Kyabje Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche

A Personal Private Practice Retreat ~ make it your own

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

Dear Ngondro Program Participants,

For two weeks December 2-22, 2019 the Vajrayana Foundation is offering a wonderful opportunity to do a personal retreat at Pema Osel Ling. This is a great way to make progress in your ngondro practice; the retreat land offers many inspiring practice locations. In addition to a hundred acres of beautiful redwoods, ponds and wildlife you can do your ngondro in the shrine room (available day and night) in the presence of the large Guru Rinpoche statue, or with one of the many stupa locations including the Red Dorje Drolo Stupa, or in the privacy of your retreat cabin. Many great lamas, including, Dudjom Sangye Pema Shepa Rinpoche,  Kyabjé Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, Lama Tharchin Rinpoche (the founder of Vajrayana Foundation) Lama Sonam Rinpoche and many many more. They have all blessed this land and created the statue and stupas. Doing a retreat here will be an inspiration and bring great blessings to your and to your practice.

There are limited private rooms available.
Reserve your space today! 

This is a personal retreat, distinct from the Annual Ngondro Retreat April 15 – 24, 2020. The Annual Ngondro Retreat puts more emphasis on group teaching sessions, guided instruction, and some personal accumulation time. 

This Personal Private Practice Retreat will be a self paced practice focusing on your ngondro and done privately. Both retreats offer the opportunity to schedule a meeting and connect with Lama Sonam Rinpoche, Drubpon Pema Rigdzin, and other onsite advisors of the Ngondro Program.

Private or shared rooms are available. You will be responsible for cooking your own meals.

For more information email the Vajrayana Foundation Office.

Look forward to seeing you at one or both of these upcoming Ngondro events.

Choying Wangmo
Co-coordinator
Vajrayana Foundation Ngondro Program

Vajrayana Foundation 28th Drupchen Annual Summer Retreat

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
Guru Rinpoche, sculpted by Kyabje Dugnse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
Pema Osel Ling Shrine Room, Santa Cruz Mountains

June 12-20 – Troma Nagmo with Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche
June 21-27 – Black Hayagriva with Tulku Thadral Rinpoche
June 28-30 – Shitro Ngakso
July 3-11 – Drupchen and Children’s Retreat

REGISTER HERE

“Summer Retreat is our Dharma Party, where we gather together. It makes me happy. It also makes HH Dudjom Rinpoche and Kyabje Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche happy because even though their physical body is not with us, their wisdom mind is always watching from Dharmakaya and their compassion and penetration of wisdom blessings is continuous. With practice, teachings, faith and devotion, their wisdom blessings penetrate deeply so we can truly hit the target. I am encouraging all of you to come to Summer Retreat.”  

 

~Lama Tharchin Rinpoche

Lama Tharchin Rinpoche began Vajrayana Foundation’s annual month-long Summer Retreat over 25 years ago as his main vehicle for passing the Dudjom Tersar practices on to the Sangha. In this, he was tirelessly assisted by resident lamas, Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche and Tulku Jamyang Rinpoche, who continue to carry out Rinpoche’s intentions to this day.


Summer Retreat is open to everyone.  You are welcome to come for the entire Summer, a single retreat, a few days or a couple of sessions — as your schedule allows — either as a commuter or as an onsite guest.

Daily Schedule

 

… a good heart …

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche

During our group Ngondro morning session today,
before entering our personal meditation,
Rinpoche uttered words of wisdom:

The essence of the Four Boundless Wishes is a good heart.

Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche
Ngondro and Personal Accumulation Retreat 2019
  • Amy Green
  • Drupon Frederico Trancoso

In turn, we receive teachings from Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche,
Amy Green and Drupon Frederico Trancoso. How does that look?

We all read and study together from Kyabje Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche’s A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar. We pause to contemplate what was read and have a period to ask questions. If you are online, use the chat box to ask your question and it will be read.

Not able to join us here at Pema Osel Ling?
Join us on YouTube LIVESTREAM.
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Need a copy of A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar
use this Shambala Publications link
to download a digital format.

Download the Dudjom Tersar Concise Ngondro
with or without the Additional Prayers.

Download prayers we recite at the end of each session.

See you soon!