mar: The Red Garuda. This new edition of this paperback book is printed on high-quality paper with high-quality ink to enhance the many beautiful images…

Triten Norbutse & Holy Caves | Yeru Nepal Pilgrimage 2022 #2 Triten Norbutse The first pilgrimage site we traveled on bus to was Triten Norbutse monastery. We got up early for breakfast, then got on a bus for a short journey to the monastery. After a climb up its many steps, we reached the monastery,…

Arrival in Kathmandu | Yeru Nepal Pilgrimage 2022 #1 Introduction Yeru Bon Center recently held a pilgrimage to Nepal. While the final destination was the Bön village of Lubra (Lu-dak in Tibetan), this 3-week journey led to many Bön and Buddhist holy places throughout the land of Nepal. This is the first in a series…

2022 End Of Year Gift Giving Campaign! Yeru Bon Center In years past Yeru Bön Center has been blessed with our “End of Year Gift Giving Campaigns”, enabling us to help the children at the Bön Children’s Home. Our “End Of Year ~ Gift Giving Campaign” is mainly set up to help the Bön Children’s Home, with…

September 25, 2022Lubrac, Nepal Hello to all supporters of the Bon Children’s Home, students of Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche and Bon practitioners. We’ve written many times about the love and devotion the BCH students have for Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche. I was privileged to see a great example of this last night. We are currently…

Voice of Compassion – Spring 2022 Read the new issue of Yeru’s Voice of Compassion here:

Annual Sidgyal Bum Tsog at sMenri Monastery May 11 – May 18th, 2022 Hello to my Students, Bon Practitioners, and friends. I have received the following information from the treasury of sMenri Monastery, and I’d like to let all of my students and all Bon devotees know, per H.H. the 34th sMenri Trizin…

Helping our Sister Tsokme and our Ukrainian Bönpo Brothers and Sisters March 4, 2022 As we all know and feel deeply with sadness, the war in Ukraine has taken center stage in world events and the human dimension is tragic. The Ukrainian people in Ukraine, including our Bonpo practitioner brothers and sisters, are in something like…

Announcement to all Bon Devotees, The Head Crown of the Shen lineage of Yungdrung Bon, His Eminence Shensé Norbu Wangyal Rinpoche, took enlightenment on the third of February, 2022, in order to show the meaning of impermanence. He has chosen to leave his physical body and to continue to serve and liberate sentient beings. We…

2022 Reciation of Du Tri Su Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche invited everyone to join Dhu Tri Su Mantra accumulation. Everyone is asked to record how many mantras you have recited. The mantras collectively accumulated will be offered in February, 2022. Learn DU TRI SU You can download a PDF of DU TRI SU (and the…

December 27, 2021 Every year, Yeru Bon Center sponsors a Christmas Day event for the children at the Bön Children’s Home. A special meal, a day of laughter and fun. Singing Christmas songs and learning about the meaning of Christmas. This year, having Latri Nyima Dakpa with the children was even more special. It has…

Giving Tuesday November 30, 2021 On Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 is Giving Tuesday, celebrated around the world. Giving Tuesday refers to the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. It’s a day of philanthropy that encourages giving, collaboration, and celebration of generosity at the outset of the holiday season. As the year comes to a close we are grateful…

To Students and Friends of Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche and Yeru Bön Center, This year, 2021, is almost behind us. Some of us may say “good riddance,” some may say “it was a good year.” Either way, as we practice impermanence, we must say goodbye to 2021 and plan for 2022. For Yeru Bön Center,…

Khyung Mar: The Red Garuda The Bön Practice for Healing Ourselves, Others, and the Natural World By Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche Published October 22, 2021 Yeru Bön Center is proud to announce the culmination of several years of work, multiple Red Garuda retreats, and two online courses – the publication of Khyung Mar: The Red…

33rd Foundation Day at Bön Children’s Home Tashi Delek! Today, 1st July, is the 33rd FOUNDATION DAY of our society (Bon Children’s Home). So, on this special day I on behalf of Rinpoche, staff members and children of BCH would like to wish you all from our bottom heart and like to extend heartfelt gratitude…

Accumulating Long Life Nyenpa for H.E. Yongzin Rinpoche Dear all brothers and sisters of Eternal Bon (Yungdrung Pundog),Many of you may already know from the official announcement of Triten Norbu Tse Monastery about the health issues of HE Yongzin Rinpoche (see below). So here I am asking every one of us as HE Yongzin Rinpoche’s students and…

2021 Reciation of Du Tri Su Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche invited everyone to join Dhu Tri Su Mantra accumulation. Optionally, you may also accumulate Ma Tri. Everyone is asked to record how many mantras you have recited. The mantras collectively accumulated will be offered during the Mar Sur ceremony on June 20th, 2021. Find details…

Donate to the Annual Sidgyal Bum Tsog at sMenri Monastery I have received the following information from the treasury of sMenri Monastery, and I’d like to let all of my students and all Bon devotees know, per H.H. the 34th sMenri Trizin Rinpoche’s advice, that sMenri is making a 100,000 Sidpa Gyalmo Tsog offering as…

[With] true amazement, I pay devotion, (kyab su chi) to a true and real Naljorpa

To all my dear students and Bon friends, The 30th of October of the Tibetan calendar is the anniversary of Sangye Tönpa Shenrab’s attaining the state of enlightenment. This year, the anniversary occurs on December 14 in the Western calendar. December in the Tibetan calendar is a holy month, in which any virtuous deeds you…

Note: For a Russian translation of this message, click page 2 at the bottom of the screen. Bön Children’s Home: A Critical Call for Help This year 2020 has been a very challenging time world wide. The Covid 19 pandemic changed everyone’s world. I continue to pray for all of the victims of the Virus….

To those who attend Yeru Bon practice nights! Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche is currently leading Sidpe Gyalmo (Yeshe Walmo) healing waters group practices over Zoom. Rinpoche has invited everyone to join the fierce mantra (Drag Ngag of Yeshe Walmo) accumulation. Everyone is asked to record how many mantras you recite during August/September 2020, both during…

Latri Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche and Yeru Bon Center would like to help promote the new book, The Eighty Mahasiddhas of the Mother Tantra by Tsadzin Lopön Geshe Monlam Wangyal. Book and ordering details below copied from Facebook post: ***Shense Norbu Wangyal Rinpoche, 87th Lineage Holder and direct descendant of Tönpa Shenrab, encouraged Tsadzin Lopön on the…