This is an open retreat and you are welcome to attend this practice weekend as your schedule allows.We will practice Tummo using a Vajrayogini as a generation stage practice. Vajrayogini Empowerment is not required. Drupon would like this retreat to…

ìPhowa Practice ñ The Standing Blade of Grass ñ is the transmission of consciousness at the time of death. This is considered the most direct and quickest path to achieving enlightenment. It is said that even the heaviest of sinners…

Drupon Trinley Yeshi RinpocheThe Fivefold Path of Mahamudra includes the cultivation of bodhicitta, guru yoga practice, yidam practice, Mahamudra practice, and the dedication of merit. This is a special way of laying out the path of practice according to the…

Lama Thupten NyimaThis lyrical liturgy will include traditional chanted recitation with the Venerable Lama Thupten Nima, Chant Master from Gar Monastery in Tibet, and current resident teacher at Garchen Institute in Chino Valley, Arizona. Lama Nyima will instruct and guide…

The Special Ngondro: The Meditation of Love, Compassion, and Bodhichitta is the 5th practice in the Drikung Ngondro. In his book, Diamond Rosary, The Most Venerable Khenchen Gyaltsen Rinpoche said the following about this practice: This precious teaching is a…

Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra was written 1,200 years ago by the Great Bodhisattva Shantideva, a renunciant prince from north India, translated into the English title as: "The Ways of the Bodhisattvas."and is highly revered as it shows concisely and comprehensively how to generate…

Tummo is one of the 6 Yogas of Naropa. It focuses on controlling the bodies energies and turning them to heat and bliss. The purpose of Tummo is to gain control over bodily processes during the completion stage of "highest…

This a closed meditation retreat led by Drupon Thinley Ningpo, including step-by-step instruction and commentary by Rinpoche. This is a rare opportunity to practice under the direction of a practice retreat master. Drupon's gentle and patient guidance is a blessing…

The Ornament of Clear Realization is one of the most profound commentary texts as a comprehensive structure on the Mahayana system. This text was transmitted from Maitreya to Asanaga in the 3rd century AD. Asanga is one of the founders…

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