2009
January
January 8 - 14 - Green Tara Retreat with Venerable Namgyel. This retreat will follow Geshe Tashi Tsering giving Green Tara Je-Nang & Green Tara Commentary on 5th & 6th January. Mahamudra Centre, New Zealand
January 16-19, One Nyung ne
Milarepa Center on 300 acres of stunning beauty in northern Vermont, USA
To register, please contact milarepa@milarepacenter.org or check our website for additional courses and retreats at www.milarepacenter.org Tel: +1 (802) 633-4136
February
February 2-8, Vipassana Retreat (French) with Jean-Jacques, Centre Kalachakra, Sarthe, France
February 12-16 Emptiness According To The Four Schools
Vajrapani Institute, CA., USA
With Venerable René Feusi and Emily Hsu
These two esteemed teachers will discuss, debate and lead meditations enabling your understanding of emptiness in detail. Learn how to meditate on this concept that is crucial to liberation and enlightenment. Email: vajrapani@vajrapani.org website: www.vajrapani.org
February 19 - 23 - Lam Rim Retreat with Venerable Namgyel. Mahamudra Centre, New Zealand
March
March 14th & 15th Lam Rim Silent Meditation Weekend with Venerable Namgyel. Mahamudra Centre, New Zealand
April
April 17-21 “In Praise Of Dependent Arising” By Lama Tsong Khapa, Vajrapani Institute, CA., USA
With Geshe Lhundup Sopa
Dependent arising is the understanding that any phenomena exists only because of the existence of other phenomena in an incredibly complex web of cause and effect. Master Geshe Sopa, one of the greatest scholars alive, will give a commentary on this text. Email: vajrapani@vajrapani.org website: www.vajrapani.org
May
May 6-17, Vipassana And Basic Mahamudra, Vajrapani Institute, CA., USA
With Venerable Antonio Satta
Venerable Antonio Satta, a senior monk, will come to the US for the first time to lead one of his unique style retreats. It will be based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, combining Theravada Vipassana meditation with the Mahayana Vipassana (Tibetan tradition) of Basic Mahamudra. Limited to 35 participants. Email: vajrapani@vajrapani.org website: www.vajrapani.org
May 22-24: Attention Revolution: Developing A Focused Mind
Vajrapani Institute, CA., USA
With B. Alan Wallace
Attention is the key that makes personal change possible, and the good news is that it can be trained. This Shamata retreat explores a systematic path of meditation to deepen our capacity for deep concentration. Email: vajrapani@vajrapani.org website: www.vajrapani.org
June
June 1-8, 3 Nyung nes for Sakadawa
Milarepa Center on 300 acres of stunning beauty in northern Vermont, USA
To register, please contact milarepa@milarepacenter.org or check our website for additional courses and retreats at www.milarepacenter.org Tel: +1 (802) 633-4136
July
July 11-12: How To Expand Love
Gendun Drubpa Study Group, BC, Canada
With Dr Jeffrey Hopkins
This 2 day residential/non-residential retreat will be held at our contemplative lakeside location in central British Columbia, Canada.
Dr Hopkins author, interpreter and scholar will offer techniques to open our hearts and minds to the experience of unlimited love. Sensible guidelines for transforming self-centered energy into outwardly directed compassion.
Based on the text by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins
Email: gendundrubpa@xplornet.com. Website: www.gendundrubpa.com.
August
Aug 29 - Nov 29 3 month Vajrasattva purification retreat, led by Ven Antonio Satta. Mahamudra Centre, New Zealand. Places are limited to 24 retreatants, so book early!
September
September 11-13 Turning Inward: Instructions On Personal Retreat, Vajrapani Institute, CA., USA
With Venerable Tenzin Chögkyi
In this course, the different types of retreats that you can do, the conditions necessary for a perfect retreat environment, how to set up a daily schedule, as well as common problems and solutions will be discussed by Ven. Tenzin Chögkyi, who personally spent more than six years in solitary retreat. Email: vajrapani@vajrapani.org website: www.vajrapani.org
October
October 9-12, Awakening Compassion: Teachings On The Bodhisattva Vows, Vajrapani Institute, CA., USA
With Venerable Tenzin Chögkyi
What is a Bodhisattva? What are the Bodhisattva vows? This course will cover details of the Bodhitsattva path. It will also explain the four factors needed to break the root vows, how bodhisattva vows are lost, how to restore them, and the benefits of keeping them. Email: vajrapani@vajrapani.org website: www.vajrapani.org
November
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January
27th January—1st February, The Heart of the Path: Experiential Lam Rim Retreat, Mahamudra Centre, New Zealand
With Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi
*Weekend attendance only is possible for those with previous lamrim experience*
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the “Stages of the Path” (lamrim) tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and included lectures, guided meditations and discussion periods.
Email: retreat@mahamudra.org.nz
Website: www.mahamudra.org.nz
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