28 June 2020 (Sunday) - 8 September 2020 (Tuesday)
2020 Dzogchen Buddha Path
Internet Teaching and Training Program
For Dzogchen Lineage Internships
Internet Dharma Training with His Eminence Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche and Authorized Dzogchen Buddha Path Dharma Teachers
Learn the View, Meditation, and Conduct of The Dzogchen Buddha Path
Join us for a historic international gathering of the Dzogchen Buddha Path Sangha
for this Internet Teaching and Training Program!
Due to the current pandemic, we are unable to gather for our annual Summer Retreat this year. Thus, the Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation is hosting this Internet Teaching and Training Program to perpetuate the Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage and create peace and happiness in this world.
We invite all virtuous beings to apply for this wonderful internet teaching and training program to learn from His Eminence Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche and Dzogchen Lineage Dharma Teachers. The Dzogchen Buddha Path Internet Teaching and Training Program is a vibrant and unique experience that combines state-of-the-art technology and the time-tested Buddhist tradition of learning, contemplation, and meditation to enlighten the hearts and minds of Dharma practitioners. This one-of-a-kind program is suitable for all levels of students who have a sincere wish to learn and practice The Buddha Path.
Because students with various levels of Dharma learning and practice require different levels of Dharma instructions, this program will consist of multiple classes according to the capacity, needs, and knowledge of each student. Students on every level will receive practical and profound teachings, real-life Dharma skills, and immeasurable wisdom blessings.
The excellent structure of our annual retreat program has been auspiciously adapted to benefit international practitioners on the Internet. After our great success in hosting the 2020 Dzogchen Buddha Path Spring Retreat and the 2020 Tara Drupchen on the Internet, we are joyfully ready to offer this one-month program throughout the world.
Registration Deadline
Registration for the program will officially close at 11:59 pm local time on June 27th, 2020. After that date and time, any new registrants will be required to pay the full price and no discounts will be applied. This means late registrants will pay twice the current discounted price. No exceptions will be made to this policy so please register immediately.
Registration is currently open! Please register here.
After registration you will be contacted by the Director with more detail concerning your participation.
To pay your program fees, send to the following PayPal account: payment@thebuddhapath.org
Learn and Practice the View, Meditation, and Conduct of The Dzogchen Buddha Path
Fundamental Curriculum:
- Five Fundamental Buddhist Principles
- Six Outer Preliminary Practices
- Refuge and the Refuge Vow of the Three Supreme Jewels
- The Four Noble Truths
- Four Dharma Seals
- Nine Principles of Shamatha Meditation
- Four Immeasurables
- Ten Virtues and Ten Nonvirtues
- Aspiration and Application Bodhicitta
- Fifteen Negative Thinking and Fifteen Positive Thinking
- Three Types of Offering
- Seven Relationship Unities
Advanced Curriculum:
- Three Types of Prostrations
- Twelve Powers of Purification
- Self-Healing with Wisdom Power
- Six and Ten Paramitas
- Five Composites
- Twelve Interdependencies
- Ten Principles of Bishekapashya Meditation
- Thirty-Seven Enlightened Paths
- Twenty-Three Enlightened Bhumis
- Fifty-Eight Samsaric Realms
- View, Meditation, and Conduct of the Nine Yanas
- Glorious Principles of the Three Buddhas
Registration is currently open! Please register here.
After registration you will be contacted by the Director with more detail concerning your participation.
To pay your program fees, send to the following PayPal account: payment@thebuddhapath.org
Teaching and Training Program Options
All dates and times are for Taiwan – Taipei Standard Time (GMT+8).
First Option: One-Month Program
Begins Monday, June 29 (10 am Taipei time) and concludes on Thursday, July 30, 2020
(every week has a one day recess)
Second Option: Two-Month Program
Begins Monday, June 29 (10 am Taipei time) (first recess from July 31 to August 9)
Resumes on Monday, August 10 and concludes on Monday, September 7, 2020
Third Option: Three-Month Program
Begins Monday, June 29 (10 am Taipei time) (second recess from September 8 to September 13)
Resumes on Monday, September 14 and concludes on Thursday, October 15, 2020
The three month program is progressive and cumulative. The first month is prerequisite for the second month and the second month is prerequisite for the third month. Participants do not have to decide in advance about attending subsequent months; however, please bear in mind:
no participant will be allowed to join once the program starts and no one will be able to re-enter once they have left.
Classes:
Six classes per week are offered. The duration of one class is 2.5 hours.
Language and Translation:
The official language is English. When teachings are offered in English, there will be translations available in Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, Japanese, and so on, based on need.
Credit Earned:
Upon completion of each month of the Dzogchen Buddha Path Internet Teaching Program, students will receive 2 credits.
Daily Schedule Commitment:
- Practice Preliminary Practice for 1 hour. (Joining the internet group practice is encouraged.)
- Receive live teaching or tutoring for 2.5 hours on the internet. (This includes Q&A sessions.)
- Engage in 1 hour of virtuous activity during the day.
