Ngondro Retreat

Ngondro Online Retreat with Lama Sonam Tsering and Sam Bercholz

~ DudjomTersarNgondro

April 4-5 with Sam Bercholz
April 6-12 with Lama Sonam Tsering

The first weekend will feature teachings by Sam Bercholz, senior student of Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, who personally authorized him to teach. Sam has called the weekend, Meditation and the Development of Faith: Essential Teachings from H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and Thinley Norbu Rinpoche. The weekend will be a combination of teachings from Dungse Rinpoche’s The Cascading Waterfall Of Nectar and also Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche’s teachings on meditation, The Play of Thought. Sam requests that each participant have a copy of The Cascading Waterfall of Nectar, available at Dharma Treasures. The Play of Thought can be downloaded for free here.

Sam has said, “The Play of Thought by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche is one of the best teachings you can study to help stabilize your mind. It is an important aspect of dharma that sometimes is easily forgotten, especially for Ngondro and Vajrayana practice. It gives a necessary foundation for preliminary practices and advanced practices alike.”

The two days with Sam will also include teachings and practice on Shinay (calm abiding) and Lhakthong (penetrating insight) meditation. Participants will be able to submit questions that Sam will answer during one of the sessions on the second day. Sam is also giving participants the opportunity for a personal interview by Facetime or Zoom for up to one week after the teachings.

The retreat will continue with Lama Sonam Tsering Rinpoche, who will teach on “How Ngondro Can Support You in This Difficult Time”. Lama Sonam will give a series of one-hour teachings each day from April 6-12.

To receive the links for streaming, please make your offering through PayPal according to your circumstances. All donations will cover not only the cost of streaming, but will help support the ongoing expenses of Pema Osel Ling. If you are not able to offer at one of the suggested levels, please contact office@vajrayana.org. The links are not currently posted; please mark the URL (web address) of the page PayPal directs you to; we will also send the links to all participants in the days before the event. Thanks for your patience, Vajrayana Foundation

The recorded teachings will be available for at least one month after the conclusion of the weekend, so participants can review or access the teachings at their convenience.

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

Blessings are Connected

~ DudjomTersarNgondro
Pictured with Paul (R) is Connor Mellon (L)

“I would just like to recommend to people who haven’t visited Pema Osel Ling to do so. The community there is very kind and helpful. If you can do the annual ngondro retreat at least once, that would be good because there’s so much practical instruction.

We’re so lucky to have a place like this to go to where the teachings are very accessible and delivered with such care. I recently returned from teachings there and each day since I’ve had moments of realizing, in new ways, how many blessings are connected to this community and what the lamas have set up.” ~ Paul

 

Photo source: Paul

Paul is a former monk and lives in New York City, where he works as a psychoanalyst.

Connor lives in Oregon, goes to school at Lane Community College and works as a Caregiver. He did his first retreat at Pema Osel Ling two years ago.