Ngondro Retreat

“The most Profound and Highest Practice is Ngondro” ~ Chakhung Wangdrak Rinpoche

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

” His Holiness talks about how impertinent that every accomplishment we have in the dzogpa chenpo and the meaning of the nature of that teaching to penetrate our midstream depends on our ngondro and our preliminary practices…

Other people take the most ‘advanced esoteric’ practice as the supreme and highest practice and give less importance in the ngondro. But for me the most profound and highest practice is ngondro.

And the reason why, dzogpa chenpo practice is dependent entirely on our success and the same of any of the higher practices, it depends on how strong we lay the foundation of our ngondro. When we practice we should understand that and understand where to place our energy and focus on ngondro practice…I just want you to remember to please keep up your practice,  particularly your ngondro accumulation.” 

~ Chakung Wangdrak Rinpoche
Mountain Retreat
Pema Osel Ling
2023

Chakung Jigme Wangdrak Rinpoche is the Spiritual Director of the
Abhaya Fellowship  El Cerrito, CA

You are warmly invited to attend in person
(non-residential) or online.

DUDJOM NGONDRO RETREAT
with Chakung Wangdrak Rinpoche
MARCH 31 TO APRIL 2, 2023

Vajrayana Foundation’s 2023 Annual Ngondro Retreat
at Pema Osel Ling and Livestream begins on April 1st ~ 9th

April 1st and 2nd ~ Sam Bercholtz on Awakening Body, Speech, and Mind. April 3rd, Tulku Thadral Rinpoche will give the Refuge Vow, Bodhisattva Vows, and the Oral Reading Transmission for the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro and Dudjom Lingpa Troma Nakmo Ngondro. 

The Retreat continues through the 9th with Teachings and Questions & Answers from Tulku Thadral Rinpoche, Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche, Amy Green, and Ivan Bercholtz with Ngondro Practice and Accumulation Sessions with Choying Wangmo and Stefan Graves. Arrangements can be made for your personal Ngondro Accumulation Sessions.

To learn more, visit the Vajrayana Foundation website.

 

March 𝐃𝐮𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
Traktung Dudjom Lingpa Dorje Lodro Tsal ᪥ Tsering Dorje, Buthan
Dudjom Rinpoche III Sangye Pema Shepa ᪥ Dorje Art Center, Nepal
Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje ᪥
Padma Studios, Los Angeles

𝐃𝐮𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭

𝐏𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐎𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦

𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝗪𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟖𝐭𝐡 @ 𝟓:𝟎𝟎-𝟔:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦⁣
𝐍𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬
𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐤𝐮 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞

How to Meditate with Confidence with focus on Zhine and Lhagthong and the oral reading transmission (Lung) for both the Dudjom Lingpa Troma Ngondro and the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro. No Registration.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝐏𝐌⁣
𝐃𝐮𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗪𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐦𝐨

Choying Wangmo begins with clearing the mind with a one minute guided meditation and smoothly transitions to the 9 breaths clearing before beginning the Ngondro Accumulation and ends with a reading from The Hundred Verses of Advice.
Register here.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦 -𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦⁣
𝐐&𝐀 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡
𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐤𝐮 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞

During this Zoom livestream Session, you will be able to ask your questions directly to Rinpoche or submit your question in the Chat Box. Cy Kassoff will be translating. Limited seating register soon. Register here.

 

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📸 (L) Dudjom Lingpa by Tsering Dorje
(R) Dudjom Rinpoche by @pema_namdol_thaye

2022 Ngondro Retreat Closing Words

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

📸 Lama Sonam Rinpcohe @ Pema Osel Ling Guru Rinpcohe Day during the 2022 Annual Dudjom Tersar Ngondro Retreat

This is a video clip excerpt of Lama Sonam Rinpcohe’s closing Words where Rinpoche speaks in English without Rinpoche’s translator, Cy Kassoff. To view the whole video replay, contact the Vajrayana Foundation  for the April 17th 10:30 am Session Streaming link, which includes in whole, Rinpcohe’s advice in Tibetan with English translation, the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro Lung (must be received in real time) and the Celebratory Shower of Blessings Tsok.

Here is the list of Lung received April 11th  and on April 17, 2022
(Some of these prayers are in the Ngondro texts.
Rinpoche used the General Prayers Book ~ out of print.
We have included links to prayers that are not in the Ngondro texts
and are available  online at Vajrayana.org)

Here is the link to the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro website Ngondro Texts
both FREE download or purchase.

On Full Moon Day, Lama Sonam Rinpcohe conferred the Guru Rinpoche Empowerment of the Collection of Seven Treasure complied by Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje.To have received the initiation, you had to have attended in person, in front of Lama Sonam Rinpoche. It was also streaming online as a great blessing for those who attended. 

The upcoming 33rd Annual Summer Retreat at Pema Osel Ling June 4 – July 9th will include the Guru Rinpcohe Collection of Seven Treasures Drupchen July 1st-9th. Check out the Schedule at Vajrayana Foundation.


We close with  a quote from the Ngondro Retreat
by Lama Sonam Rinpoche.

With mindfulness and compassion, you will be king and queen.