Ngöndro Practice Retreat
Actually, making friends with other practitioners constantly reminds us of our original loneliness…When lonely individuals work together and practice together, it produces enormous energy and vigor, because the energy is not conditioned.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Join us for a week-long practice intensive for Ngöndro practitioners. We welcome individuals practicing Ngöndro in any lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche – Kagyu, Nyingma and/or Shambhala Ngöndros.
Drawing from the Vajrayana teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and other Tibetan Buddhist masters, this retreat will explore important topics and questions that arise throughout the Ngöndro process:
- Now that I have received Vajrayana transmission, what is the ground, path, and fruition of the Vajrayana? What is the role of Ngöndro within this framework?
- What is the guru? How do I understand this principle? How do I work with deceased and living masters and the lineages they represent?
- What is the role of devotion and surrendering, and what does this mean to me?
- How does the pain in our everyday life and our understanding of emptiness find expression through Ngöndro?
- What am I actually doing when I practice visualization and formless meditation?
This retreat is an opportunity to deepen one’s Ngöndro practice, to engage in the traditional accumulations of wisdom and merit, and to connect with tantrikas from all branches of the Vidyadhara’s spiritual lineage. The schedule will include group practice sessions, Vajrayana talks, discussion groups, and opportunities to connect with the beautiful setting of Karmê Chöling. Sangha members who have completed Ngöndro and wish to revisit the practice are also warmly invited.
Arrival & Departure
Friday, please arrive 3:00 - 6:00pm for registration.
Dinner will be served at 6:30pm.
The program will officially begin at 7:30pm.
The program will finish the next Friday by 1:30pm after lunch.
Getting Here
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Pricing
Karmê Chöling values its commitment to making programs affordable and available to all who wish to study with us. To support this commitment we provide two program price options.
Generosity Price: $865.00
You're able to help us with this commitment by choosing the "Generosity Price". The money above the basic tuition cost goes into a scholarship fund for those who might not be able to attend a program otherwise.
Tuition: $725.00
This is the price of the program, it does not include housing options or material fees.
Please Note:
Price does not include accommodations, which will be added during the registration process.
Policies
Payment Policies:
Please read the payment policy before proceeding with registration.
Financial Aid:
Karmê Chöling offers full-time student discounts, scholarships and other financial aid.
Program Credit:
If using existing program credit to pay for a program, you must pre-register for this program at least two weeks prior to the program start date by calling the front desk (802-633-2384 x3000). Program credit may not be used to pay for housing or practice materials and may not be used on or after arrival day.
Instructor
Adrienne Chang has studied in the tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche for over fifteen years, helping co-lead Shambhala and Buddhist meditation retreats and study courses in Europe, North America, and online. Adrienne is currently a member of the Milinda program, a ten-year, inter-sangha, shedra-styled Buddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, which brings her to Asia for three-months of intensive study and practice each year. Adrienne has been teaching and publishing in the fields of Buddhist philosophy and history, as well as of gerontology, meditation, and aging and spirituality. She currently splits her time between her home in Luxembourg and Limoges, France, near Dechen Choling, Shambhala International’s land center in Europe.
Instructor:
Adrienne Chang
Date & Time Details:
Location:
On-Land
Program Fee:
Generosity Price - $865
Tuition - $725
Room/Meals Fee:
This will be added in during the registration process.
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Getting to Karmê Chöling:
Contact Us:
Karmê Chöling
(802) 633-2384
info@karmecholing.org
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