december, 2022
Event Details
Ngondro, Tsalung and Dzogchen Silent retreat Participation subject to conditions: please make sure you fulfil the requested conditions before filling out the registration form. The
Event Details
Ngondro, Tsalung and Dzogchen
Silent retreat
Participation subject to conditions: please make sure you fulfil the requested conditions before filling out the registration form.
The gateway to entering the Vajrayana Buddhist path is taking refuge in the Three Jewels – the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha–. The condition to progress along the path is the development of Boddhiccita, a profound commitment to practice Dharma to alleviate the suffering not only of oneself, but of all sentient beings. As we engage in the Vajrayana path of Buddhism, the practice of Ngondros –or preliminary practices– paves the way to working with more subtle aspects of the mind: the practice of refuge and boddhiccita as well as Vajrassatva, Mandala offering and Guru Yoga prepares the student’s mindstream by clearing away deep-rooted habitual patterns, emotional blockages and cognitive distortions. As a result, the mindstream becomes ready to enter into deeper levels of mind transmission, such as Tsalung and Dzogchen.
Tsalung
For the practice of Tsalung we train with the winds and channels. Within the body, the wind circulates along and rests on the subtle channels, bindus, the generative essences. When the subtle channels, winds and bindus are ready, awareness can shine forth vividly and clearly which causes our practice to bloom and gain in strength. Moreover, our bodies will blaze with the heat-bliss, be light and look younger. There are immeasurable qualities to Tsalung practice.
Dzgochen
In the practice of Dzogchen or Great Perfection, the lama with supreme realization will introduce the nature of mind in a very secret way to only a few disciples with unwavering faith and pure samaya in the certainty that they will practice. Moreover, those students practice in solitary retreat by meditating one-pointedly, depending on the path of shamatha, vipassyana and so forth, whereby they gradually progress through the four visions of clear light. This is the most extraordinary swift path on which one can certainly become free from suffering and the causes of suffering in this very lifetime.
On this occasion, Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche has decided to share these precious teachings with a large audience, both for Ripa students and students of other lineages who fulfill the pre-established conditions, as per below:
PRE-REQUISITES:
1 – Have taken refuge in the three Jewels
2 – Have completed the Ripa Ngondros or be engaged in completing the Ripa Ngondros. Students outside the Ripa lineage can also participate if they have completed or are engaged in doing the Ngondros of their own lineage.
Anyone fulfilling above conditions can participate in the Ngondro and Tsalung parts of the retreat.
In order to participate in the Dzogchen part, in addition to conditions 1 and 2, one of the three below conditions needs to be fulfilled:
a – Have participated in a previous Dzogchen retreat with one of the RIPA Masters
b- Have completed or be engaged in the practice of Tsalung
c – Have received the Taksham cycle or the Gesar (new treasure) cycle of HE initiations.
DAILY SCHEDULE:
The daily schedule will be as follows from 26th December to 1st January:
26.12 | pm | Arrival of participants | ||
27.12 | am&pm | Ngondro Teaching | ||
28.12 | am | Tsalung & Dzogchen empowerment | ||
pm | Tsalung instructions | |||
29.12 | am&pm | Tsalung instructions | ||
30.12 | am&pm | Dzogchen teaching and practice | ||
31.12 | am&pm | Dzogchen teaching and practice | ||
1.01 | am | Dzogchen teaching and practice | ||
End of the retreat after lunch | ||||
Every day | 06:30 | Tsalung or Ngondros | ||
Every day | 19:30 | Protectors followed by Narak Konchak |
IMPORTANT:
Given that the Tsalung and Dzogchen parts need initiation, only the Ngondros part is open for online participation. The rest of the retreat is strictly reserved for residential participation.
Those who don’t fulfil the conditions to participate in the Dzgochen part, will devote the last days to either Tsalung practice or Ngondro accummulation.
PRICES: (excl. Accommodation)
Full retreat :
Member : 230 CHF
Non-member : 320 CHF
Ngondro part (one day only)
Member : 50 CHF
Non-member : 60 CHF
Time
December 26 (Monday) 16 h 00 min - January 1 (Sunday) 14 h 00 min(GMT+2:00) View in my time