The community at the annual Ngondro retreat is known for being deeply supportive and spiritually enriching. Participants come together with a shared commitment to their practice, creating an atmosphere of mutual encouragement and growth. The retreat fosters a sense of belonging, as practitioners connect with others who share similar spiritual aspirations.
You’ll find a mix of experienced practitioners and newcomers, all guided by skilled teachers who provide authentic teachings and personal insights. This diversity allows for a rich exchange of experiences and perspectives, enhancing the collective journey. The retreat also emphasizes collaboration, with group practices and discussions that strengthen the bonds within the sangha (spiritual community).
Sam Bercholz by Ivan Bercholz
The Vajrayana Foundation Annual Ngondro Retreat will be held from April 12 ~ 20, 2025 at Pema Osel Ling and by YouTube Livestream. The Annual Retreat will follow previous year’s format of Weekend Teachings with Sam Bercholz, Teachings, Questions and Answers, Personal Interviews and focused Accumulation Practice Sessions with Tulku Thadrul Rinpoche, Drubpon Pema Rigdzin, Amy Green, Choying Wangmo and Stefan Graves. Tulku Thadral Rinpoche will bestow The Refuge Vows (with hair cutting and naming ceremony) the Bodhichitta Vows and the Orgyen Menla Empowerment. See details and register at ~~~> https://www.vajrayana.org/events/293/
The April 12-13 weekend seminar with Sam Bercholz offers an in-depth exploration of key themes from Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s Cascading Waterfall of Nectar, focusing on the integration of view and practice as the path from confusion to wisdom. Through study, contemplation, and meditation, we will examine how mistaken perceptions and dualistic thinking obscure the natural clarity of mind. Guided teachings will illuminate the Mahayana and Vajrayana perspectives on view, helping participants recognize the interdependence of all phenomena and the innate purity of awareness. The weekend will blend practical meditation techniques with textual reflection, allowing participants to directly experience the wisdom that arises when conceptual confusion dissolves.
Open to practitioners of all levels, this seminar provides a supportive space to cultivate a deeper understanding of the Dharma and embody the compassionate insight Thinley Norbu Rinpoche so eloquently presents. It’s recommended to bring your copy of the Cascading Waterfall of Nectar.
The Dudjom Annual Ngondro Retreat Schedule Overview
The Annual Retreat begins April 12–13 with the weekend seminar:
“From Confusion to Wisdom: Integrating View and Practice” with Sam Bercholz.
From April 14–19, the retreat continues with in-depth Ngondro Teachings by Tulku Thadral Rinpoche, Amy Green, Lama Sonam Rinpoche, Drubpon Pema Rigdzin, and Ngondro Accumulation Practice Sessions led by Choying Wangmo and Stefan Graves.
This year, we are pleased to welcome Lotsawa Matthew Wells as the translator for Tulku Thadral Rinpoche and Lama Sonam Rinpoche. Throughout the week, there will also be opportunities for personal interviews with Tulku Thadral Rinpoche, Amy Green, Lama Sonam Rinpoche, Choying Wangmo, Pema Rigdzin, and Stefan Graves.
On the final day, April 20, the morning session will feature:
• Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows bestowed by Tulku Thadral Rinpoche
• Ngondro Oral Reading Transmission for Dudjom Tersar, Sater, and Troma Nagmo bestowed by Tulku Thadral Rinpoche
After the lunch break, Tulku Thadral Rinpoche will bestow the Orgyen Menla Empowerment, concluding the retreat with Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s Tsok Khang Dechen with Tsok.
Details and Registration at ~~~> https://www.vajrayana.org/events/293/
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