31 October 2021 (Sunday) - 6 November 2021 (Saturday)
Teachings and Trainings on The Buddha Path
In an effort to protect the health and safety of all, the Dzogchen Retreat Center is closed to non-residents until further notice.
Please continue to support and love one another, and pray for the good health and longevity of the Vajra Master and Precious Dzogchen Buddha Path Sangha.
The Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021 Dzogchen Buddha Path Autumn Internet Teaching Program. The Autumn Internet Teaching Program will be taught by Benevolent Bodhi Lama Orgyen Zangshöd Dorje (Marc Baldwin) under the guidance of His Eminence Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche. This seven-day program will be held online via Zoom, and presents an ideal opportunity to deepen your understanding and experience of the teachings of the Dzogchen Lineage and practice the Dzogchen Buddha Path.
The 2021 Autumn Internet Teaching Program will commence on Sunday October 31st, 2021, 3:00 PM PDT and conclude on Saturday, November 6th 2021, 1:00 PM PDT. This year’s seven days of teaching and training will include in-depth and direct teachings on the sacred text The Buddha Path, the Buddhist fundamentals, and will include many practices such as reciting sacred texts, mantra recitations, personal thuns (practice sessions), etc.
Please register here.
Retreat Pricing
The fee for this program is $250.
We will be using PayPal (www.paypal.com) to send program payments; instructions will be sent after registration is completed.
Note: PayPal accounts linked to a credit card will be charged a service fee by PayPal, to avoid this, set up a direct link to a bank account. This takes a few days.
As always the teachings and ceremonies themselves are offered free of charge, however it is traditional in Buddhism for the student to make an individual offering to the teacher during the program. You may voluntarily make an offering to the Lama Zangshöd at anytime during the program, through this PayPal link. It is most auspicious to do this at the beginning of the event, at the end of the opening ceremony.
About the Teacher
Bodhi Lama Zangshöd, a longtime Buddhist practitioner, has spent more than a decade studying closely with Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche.
He is a passionate and inspiring teacher in the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingthig Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. His devotion is to fulfill the aspirations of H.E. Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche and preserve the precious teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni in this world.
About the Program
What to Expect on a Dzogchen Buddha Path Internet Teaching Program
The Dzogchen Buddha Path Autumn Internet Teaching Program is five full days plus two partial days of learning, contemplation, meditation, and prayer, conducted as a personal retreat and guided by Bodhi Lama Zangshöd. “Retreat” means withdrawing your body, speech, and mind away from busy, meaningless, and negative activities, freeing yourself to focus on helping all beings. Diverting attention away from worldly distractions, you can wholeheartedly train your mind in the Way of True Happiness. Retreat takes on even more importance during this time when most of us are confined to our homes. It is therefore the perfect circumstance for the Five Excellent Gathered Perfections, and to learn the sacred practices of personal retreat. You will practice Dharma with more joy, depth, and intensity than you have likely experienced before and the results may surprise you. By training your mind using the skillful means of the Dzogchen Lineage you will not only take steps toward your own awakening, but be the healing condition for the entire world in this time of crisis.
The Autumn ITP is a unique opportunity to increase your love, compassion, and wisdom, while greatly increasing your merit by practicing Dharma during this challenging time of the pandemic. You will learn how to increase your happiness, causes of happiness, and the happiness of all beings, while decreasing the suffering and causes of suffering of all beings. By committing to spend this time practicing to this end, your mind will be transformed and you will have a more positive effect on your loved ones and all beings.
Please register here.
Attendance
To accumulate group power, students – without exception – will be required to attend all sessions in order to participate in the program. In other words, participants cannot miss any of the sessions and then continue to participate in the remainder of the program without special permission.
Daily Program Schedule and Sessions
There will be a published schedule before the start of the program, which will include:
- Personal Preliminary Practice
- Morning Teaching by Lama Zangshöd
- Personal Practice Sessions (thuns)
- Afternoon Tutoring and Q&A Sessions
- Concluding Practice
Participants will be given ample time to cook, eat, exercise and maintain their precious human bodies. As part of your daily practice, from about 10:30 PM to 6:30 AM, you will be required to maintain a vow of silence and not engage in any normal waking activities except using the bathroom. These times may vary from day to day, but the idea is that you will be laying down resting your body for 8 hours every night and not unnecessarily disturbing other people.
About the Lineage
It is extremely precious to study under an authentic master, one whose lineage can be traced all the way back to Buddha Shakyamuni. Our precious Vajra Master, H.E. Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche, is a thirty-third generation lineage holder of the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingthig and the Dzogchen Khadro Nyingthig lineages, selected by previous Dzogchen Lineage Masters in Tibet because of his profound knowledge and realization. With more than seven years of solitary cave meditation experience in the high Tibetan holy mountains, Rinpoche truly embodies the qualities of a realized practitioner and yogi. Also a vibrant and dynamic teacher and scholar, Rinpoche is a lama of the Dzogchen Monastery and professor of the Dzogchen Shri Singha University. He is a published author of numerous books in both Tibetan and English, including The Buddha Path, a practice book that encompasses all of Buddha’s teachings. The Buddha Path is available in English, Chinese, Russian, and German, and is soon to be released in Nepali, Japanese, and Spanish.
Just as great master of the past, Atisha, was revered for always teaching refuge, Khenpo Choga Rinpoche is revered for always training teachers. His heartfelt effort to train knowledgeable, wise and compassionate teachers has reached a critical juncture, and he has authorized authentically trained and certified Dharma Teachers of The Buddha Path to teach under his guidance. Rinpoche has requested that Venerable Bodhi Lama Zangshod lead this program.
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Q&A
If you have any questions, or are just wondering if this event is for you, you should contact us in advance to discuss. This page will be updated with some of the answers to questions posed, so questions are very much welcomed.
If you have any questions about anything, don’t hesitate to contact the event director at autumn.ITP.USA@thebuddhapath.org
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