Dzogchen Practice Retreat: Turning Inward
Registration for 2019 Winter Retreat Now Open
Registration for Winter Retreat, to be held December 26, 2019–January 1, 2020, is now open! Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche warmly invites everyone to join him for a dzogchen meditation and practice retreat in an atmosphere of introspective silence.
During the morning sessions, Rinpoche will offer brief teachings and lead meditation. Afternoon teachings will focus on meditation and practice, with the opportunity for participants to ask questions and share their experiences. There are no prerequisites to attend this retreat, and all are welcome.
This is primarily a silent retreat. To create an atmosphere that supports our turning inward, participants are asked to maintain respectful silence throughout all areas of Serenity Ridge—indoors and outside. A time in which participants will be able to talk with each other will be designated during parts of the retreat; details of these periods of silence and speaking are still to be determined.
Dzogchen, known as the “great perfection,” is considered the highest teaching in Tibetan Buddhism. Its fundamental tenet is that the true nature of mind, including the individual, is already complete and perfect. The essential dzogchen practice is "self-liberation"—allowing all that arises in experience to exist just as it is in the present moment, without grasping, aversion or elaboration by the conceptual mind.
All are welcome to attend this special practice retreat—from those who have completed part or all of the five-year Experiential Transmission of Zhang Zhung series of dzogchen teachings, to those who have done other dzogchen retreats, to those who are exploring dzogchen for the first time.
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