In this class, Khensur Rinpoche Thupten Tenzin offers a profound exploration of the inner landscape of emotion, revealing how our mental states shape the way we experience and respond to the world. Drawing on A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life by Shantideva, he illuminates skillful methods for working with emotions as a path to greater balance, clarity, and resilience.
A revered Tantric master, Khensur Rinpoche introduces the transformative perspective of Vajrayana Buddhism, guiding students to connect with the essential energy within even the most challenging emotions. Rather than obstacles, these states become gateways to insight—powerful teachers that, when approached with awareness, can be transmuted into wisdom. Through practical instruction, he offers methods for loosening the grip of attachment and cultivating a more spacious, equanimous relationship to life’s difficulties.
Rooted in centuries of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom, these teachings provide both philosophical depth and practical application, supporting a grounded and mindful engagement with emotional experience. With support from assistant instructor, Isa Gucciardi, PhD and excellent Tibetan-to-English translation from Nyima Tsam students will have the benefit of fully receiving the teachings in their authentic context.
This course includes a series of recorded lectures and guided meditations, available through the student portal six weeks prior to a live Q&A session with Khensur Rinpoche. It is a rare opportunity to study directly with one of the Tibetan tradition’s esteemed wisdom holders and to deepen your understanding of the relationship between mind, emotion, and spiritual practice.
Please Note: If you are new to Buddhist practice, it is highly recommended that you take Applied Buddhist Psychology 1: Entering the Stream and Applied Buddhist Psychology 2: The Enlightened Mind as an introduction to Buddhism. These are available On Demand.
• Explore the inner architecture of emotions and how mental states shape your experience
• Learn practical methods from A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life to work skillfully with difficult emotions
• Discover how to transform challenging emotional states into insight and wisdom
• Engage Vajrayana perspectives that reveal the energy and potential within every emotion
• Develop greater balance, clarity, and emotional resilience in daily life
• Cultivate a more spacious, less reactive relationship to life’s challenges
• Receive grounded teachings rooted in centuries of Tibetan Buddhist wisdom
• 1 two-hour live class meeting
• 5 recorded video lectures (approx. 5 hours)
• Several guided meditation videos
• Practice instruction
• Instructor Q&A
• Recommended reading and handout materials
“Khensur Rinpoche’s Wisdom of Emotion’s class provides a deep experience of Tibetan Buddhist concepts while considering the philosophical and consequential anatomy of anger along with an exploration of the practice of patience. I walked away with a deeper understanding of the utility of emptiness and compassion in addressing karmic patterns for both myself and in how I might encounter others” – Barry L.
Tuition: $325
Workshop Format: This is offered as a Distance Learning course.
Khensur Thupten Tenzin Rinpoche was appointed Abbot of Gyuto Tantric Monastery by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Considered one of the most prestigious roles in the Gyuto lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, the monastery is has played a significant role in the education of high Tibetan lamas, including the Dalai Lama and Karmapa. Rinpoche was born in the high Himalayan valley of Spiti and took his vows as a monk at the age of eight. He completed his studies in Psychology, Buddhist Philosophy, Debate, Metaphysics and Monastic Discipline at Gaden Shartse Monastery in South India where he received the highest degree as a Geshe Larampa (the equivalent of a PhD). Khensur Rinpoche is a world renown teacher and is known internationally for his profound understanding and mastery of Buddhist Philosophy.
Isa is the Founding Director of the Foundation of the Sacred Stream and the lead instructor for most of its programs. She has been a student of Buddhism for fifty years, and a teacher of Buddhism and meditation for nearly thirty years. Isa developed Depth Hypnosis, a spiritual counseling model which incorporates many facets of Buddhist philosophy. She is also the creator of the unique and highly effective integrative conflict resolution method that draws from indigenous practices of conflict resolution, Buddhist philosophy, and Depth Hypnosis. Isa has degrees in cultural and linguistic anthropology, comparative religion, and transpersonal psychology. She speaks six languages and is the author of three books.
Nyima Tsam holds an M.A. from Madras Christian College and completed the Certificate of Translation Buddhist Course at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in 2006. Nyima has had the honor of serving as a Tibetan/English interpreter for eminent Buddhist teachers and scholars such as Kirti Tsenshap Rinpoche, Khentul Rinpoche, Geshe Nawang Dakpa and Geshe Khunchok Tenzin. She has worked as a translator at Language People as a Tibetan, Hindi, English and Urdu translator since 2012. Nyima is an active practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism.
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The Wisdom of Emotions with Khensur Thupten Tenzin Rinpoche (Hybrid)
Distance Learning, Berkeley, CA |
Sat, November 14, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
