Discovering the Dharma III
With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche
September 4 - 9, 2020
ACCOMPLISHMENT
unveil your awakened nature
A DHARMAKAYA CENTER RETREAT
In Discovering the Dharma III, H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche outlines the entire Tibetan Buddhist path using teachings from Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation. He discusses the mind of ignorance and insight, the path of practice and the teacher-student connection, all over five days of engaged learning and guided practice. You will have full access to the recordings after the program.
Please note that Rinpoche will be streaming these teachings, and will not be present himself. We will still be learning and practicing as a community, which can help reinforce and strengthen the experience.
STAY SAFE DURING COVID-19: We are committed to your health and safety; please read our COVID-19 Precautions & Preparations to understand our strategies. Class size will be limited to 20 participants—and much of the program will be held outdoors—to ensure ample social distancing.
ONLINE OPTION: Since many people cannot travel at this time, and to make the teachings more available, for the first time Rinpoche is making this program available via live-streaming. Learn more and register here. We are also able to offer scholarships; please apply here.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Mind of Ignorance and Insight: Empower Yourself by Knowing Yourself
Understand how the path to freedom from fear and frustration opens you to the possibility of enlightenment. Empower yourself with practical skills to process and release disturbing emotions.
The Path: Follow an Accelerated, Systematic Process to Achieve Enlightenment
Study the Tibetan Buddhist path to awakening, including Buddha’s life story. Discover the step-by-step path to enlightenment according to Gampopa’s Thargyan, as described in his seminal text, Ornament of the Precious Liberation.
The Spiritual Teacher: Learn the Importance of Finding the Right Teacher
Understand the need for an authentic teacher on the spiritual path, the qualities of teacher and student, and how to relate to a teacher for your greatest benefit.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Intimate setting with personal access to Rinpoche
- Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
- Optional Refuge ceremony
- Shamatha and guided meditations
- Tibetan yoga practice
- Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
- Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
- Extensive library of dharma books
- Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful flora and fauna
OPEN TO ALL
There are no prerequisites for this program; it is appropriate for meditators at all levels and those simply interested in exploring the teachings. Although it is part of the Discovering the Dharma series, the first three programs may be taken in any order.
SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
| Friday, September 4 | |
| 3:00 pm | Check in begins |
| 4:00 pm | Optional pre-session: Calming Meditation Techniques |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner, 1st Sitting (Dining Room) |
| 6:45 pm | Dinner, 2nd Sitting (Dining Room) |
| 7:30 pm | Welcome (Milarepa Hall) |
| 7:45 pm | Rinpoche: Introduction to Meditation (Milarepa Hall) |
| 9:00 pm | Lights out |
| Saturday, Sept 5, Sunday, Sept 6; Monday, Sept 7; Tuesday, Sept 8 | |
| 6:00 am | Wake up and prepare |
| 6:30 am | Breakfast, 1st Sitting (Dining Hall) /Walking Meditation (Courtyard) |
| 7:15 am | Breakfast, 2nd Sitting (Dining Hall) /Walking Meditation (Courtyard) |
| 8:00 am | Rinpoche Teaching and Q & A (Milarepa Hall) |
| 9:30 am | Guided Meditation (Milarepa Hall) |
| 10:00 am | Yoga (Milarepa Hall) |
| 10:15 am | Group Discussion |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch, 1st Sitting (Dining Hall) |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch, 2nd Sitting (Dining Hall) |
| 2:00 pm | Personal Meditation: Calm-abiding Meditation (Around Campus or in Room) |
| 3:00 pm | Walking Meditation (Courtyard) |
| 4:00 pm | Personal Meditation: Analytical Meditation (Around Campus or in Room) |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner, 1st Sitting (Dining Room)/Outdoor Meditation |
| 6:15 pm | Dinner, 2nd Sitting (Dining Room)/Outdoor Meditation |
| 7:00 pm | Rinpoche Teaching and Q & A (Milarepa Hall) |
| 8:30 pm | Rinpoche Guided Meditation (Milarepa Hall) |
| 9:00 pm | Yoga (Milarepa Hall) |
| 9:30 pm | Lights out |
| Wednesday, September 9 |
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| 6:00 am | Wake up and prepare |
| 6:30 am | Breakfast, 1st Sitting (Dining Hall) /Walking Meditation (Courtyard) |
| 7:15 am | Breakfast, 2nd Sitting (Dining Hall) /Walking Meditation (Courtyard) |
| 8:00 am | Rinpoche Teaching and Q & A (Milarepa Hall) |
| 9:30 am | Guided Meditation (Milarepa Hall) |
| 10:00 am | Refuge, Gratitude Mandala Offering (Milarepa Hall) |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch, 1st Sitting (Dining Hall) |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch, 2nd Sitting (Dining Hall) |
Teacher
H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche is the founder and spiritual director of the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. Known as a scholar, teacher and meditation master to thousands of students around the world, Rinpoche is also the first incarnate lama to earn a PhD in the West. He completed his doctoral studies in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism at Harvard University in 2004. He is the head of the Trungram lineage, its monasteries, meditation centers, schools, dharma centers and groups around the world. One of the highest tulkus of the Kagyu lineage, he is a Rime master, having received teachings from the great masters of…
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