- Participate in personal tutoring or group discussion for 1 hour.
- Do self-study, contemplation, and meditation for 1 to 2 hours.
- Practice Concluding Practice for 1 hour. (Joining the internet group practice is encouraged.)
- Rest for 7 to 8 hours while holding the vow of silence.
If you need to work during this Internet Program, then transform your daily activities into Dharma activities so that you will be able to join this precious program while also fulfilling your responsibilities.
Special Attendance Requirement
All participants must attend all sessions and on time during the first two days of the program, June 29 and 30 (Note: June 28 and 29 in North America)
Internet Teaching and Training Program Schedule:
- Monday, June 29 (Taipei time) — Teaching by Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche plus a program orientation and introduction.
- Tuesday, June 30 (Taipei time) — Guru Rinpoche day blessing and teaching for all participants plus details on the program curriculum.
- Wednesday, July 1 (Taipei time) — Recess and support day
Important Note: Once the Internet Program starts on June 29 at 11am (Taipei time), late-arriving participants and new participants will not be allowed to enter the program.
Visit this webpage: thetimezoneconverter.com to ensure you understand the registration deadline and internet program start time for your local area.
North America Schedule
Note: These times are Pacific Daylight Time (PDT, UTC-7).
Those in Mountain Time, Central Time, and Eastern Time will have to adjust accordingly.
Morning Schedule
7:00am: Joyfully wake up and individually practice The Buddha Path Awakening Yoga
8:00am: group practice (optional): The Buddha Path Preliminary Practice and Vajra Tantra Yoga
9:00am: Breakfast and preparation
10:30am: First Dharma teaching session
11:45am: wisely recess
12:00-1:00pm: Dharma Tutoring Session
Afternoon Schedule
1:00pm-5:30pm: Lunch and individual virtuous activities
5:30-6:30pm: group practice (optional) The Buddha Path: Concluding Practice
Evening Schedule
6:30pm Dinner
8:00-10:30pm: teachings from the Vajra Master on some days, according to class level
11:00pm-7am: maintain vow of rest: practice The Buddha Path Sleeping Yoga,
which includes peacefully sleeping until joyfully waking up
Important Note: Schedules for Europe, Russia, and Asia are slightly different.
Registration is currently open! Please register here.
After registration you will be contacted by the Director with more detail concerning your participation.
To pay your program fees, send to the following PayPal account: payment@thebuddhapath.org
Please Consider Sponsoring Others to Attend
Supporting others to study, contemplate and meditate on Dharma who would not otherwise be able to do so is joining the activities of all Buddhas and enlightened beings. One simple act of generosity could bring great benefit to many beings now and in the future.
To make a contribution to the scholarship fund please send them through Paypal to donation@thebuddhapath.org
Program Fees
Fees include all teachings and tutoring classes, as well as practice sessions, question and answer sessions, yoga instructions, and administrative fees. They do not include personal offerings to Dharma teachers or Sangha.
The one-month program fee: $800USD
(due to the pandemic, discounted from $1500USD)
The two-month program fee: $1200USD
(discounted from $2400USD)
The three-month program fee: $1500USD
(discounted from $3000USD)
If you choose to extend your participation, the additional amount is due before the start of the next monthly program.
To pay registration fees via Paypal please send to: payment@thebuddhapath.org
Contact Information
2020 Dzogchen Buddha Path Internet Teaching and Training Program Email contacts:
English speakers: English@thebuddhapath.org
Chinese speakers: Chinese@thebuddhapath.org
Russian speakers: Russian@thebuddhapath.org
Spanish speakers: Spanish@thebuddhapath.org
Japanese speakers: Japan@thebuddhapath.org
German speakers: German@thebuddhapath.org
French speakers: French@thebuddhapath.org
For all other languages: internetteachings@thebuddhapath.org
+1-541-359-0884 (USA)
Registration is currently open! Please register here.
After registration you will be contacted by the Director with more detail concerning your participation.
To pay your program fees, send to the following PayPal account: payment@thebuddhapath.org
Please Consider Sponsoring Other to Join
Supporting others to study, contemplate, and meditate on Dharma who would not otherwise be able to attend is directly joining the activities of all Buddhas and enlightened beings. It is a simple action can that can greatly benefit many lives now and in the future.
To make a donation to the scholarship fund please send your sponsorship to donation@thebuddhapath.org
The Buddha Path
The Dzogchen Lineage curriculum comprises teachings and commentary on The Buddha Path written by Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche. The Buddha Path is a concise practice text that provides the key to all of the Sutrayana, Vajrayana, and Dzogchen teachings of Buddha. This accessible and effective book offers clear practice instructions for the beginning student as well as a lifetime’s wealth of profound instructions for the advanced practitioner.
The Buddha Path is also a core text for the Dzogchen Buddha Path Internet Teaching and Training Program. This program’s comprehensive approach balances scholarly study, group practice, and powerful meditation techniques.
Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche unites ancient wisdom with modern techniques, directly applying Buddha’s teachings to the challenges of today’s world. Rinpoche mainly teaches courses in English, drawing upon his knowledge of Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Chinese when appropriate. This program will be led by Khenpo Choga Rinpoche and authorized Dzogchen Buddha Path Bodhi Lamas and Dharma Acharyas who will teach, tutor, and facilitate group discussion. The Dzogchen Buddha Path Internet Teaching and Training Program provides all students with a firm grounding in Buddhist fundamentals, so they can help themselves and others increase personal happiness, create social harmony, and establish the roots of world peace.
The power of the Dzogchen Lineage lies in the unbroken succession of practitioners who have trained their minds by repeatedly applying Buddha’s teachings in their daily lives. It is for students who have faith in Buddha, and who understand that progress in Dharma requires comprehensive training and diligence in the three techniques: learning, contemplation, and meditation. If this describes your intentions and heartfelt aspirations, please join us in perpetuating the Dzogchen teachings.
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H.E. DZOGCHEN KHENPO CHOGA RINPOCHE
Great Perfection of Wisdom Holder, His Eminence Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche, was born and raised in Tibet. He began studying Buddhism at Dzogchen Monastery in Kham, Tibet at the age of five. He has received transmissions and teachings of the Buddhist Sutras, Tantras, and Shastras from forty-two different Buddhist masters, as well as specific instructions in the Dzogchen Tantras from his Root Masters — Khenchen Padma Tsewang, Drubchen Chatral Chochyab, Guru Dechen Namdrol, and Great Lama Athu.
Rinpoche spent ten years at the Dzogchen Shri Singha Five Sciences University, first studying and later teaching the five major sciences: art, medicine, linguistics, philosophy, and Buddhadharma, and the five minor sciences: poetics, semiotics, prosody, drama, and astrology.
Under difficult conditions, Rinpoche also spent a total of seven years of secluded meditation in caves located in the Siltrom Mountain range in the Holy Dzogchen area of Tibet. In addition to the concise practice text, The Buddha Path, Rinpoche has authored more than thirty books in Tibetan and currently is translating and writing Buddhist texts in English. Rinpoche conducts teacher training programs at The Dzogchen Retreat Center USA every year. Hundreds of Rinpoche’s students have been authorized as Dzogchen Buddha Path Dharma Teachers and are teaching and training thousands of students around the world.
Biography of His Eminence Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche
To support to the activities of Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche send your donation to https://www.paypal.me/TDBP
Power of the Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage
The Inaugural Dzogchen Buddha Path Commencement Ceremony on August 11, 2014
Establishing All Beings In True Happiness
Humanity is facing increasingly serious problems, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Although humankind has made unprecedented scientific advances, our inner well-being has not kept pace. Our focus on technological and material gain alone does not address the root of physical and mental suffering being experienced.
Negative thinking and negative karma are the causes of ill health and mental suffering, as well as pandemics, disharmony, social strife, violence, and war. The methods of the Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage eliminate these causes of suffering and increase positive thinking, which leads to peace, happiness, and wisdom and decreases fear and worry. Studying and practicing under the guidance of a qualified teacher, Dzogchen Buddha Path students clarify confusion and awaken, step by step, to their true nature: Buddha, True Happiness.
While we may not be able to meet in person this year, we have turned obstacles into opportunities to unite worldwide Sangha in the learning, contemplation, and meditation of Dharma to benefit all beings.
The Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage
The Dzogchen Buddha Path Lineage is known for its synthesis of the entirety of Buddha’s teachings. In northern India 2,946 years ago, an enlightened human being named Bodhisattva Siddhartha attained Awakened Omniscience, and was thereafter renowned as Buddha Shakyamuni. For the next 47 years, Buddha taught Dharma, the path of enlightenment, to countless students in this world. Since that time, this unbroken lineage has been passed down from teacher to student for generations in India and Tibet. The teachings of Buddha have been continuously studied, practiced, transmitted, and protected up to the present day by the enlightened Dzogchen Lineage Masters.
SUPPORT DZOGCHEN LINEAGE ACTIVITIES
The Mission of the Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation
Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation’s mission is to support the preservation, practice, and transmission of the ancient and unbroken Dzogchen tradition in the modern world. The Dzogchen Wisdom Lineage—Buddha’s entire authentic teaching—is a time-tested tradition of practice with specific techniques to achieve both the immediate goal of individual happiness and the ultimate goal of Vast Awakening.
How You Can Support Our Activities
- Join our donation program, the Dzogchen Buddha Path Circle of Compassion. You may sign up for the recurring donation program or make a one-time contribution. Every portion of your donation will be used to support the Dharma activities of the Foundation. Your donations help us to accomplish our goals to benefit the world. thebuddhapath.org/giving/circle-of-compassion
- Make a donation via PayPal. It’s fast and secure: http://tinyurl.com/DSSFpaypal
- Contact our development chair Bodhi Lama Sean Young for other ways to participate: development@thebuddhapath.org
Any amount is greatly appreciated. May we all remember that generosity is the root of wealth!
“On one cushion, one person at one time
can practice all of Buddha’s teachings.”
—Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche
