28 March 2021 (Sunday) - 3 April 2021 (Saturday)
THE DZOGCHEN BUDDHA PATH EUROPEAN ONLINE SPRING TEACHING PROGRAM 2021
Precious Sangha in Europe and all over the word!
I hope this good message finds you all well.
PLEASE SPREAD THIS FOLLOWING MESSAGE ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am very happy that The European Dzogchen Shri Singha Association is able to invite you to the upcoming Dzogchen Buddha Path European Online Spring Teaching Program 2021.
The Online Teaching Program will be held 28.03.2021 – 03.04.2021.
This is an excellent opportunity to upgrade your practice and deepen your understanding of Dharma by participating in an online teaching program, where you can concentrate on Dharma – this time by joining from wherever you might be in the world. The online teaching program will be led by venerable Bodhi Lama Erik Drew Jung, teaching live from the DRC in the USA and venerable Bodhi Lama Rita Pichlhöfer, teaching live from the DRCE in Austria, who are inspirational teachers who bring the Dharma to life through their clear and engaging teachings.
The teaching program will be held online via Zoom. This means that you can join from anywhere in the world! We do encourage you to take aside the time to concentrate on learning, contemplating and meditating Dharma. This will also be supported by the daily schedule of the event. More details about the schedule will be announced soon!
(remark: only a small group of Austrian Sangha members will attend the online teaching program at the DRCE, consisting of members of the organizational committee, if governmental pandemic regulations allow it)
Concise information about the online teaching program:
The time of the online teaching program: 28.03.2021 – 03.04.2021 The teaching program will be held online via Zoom. The fee for this remote online teaching program is 350€. Make sure to register here.
If you can’t afford to pay the whole online teaching program fee please contact me as the online teaching program director.
If you can't participate for other reasons, please consider financially supporting Sangha members who can't afford to pay the whole online teaching program fee. This is a great opportunity to practice generosity and to create a great amount of merit! If you are considering this, please contact me also as the online teaching program director.
About the Teachers
Venerable Bodhi Lama Orgyen Thabkey Dorje (Erik Drew Jung) is a monk and authorized lama under the guidance of his root teacher, Tibetan Meditation Master and thirty-third generation Dzogchen Lineage Holder, H.E. Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche. Thabkey Lama met and took refuge with Rinpoche in February of 2004 and has since devoted his life to Dharma and serving the Vajra Master. Bodhi Lama grew up in Portland, Oregon, studying and practicing Mahayana Buddhism with his father, a practitioner in the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. He first took refuge in 1989, monastic vows in 2008, was authorized as Archarya Lama in 2014 and as Illustrious Bodhi Lama in 2018. Thabkey Lama has led many retreats, and conducted several overseas teaching tours, spreading the authentic Dharma in Europe, including Russia, Finland, Estonia, Austria, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Scotland, Iceland and widely across the U.S. He is a passionate and inspiring teacher in the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingthig Lineage of Mahayana Buddhism.
From 2009 to 2018, she has spent a total of three years and six months with her teacher studying Dharma and in solitary retreat. Since the age of nineteen, Lama Rita has dedicated her life exclusively to the transmission of Buddhist teachings and the translation of Buddhist texts.
Attendance
To accumulate group power, students – without exception – will be required to attend all sessions in order to participate in the retreat. In other words, retreatants cannot miss any of the sessions and then continue to participate in the remainder of the retreat without special permission.
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 Rita teach this internet teaching program.
More about Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche »
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 retreat director or assistant retreat director.
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The Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation USA is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
For the peace and happiness of all beings, the Dzogchen Shri Singha Foundation USA is asking for your support to ensure the future of the Dzogchen Retreat Center USA, under the spiritual guidance of Dzogchen Khenpo Choga Rinpoche.
Your help is urgently needed to ensure the preservation, practice, and transmission of the unbroken Dzogchen Lineage tradition for increasing personal happiness and creating lasting world peace. Please visit our Giving Section to learn more and donate online. Join our ongoing giving program, the Circle of Compassion, or make a one-time donation to the Dzogchen Retreat Center USA Project.
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Hope to see you soon!
With love and blessings, David Swienty, online teaching program director Sigrid Schmidl-Amann, online teaching program director assistant and the Organizing Committee For questions please contact dzogchenlineage.austria@gmail.com
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Mögen alle Wesen Glück und die Ursachen des Glücks haben!
